January 28, 2016

J.B. Smoove’s SNL Pitches Were as Crazy as You Imagine They Would Be

J.B. Smoove who you know and love from Curb Your Enthusiasm and as the wildman host of Last Comic Standing in 2014, and as the madman of periscope and as the most styling comedian in the country was also a writer on Saturday Night Live for two years from 2003-2005.
January 25, 2016

Roast Turns Ugly, Vlad Pilot Progresses and More News From the New York Clubs

Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. This week Jeffrey was at Gotham, The Stand, and New York Comedy Club.
July 24, 2015

Just For Laughs Holds Wake for Gilbert Gottfried, Fan Ejected From Show During Trevor Noah Gala and More News from Montreal

So much news from Montreal! Gilbert Gottfried has a very strange OCD, Jeffrey Ross has an audience member forcibly removed, and Bill Burr proves that I'm a pushover. And that's just for starters.
June 1, 2015

Richard Lewis Headlines Carolines, Gary Gulman Gets Ready for Conan, and Much More This Week in the NY Clubs

Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. This week, Jeffrey visited Carolines on Broadway, The Stand, The Producer's Club and more.
May 27, 2015

Richard Lewis and J.B. Smoove Share Curb Set Stories at New York Event Promoting Richard Lewis’ New Book

Last night at the 92nd Street Y J.B. Smoove and Richard Lewis shared some amazing stories about being on the set of Curb Your Enthusiasm, especially about how important it was to them to please Larry David, and how Larry would break into hysterical laughter, while both of them struggled to maintain their composure during the shoots. J.B. berated Richard for not having had to audition like he had to. He said that Richard didn’t have to audition because he was Larry’s friend but he had to audition and that fortunately Larry broke up during his audition, which made him feel so good!
March 30, 2015

Bill Burr On Ice with Paul Virzi. John Oliver, Lewis Black, Will Arnett On the MSG Red Carpet. And Much Much More in the NYC Clubs This Week

Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. This week, Jeffrey reports from Comedy Juice, The Stand, The Red Carpet at Madison Square Garden, The Nightly Show studios, and more…
November 17, 2014

Why Does Will Arnett Have So Many Failed Comedies?

Over the past 4 years, Will Arnett has starred in 5 series; "Running Wilde", "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret", "Up All Night", "The Millers", and the limited series of "Arrested Development" (after that 10 year break). "The Millers" was the only one to have a second season. And yet, since 2006, he’s received 5 Emmy nominations, once for the third season of "Arrested Development" and the other four as guest actor for "30 Rock". So why is an actor as talented as Will Arnett, not making hit TV series? What is the divide? What isn’t working?