April 27, 2015

Jerry Seinfeld Pops In, Jordan Rock Making Moves, An Andy Dick Update, Amy Sedaris Spotting and News from the “Guys We F***ed” Podcast

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, New York Comedy Club, The HiFi Lounge, Carolines, The Comedy Strip and more!
April 13, 2015

Bill Murray, Steve Martin and Tina Fey Among the Guest List for Last 28 Letterman Shows

It's hard to believe it, but we are only 37 days away from the very last Late Show with David Letterman. On May 20th, 2015, Dave will host his last show, presumably read his last monologue, and share the last top ten list.
February 17, 2015

Can Judd Apatow Help Amy Schumer Go Mainstream?

Amy Schumer is one of Comedy Central’s top stars and will be hosting the 2015 MTV Movie Awards in April. Schumer is a headliner in comedy circles, but she still hasn’t managed to break through to mainstream audiences. That figures to change this summer with the release of Trainwreck, written by Schumer. Starmaker Judd Apatow, is on board as director and producer.
February 15, 2015

SNL 40: Live From New York, It’s Saturday Night…On A Sunday!

Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 40th season with gigantic special Sunday Night on NBC. It's a reunion of players, hosts and performers from the original season to current one and every one in between. So far, no one really knows what to expect when the special airs live on Sunday night. One of the anticipated moments is the return of Eddie Murphy to SNL after 31 years and he didn't know how it was all going to work.
February 12, 2015

Nick DiPaolo Killing It In His New Special

If you’re really into comedy, you know Nick DiPaolo is one of the products of Boston’s comedy boom and part of the pantheon of guys from the "The Table" at The Comedy Cellar who became household names through shows like Tough Crowd and The Comedy Central Roasts. But plenty of folks also know him from his former radio show with Artie Lange, his current podcast, as one of the guys playing poker on Louie, and, of course, from his long and successful stand-up career.
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?
November 6, 2014

Larry David, Susie Essman, Amy Schumer, Seth Meyers From the Red Carpet, The All Things Comedy Show, Top Five News and More From the New York Comedy Festival Day 2

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 each week in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. This week, continuing updates all week from the best shows at the New York Comedy Festival. On Wednesday night, Jeffrey hit up
October 27, 2014

George Carlin Honored, Ardie Fuqua Talks About His Devastating Injuries, Jay Pharoah, Mel Brooks, Rick Newman, The Naked Show and More!

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. In today’s column, we get an update on what comedian Ardie Fuqua has been dealing with since he was in a terrible car crash with Tracy Morgan this summer, plus news from the George Carlin Way dedication ceremony, what's Rick Newman doing these days, and a Mel Brooks update.
October 10, 2014

A Comic’s Life: Bob Newhart Writes Back

Dan Perlman is a young writer and comic, who has been performing comedy for 4 years . He performs nightly in New York City, and tours around the country at festivals, clubs and colleges. "Before I Forget" is a series of articles by Dan, which chronicles some of his thoughts and stories along the way, keeping notes of some of the high notes, and the low notes of a young comedian just getting started in his career. This week, he writes about being in middle school, writing to his comedy heroes, and getting a letter back, from Bob Newhart.
September 26, 2014

Seinfeld Performs Stand Up on Letterman, Talks About Joan Rivers

Last night Jerry Seinfeld was a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman. The stand up icon and king of observational comedy on tv pulled a a surprising move, and performed some observational stand up for the Late Show audience.
September 15, 2014

Richard Lewis in Town, Michael Che Gets a New Gig, Carlos Mencia Has News, and More This Week in Comedy

Jeffrey Gurian 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. In today’s column, Richard Lewis does a DVD signing, Michael Che gets a new SNL gig, Carlos Mencia has two new series in the works, and more!