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 27, 2014

Michael Ian Black, Jim Norton, Kurt Metzger Part of @Midnight New York Line Up

Comedy Central's talk show game show @Midnight is coming to New York City for a weeks worth of episodes starting November 3, 2014 and will feature some great comedy names. Every night on @midnight three comedian guests join host Chris Hardwick to compete for points by coming up with hashtags, captions and answering questions about news and pop culture.
October 27, 2014

New York Comedy Festival Lineup 2014

The New York Comedy Festival is coming to town and New York is ready, planning FIVE spectacular days, over ONE HUNDRED shows, nearly TWO HUNDRED performers. Stay tuned for our Editors Picks and more names to be added as the New York Comedy Festival approaches.
August 21, 2014

Talking with Kurt Metzger About His Emmy Nomination

Kurt Metzger is so damn funny. His comedy special "White Precious" aired last month on Comedy Central, to rave reviews, he killed at Montreal Just for Laughs in The Nasty Show, and you can see him performing in clubs all over New York City. And stand up is only part of the picture-- he also records a hit podcast, "Race Wars" with Sherrod Small weekly, and he's been writing his ass off for shows like Chappelle Show, and The Jim Norton Show on Vice.com, and he was recently nominated for an Emmy! Metzger has been writing for Inside Amy Schumer for both of its two seasons and the show is without a doubt the best written sketch show on tv today. RJ Waldron talked with Kurt recently about writing for the show, and being nominated in this latest edition of "The Set"
August 13, 2014

Why Inside Amy Schumer Should Win Every Emmy

Just a few weeks ago, Inside Amy Schumer was nominated for an Emmy in “Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series”. And as one browses the nominations, it's hard to figure out: Why was IAS only nominated for one Emmy? With numerous comedic nods being doled out (over ten categories total), shouldn't Amy's name have popped up in at least a couple of divisions?
July 10, 2014

The Slayton List: The Nasty Show Plus 5 Other Things To Do at Just For Laughs Montreal

WHAT! You're not in Montreal? Get there! Right now the godfather of comedy festivals is happening, and its going on all month. We've got at least six great reasons you should be there RIGHT NOW. Because the festival so big, with so many shows, so you might feel a bit overwhelmed about heading up there. But don't worry, we tracked down the Bobby Slayton -- the Pitbull of comedy -- and asked him to tell us where to go, what to see, and even what to eat. Bobby's been hitting up the Montreal fest for 26 years, and nobody knows the ins and outs better than he does.
June 24, 2014

Kurt Metzger Special Coming to Comedy Central July 11

Kurt Metzger's newest TV special, "Kurt Metzger: White Precious" will debut on Comedy Central on Friday July 11 at 11:00 pm. Kurt is a regular at the Comedy Cellar and has appeared on the highly successful “Comedy Underground” show, he's a regular guest on SiriusXM's Ron and Fez Show, and he has written for, and appeared on "Inside Amy Schumer".
June 19, 2014

The Podcast You Absolutely Have to Listen To: Legion of Skanks

“The Podcast You Absolutely Have To Listen To” is a new series where we talk about the podcasts on the internet you should be checking out. If you’re living on planet Earth, you already know about the most famous ones– like WTF with Marc Maron, The Adam Carolla Show, The Nerdist, The Joe Rogan Experience, and Comedy Bang Bang. But there are literally thousands more and we’re combing through them for you, to let you know which ones you should check out first.
June 6, 2014

Last Comic Standing Straight Up Recap: Invitational Round 4

Last night the fourth and final "invitational round" of Last Comic Standing aired. This was the last chance for any of the original 100 comics invited to audition to advance to the semi finals. Seven new comedians became semifinalists, who will continue on to compete for the $250,000 grand prize. These seven join the 21 comedians already chosen as semifinalists bringing us to a grand total of 28.