November 10, 2015

Enjoying the New York Comedy Festival: The Definitive Guide

We cover the country, but New York's our home, so it's an exciting week when the New York Comedy Festival comes around. It's unlike any other festival in the country. It's gigantic, but it's also decidedly unfestival-like because it's spread out through the entire city without a central focal point. Any week of the year there is a massive festival-worthy list of great comedy happening in New York City so by the time you add in a few extra headlining events, what you really have is a gigantic list of impossible choices and tough decisions.
October 10, 2015

Meet Casey Balsham, Winner Highlander 2015

After a short and brutal run that saw most of the field decimated in week 2, Casey Balsham has emerged as the winner of The Highlander Comedy Football Challenge 2015. “I’m a girl, so I just picked based on the colors of their uniform.” Casey jokes when asked about her winning strategy.
September 11, 2015

#Highlander 2015: There Can Be Only One Comedy Football Challenge

This year, SiriusXM’s Bennington Show and TheInterrobang.com are teaming up to bring you the SECOND annual “Highlander: There Can Be Only ONE Comedian Football Challenge. It’s the toughest, the strongest and the winningest comedians competing in a fight-to-the-finish NFL Football Survivor Pool. They are fighting for pride, and to win a football signed by Rob Gronkowski. That's right, the Gronk Ball.
September 8, 2015

Aaron Berg: Is He a Rowdy Scumbag or a Comedy Kitten?

Aaron Berg is one of the most fun comedians you can see live in New York City. The Canadian-born Jew with giant muscles and a shaved head often jokes, “I know I don’t look Jewish, I look like I eat Jews for breakfast mixed with creatine powder,” before ripping into a set filled with raunchy filth, outrageous audience interactions, and some very intelligent observations.
September 6, 2015

Before They Were Comics: Stand Up Comedians Talk About Their First ‘Straight’ Jobs Vol. 2 (Quiz)

It’s Labor Day Weekend! So we teamed up with our friends at SiriusXM’s flagship comedy show, Bennington, to put together a special on comedians first jobs. Everyone had some dumb job when they were still in high school. We got to hear twenty three of our comedy friends tell stories about the first jobs they ever had, and the stories are amazing.
September 4, 2015

Before They Were Comics: Stand Up Comedians Talk About Their First ‘Straight’ Jobs Vol. 1 (Quiz)

It’s Labor Day Weekend! So we teamed up with our friends at SiriusXM’s flagship comedy show, Bennington, to put together a special on comedians first jobs. Everyone had some dumb job when they were still in high school. We got to hear twenty three of our comedy friends tell stories about the first jobs they ever had, and the stories are amazing.
August 31, 2015

Roastmasters Debuts at The Stand, Big News From Ricky Velez, Chris Rock at The Cellar and More News from NY Comedy 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 stopped at Gotham Comedy Live, New York Comedy Club, The Stand, The Cellar, Stand Up NY, and more!
August 13, 2015

New York Comedy Club Owners Open Second NYC Venue

Last Thursday night was the grand opening of New York City's newest club, The Standing Room in Queens New York. The new owners completely renovated the space, which formerly The Laughing Devil comedy club, and the result is a gorgeous, cozy space with a very modern clean look, wooden tables and chairs, and a beautiful bar where signature cocktails are "designed."
July 20, 2015

Luis J. Gomez, Ian Abramson, Emma Willmann and John Early Among Montreal New Faces of Comedy 2015

Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival has just announced their New Faces of Comedy for the 2015 JFL. These stand-ups will be performing for audiences and industry at the prestigious festival this week.
June 27, 2015

New Comedy MMA Show Starts Monday on SiriusXM with Luis J Gomez

MMA fans have something new to look forward this week. Luis J. Gomez will premiere a brand new comedy themed MMA show on SiriusXM staring Monday June 28th. The two hour show titled "Below the Belt," will air at 8pm EST.
May 21, 2015

Celebrate Red Nose Day With Us Today

Today is the very first official red nose day in the United States and NBC is going all out to raise money for kids in need. Seth Meyers, David Duchovny and Jane Krakowsi will be hosting NBC's Three Hour "ALL-STAR CHARITY EVENT ‘RED NOSE DAY’ tonight from 8pm to 11pm.
March 9, 2015

Craig Ferguson Records New Special at Town Hall, Just for Laughs Auditions in New York 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. This week, Jeffrey reports from The Stand, Town Hall, Gotham Comedy Club, and more…
November 10, 2014

Joe List Wins Comedian Highlander Football Challenge. Joe List is The One.

It started with 49 comedians, battling it out in the Ron and Fez Show/The Interrobang ESPN NFL Comedian Eliminator Challenge. To win, they had to beat the odds, and the other comedians by picking one winning team each week of the NFL season. Anyone who chose wrong was eliminated. To win, you only had to outlast everyone else, until there was only one.
November 7, 2014

New York Comedy Festival Day 3 Report: We Go Inside The NYCF Industry Party

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 Thursday night, Jeffrey hit up Sasheer Zamata's Party Time, Don't Get Gassed, and the New York Comedy Festival Party!
November 6, 2014

Comedy Central to Release Big Jay Oakerson Album

Monday November 17th Comedy Central Records will be releasing a gigantic new comedy album from New York's new king of crowdwork, Big Jay Oakerson. The album is titled "The Crowd Work Sessions: What’s Your F@!?#ng Deal?!” and will be available on iTunes, Amazon MP3 and all streaming services.
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.
September 3, 2014

Highlander! There Can Be Only One, Comedian Football Challenge

This year, the Ron and Fez Show and TheInterrobang.com are teaming up to bring you the first annual "Highlander: There Can Only Be ONE Comedian Football Challenge.  It's the toughest, the strongest and the winningest comedians competing in a fight to the finish NFL Football Survivor Pool.  They are fighting for pride, and to win a football helmet signed by these 12 football champsions.