September 18, 2015

Steve Rannazzsi Comedy Special Still on the Schedule for Tonight

TMZ is reporting that Buffalo Wild Wings has pulled all commercials starring "The League's" Steve Rannazzisi following news this week that Rannazzisi fabricated a story about escaping from the World Trade Center on 9/11.
September 16, 2015

Comedy Central Says Fate of Rannazzisi Hour Special Uncertain After News Broke that He Lied About 9/11

Steve Albani, who is the Senior Vice President in charge of Communications for Comedy Central said that Comedy Central has not yet made a decision regarding the special.
June 17, 2015

Steve Rannazzisi’s 5 Worst Places to Get Stoned

Steve Rannazzisi is a New York boy whose near miss on September 11, 2001 inspired him to quit his corporate job and head to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. He quickly began performing and working at The Comedy Store, where he was discovered by the producers of Punk’d and has been working steadily ever since.
August 10, 2014

LA Comedian Nick Youssef: Overnight Success 10 Years in the Making

Nick Youssef is a Los Angeles based comedian who has been doing comedy since before he was old enough to get in to a comedy club. His material tends to take an amusingly exasperated look at everything from clothing trends and smartphones to turning thirty and being famous. His first album, "Stop Not Owning This" is available on iTunes August 5th.
July 14, 2014

Sam Tripoli, Very Funny…For Adults

Sam Tripoli is a Los Angeles based comedy killer. He’s often labeled a “dirty” or “edgy” comedian, which he thinks is stupid because, “I’m just honest, I just talk about what I know. I’m not trying to shock anybody.” But, as the founder of the adult variety show The Naughty Show, and co-host of PunchDrunk Sports podcast where he once lost a bowling bet and had to pop a viagra and watch gay porn live on the podcast, you can see where people might get those labels from.
June 15, 2014

Out of the Tarpit: The Rebirth of the LA Comedy Club Scene

A few years ago, anyone paying attention to the stand-up scene in Los Angeles would have been within their rights to think that the clubs were aging dinosaurs, sinking slowly to their death in a tar pit they’d never be able to escape. The Big Three (The Comedy Store, the Improv and the Laugh Factory) were not having their better days and it seemed like everything they did to get unstuck just made them sink deeper and deeper. But today, business is booming, with the clubs drawing stronger audiences to watch a broader range of comedians and really reasserting their relevance in comedy and pop culture.