July 16, 2015

7 Great Comedians (who aren’t white) Answer the Question “Is Amy Schumer Racist?”

Amy doesn’t need anybody to defend her, because she didn’t do anything wrong, but comics are basically truth seekers, and I was curious to get the reaction from some of the Latino and Black comics that are on the scene and see what they thought about the whole thing, especially because the Washington Post article said that only white people are laughing at Amy’s jokes.
July 10, 2015

Washington Post Writer Who Accused Amy Schumer Of Racism Never Saw Her Standup or TV Show

The Washington Post, one of our nation's most venerable guardians of free speech took a step in a surprising direction earlier this week, publishing an article by Dr. Stacey Patton and David Leonard that called out comedian Amy Schumer as a racist.
June 16, 2015

Look Behind the Scenes at the Trainwreck Comedy Tour

Okay so it's not a secret. It was filmed to be seen by as many people as possible. Judd Apatow, Amy Schumer, Colin Quinn, Dave Attell, and Mike Birbiglia are backstage at the Wilbur Theater, as the Trainwreck Tour gets rolling in Boston. Here's what you're missing if you don't have tickets.
June 16, 2015

Judd Apatow Has a Book Out Today, So He Talked About It With Jon Stewart

Last night on The Daily Show Judd Apatow stopped in to talk about his new book, which is in stores today. Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy has been in the works since Apatow was 15. Apatow has told stories for years about how when he was in high school, he wanted to learn about comedy so badly, that he used to trick publicists into setting up interviews with big comedians and writers by claiming he was actual press. Finally, all of us can read those interviews, because they're all in the book.
June 15, 2015

Mike Birbiglia is Really Busy, Jimmy Carr in NYC and News From Michael Che, Jay Pharoah 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 visited Gotham, The Cellar, The PIT and UCB.
June 7, 2015

Amy Schumer Explains the Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Pratfall

It's hard to believe that just a few years ago Amy Shumer was just another hard working New York club comic. Her rise has been meteoritic. Her Comedy Central show is a big hit and she's getting early buzz for this summer's Trainwreck, a film she wrote that is directed by Judd Apatow.
May 31, 2015

Pete Davidson Got SNL Audition Thanks to Amy Schumer, Bill Hader and Trainwreck

In a recent interview with Maxim magazine, Pete Davidson opened up about everything from when he first started working open mics at the age of 16, to when how his father died as a first-responding firefighter on 9/11.
April 9, 2015

It’s Schumer Time. Inside Amy Schumer Season 3 Premieres April 21st, Watch the Promo

Let the year of Amy Schumer begin! Amy has an amazing schedule of events lined up for 2015. One of the highlights is the return of "Inside Amy Schumer" on Comedy Central. The third season of the Emmy nominated series premieres Tuesday, April 21st at 10:30pm et.