September 2, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at September 2, 2014

Susie Essman in Vegas, You’ll Find Her Indoors

Susie Essman has become best known for playing the outspoken Susie Green on the HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and she's also been a mainstay on the stand up scene for over two decades. Like her alter-ego Susie Green, she is smart, very street, and unflinchingly honest. So we were very excited to get to talk comedy with her.
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August 29, 2014
Published by Kelsea Bauman at August 29, 2014

Neal Brennan Talks About The Approval Matrix, Comedy Kale and Why Journalists are Hypocrites

Neal Brennan—a standup veteran, writer, director of Inside Amy Schumer, and co-creator of Chapelle's Show—has now taken on yet another venture: he's the host of Sundance's new show The Approval Matrix. Currently in its third week, the show is based on the much-loved back page of New York Magazine, which grades pop culture topics on a scale of “brilliant to despicable,” and “low-brow to high-brow.” With only three episodes under his belt, Brennan has already managed to offend masses, calling Louie C.K. “the kale of comedy” and stating that he believes “affirmative action has no place in art.” Neal sat down with us to discuss his new job, his comments about kale, and why he thinks journalists are hypocrites (uh-oh).
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August 24, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at August 24, 2014

How Lisa Lampanelli Transformed Her Life

Lisa Lampanelli, the reigning Queen of Mean has made some major changes this year. Her father passed away, she decided to end her marriage, she dropped 107 lbs, and has a new attitude on life. She's also one of the headliners of this year's exclusively female comedy show at the Venetian Hotel-- Lipshtick. We got to talk with Lisa about the new Vegas Show, as well as some of the major changes and how it's impacted her comedy.
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August 23, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at August 23, 2014

Sydney Castillo Wins Funniest Wins

Fresh off his win on TBS's Comedy Competition Funniest Wins, Sydney Castillo has big plans for his $100,000 cash prize, and his shot at a digital series on Marlon Wayan's digital short website, What the Funny. We got to talk with Sydney about his season with Funniest Wins, and what his plans are now that he's won.
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August 21, 2014
Published by RJ Waldron at 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"
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August 20, 2014
Published by Amy Hawthorne at August 20, 2014

T.J. Miller Tells You Why You Should Hit Up the Denver High Plains Comedy Festival This Week

T.J. Miller is an LA-by-way-of-Chicago (by way of Denver) comedian who can currently be seen in HBO’s Silicon Valley, but has also graced the big and small screen more times than you can count. His stand-up is a mix of everything weird and wonderful that defies any other type of description. T.J. spoke with the IBang about the upcoming High Plains Comedy Festival in Denver, CO and why Denver kicks ass.
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August 13, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at August 13, 2014

Russell Peters and Keenan Ivory Wayans Talk Comedy and Political Correctness

This week, in anticipation of the Last Comic Standing Season finale, Russell Peters and Keenan Ivory Wayans talked about their experiences on the show, their thoughts on the three finalists, and who should have been in the finale but didn't make it.
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August 10, 2014
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Published by Amy Hawthorne at 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.
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August 2, 2014
Published by RJ Waldron at August 2, 2014

“The Set” With Last Comic Standing Finalist Joe Machi

Joe Machi is taking America by storm. From his first performance in the invitational round of Last Comic Standing down to the final five, Machi seems unstoppable. With all that's been going on for Joe this year, we were excited that our own RJ Waldron grabbed a few minutes of Joe's time, to catch up with Joe and find out how he feels about becoming America's comedy sweetheart.
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July 14, 2014
Published by Amy Hawthorne at 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.
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