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December 14, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at December 14, 2014

Maui Comedy Festival Returns For A Second Year In 2015

The Maui Comedy Festival in Hawaii was such a big success in 2014, it's getting a second year. The comedy festival held in 6 different venues around Lahaina is coming back Halloween weekend, Thursday, October 29th through Sunday, November 1st, 2015.
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November 17, 2014
Published by Jeffrey Gurian at November 17, 2014

Larry David on the Red Carpet, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Talk Rosewater, Margaret Cho Shows Her Bottom, 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, Jeffrey went to a screening event for Rosewater with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and saw Susie Essman at Gotham and much more.
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November 9, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at November 9, 2014

New York’s Funniest Contest Shows Off Amazing Young Talent, Picks a Winner

Yesterday the New York Comedy Festival hosted its annual New York's Funniest Contest at Carolines on Broadway and there was amazing talent to choose from. Chris DiStefano hosted a sold out house in the middle of Saturday afternoon as eleven young New York based comics took the stage. Caroline herself was in the house and presented the award of being New York's Funniest to Ricky Velez, from Queens New York, who was also the audience favorite.
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November 8, 2014
Published by Jeffrey Gurian at November 8, 2014

Amy Schumer Kills Carnegie Hall, Big Jay Oakerson’s Album Release, and News From Ari Shaffir on Day Four of the New York Comedy Fest

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 Friday night Jeffrey hit up Carnegie Hall to see Amy Schumer, and The Stand.
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November 8, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at November 8, 2014

Five Questions With Joe List, One of New York’s Funniest Finalists

We asked New York's funniest finalist Joe List five questions about comedy and living in New York. You can follow him on twitter @JoeListComedy and see him this Saturday at Carolines at 4pm. He’ll also be performing Saturday Night at the Creek and the Cave's Hard, Lonely and Vicious at 8pm and on the Sam and Joe Show Sunday night at Carolines on Broadway at 10pm.
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November 7, 2014
Published by Jeffrey Gurian at 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!
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November 6, 2014
Published by Amy Hawthorne at November 6, 2014

Why Roast Battle is Becoming The Biggest Can’t Miss Show in Comedy

Roast Battle is the ultimate “you had to be there” experience, and fortunately New Yorkers will get the chance Saturday November 8th thanks to the New York Comedy Festival. It’s what you’d get if you combined 8 Mile style rap battles with a Comedy Central Roast and held it at a circus. Roast Battle is the brainchild of comedians Rell Battle and Brian Moses, who took a couple of comedians trading barbs at a late night open mic and turned it into a standing room only weekly event in The Comedy Store’s Belly Room.
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November 6, 2014
Published by Jeffrey Gurian at November 6, 2014

Larry David, Susie Essman, Amy Schumer, Seth Meyers From the Red Carpet, The All Things Comedy Show, Top Five News and More From the New York Comedy Festival Day 2

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 Wednesday night, Jeffrey hit up
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