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February 29, 2016
Published by Jeffrey Gurian at February 29, 2016

Big Jay Oakerson Tapes His Special, Bill Burr Holds Court at The Stand, Dave Attell at Comedy Juice 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 covered the scene at Gotham Comedy Club, The Stand, The Comedy Cellar, and Webster Hall.
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February 28, 2016
Published by Debra Kessler at February 28, 2016

Everybody Shut Up: A Look Back Review and Recap of ‘No You Shut Up!’ Episode 4.4

The political fur keeps flying and we're another week closer to electing a new president. Every Thursday night Paul F. Tompkins and his felty team of opinionated puppets and guests are there for us to help sort it all out. This week, some big news, NYSU! doubles its human cast welcoming Rhea Butcher aboard the SS NYSU.
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February 28, 2016
Published by Bill Tressler at February 28, 2016

Robert Wuhl Rants About Academy on Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast

In the most recent episode of Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast, Gottfried and co-host Frank Santopadre were joined by actor and comedian Robert Wuhl. Wuhl, best known for his hit HBO series Arliss, joined the hosts to discuss a variety of topics from sports to Hollywood history and everything in between.
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February 28, 2016
Published by Interrobang Staff at February 28, 2016

Kate McKinnon and Kumail Nanjiani Create Brilliant Carol Parody for Independent Spirit Awards

Last night Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon and Silicon Valley's Kumail Nanjiani hosted the Independent Spirit Awards and were charming and funny all afternoon, but the shining bright spot of the awards was their brilliant parody of Carol.
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February 27, 2016
Published by Bill Tressler at February 27, 2016

Mike Ward Standing His Ground in Free Speech Battle Over Joke

Comedian Mike Ward is back in the news this week as his case with the Canadian human rights tribunal continues to move forward. The popular Quebec comedian has been embroiled in a legal battle since 2012, when the family of Jeremy Gabriel filed suit against him.
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February 26, 2016
Published by Kristen Becker at February 26, 2016

Louis C.K. Turned Down FX as a Home for ‘Horace and Pete’

Comedy fans were surprised and delighted when out of nowhere a new series appeared on Louis CK’s website a few weeks ago. The debut of Horace and Pete’s on Louisck.net was yet another example of not only CK’s desire to work independently, but also his ability to do so.
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February 26, 2016
Published by Bill Tressler at February 26, 2016

Steve Martin Bumped Tom Papa and Papa Loved it

Steve Martin recently performed a mythologically rare opening stand up set at a Jerry Seinfeld show, held at the Beacon Theater in New York on the eighteenth. Martin’s opening set, the first since he left stand up thirty five years ago, was a complete surprise for audience members. Not surprisingly, Martin’s act was well received.
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February 26, 2016
Published by Renee Colvert at February 26, 2016

Eddie Izzard ’27 Marathon’ Marathon is Underway

When super fans of Eddie Izzard heard that he’s running 27 marathons in 27 days, they likely responded “yeah, that seems about right.” This isn’t the first time Izzard has accomplished an incredible athletic feat, in 2009 he completed 43 marathons in 51 days across the UK for Sport Relief, raising over £1.8m. Izzard has a bit of a Midas touch, whether it’s acting, writing, politics, or selling out enormous arenas for standup comedy (in 4 different languages btw), there’s nothing the guy can’t do.
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February 24, 2016
Published by Renee Colvert at February 24, 2016

@midnight Will Air Live Via Periscope at SXSW

In true “the best of the best” SXSW fashion, every performer on the list has comedy fans gushing “Oh my god, he/she is hilarious!” But some of the most exciting news is that late-night TV show history will be made. According to EW, Comedy Central’s @midnight With Chris Hardwick, will air a full episode live via Periscope from Austin, Texas, co-hosted by EW. This will be the first time a late-night show will be broadcast exclusively on the video streaming app.
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February 24, 2016
Published by Kristen Becker at February 24, 2016

Chris Rock Seen Working Out Oscar Material in LA Clubs

One of the great equalizers in comedy is that no matter who you are, you need to make sure your jokes work. You can write for hours on end, but until you see how a crowd responds, the material is untested. Chris Rock has been living proof of this as he has been seen hopping around LA mics the last two weeks, working out and fine tuning jokes for his return as host of the Oscars.
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February 24, 2016
Published by Kristen Becker at February 24, 2016

Maria Bamford Announces Lady Dynamite Date and So Does Judd Apatow, Sarah Silverman, Tig Notaro and Maria’s Dad

That date is May 20th and the place is Netflix. If you are a regular reader of this website, odds are you know a thing or two about comedy. If you know a thing or two about comedy, you already know who Maria Bamford is. If you know Bamford, you might know about yesterday’s celebrity twitter storm around #ladydynamite.
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February 24, 2016
Published by Interrobang Staff at February 24, 2016

A Jay and Silent Bob Video Game is In the Works

If you like Jay & Silent Bob movies and you also like old style arcade games then take out your wallet because you are in luck! The popular director has lent his characters, his ideas, and his voice to a video game based on Jay and Silent Bob.
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February 23, 2016
Published by Renee Colvert at February 23, 2016

Watch the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season Two Trailer

It’s been a good year so far for fans of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” In January we learned the show was picked up for a 3rd season, and this week Netflix released the trailer for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Season 2, which premieres on April 15. This has created an interesting excitement for Tax Day to “get here already!!!”
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February 23, 2016
Published by Interrobang Staff at February 23, 2016

Big Jay Oakerson’s ‘What’s Your F@%king?!’ Deal Has a Trailer and It Looks Amazing

We've been excitedly following the progress of Big Jay Oakerson's new Seeso Series "What's Your Fucking Deal" since the first time we heard of it. When the show taped in Greenwich Village's "Village Underground" we were there, we premiered the first clip a few weeks ago, and now there's a full and freaking fantastic trailer to check out.
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