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October 25, 2015

Schumer and Schumer Hit City Hall Steps To Call For Gun Control

Today Amy and Chuck Schumer spoke to the press on the steps of New York City Hall to announce the next steps in their campaign for gun control. Both Schumers also tweeted their message to their fans and supporters with Amy asking her followers to hashtag #aimingforchange and Chuck hashtagging #enoughisenough.
October 23, 2015

Sasheer Zamata, ACLU Ambassador, Has a Lesson About Gender Privilege to Share

Congratulations to New York comedian and SNL castmember Sasheer Zamata who recently got promoted to repertory player during her third season with Saturday Night Live and now begins a turn as a celebrity ambassador to the ACLU.
October 23, 2015

Sam Morril Debuts Darkly Funny New Special and Album

Saturday Night, Comedy Central will air first time half hour comedy specials from Joe List and Sam Morril. Plan to get home early this Saturday so you can watch them back to back. live. You won’t see two more different half hour specials. Joe’s thirty takes you through his own personal hell full of anxiety and hilariously funny uncomfortably, and Sam's half hour takes you on a dark and wickedly funny journey. We talked to Sam about his half hour, his new album, and what's next.
October 22, 2015

David Spade Details Fallout After Famous Feud With Eddie Murphy in New Book

David Spade's new book "Almost Interesting" is out this week and Salon.com posted an excerpt from the book detailing the infamous feud with Eddie Murphy that began when Spade insulted Murphy on his popular Weekend Update segment, "Hollywood Minute."
October 22, 2015

Forbes Announces Highest Paid Comedians of 2015

Every year Forbes announces the highest earners in a number of categories. This week, Forbes rolled out the highest paid men and women --well make that men-- working in the field of comedy. According to Forbes, these ten comedians alone generated over 166 million dollars and that's just this year.
October 21, 2015

Joe List Talks About His First Comedy Special Premiering This Week

A comedian's first special is a big deal and this week, two of our favorite people are debuting their first ones. Saturday Night Comedy Central will air first time half hour comedy specials from Joe List and Sam Morril, and you'll want to plan an early night this Saturday so you can come home and watch them back to back.
October 20, 2015

Judah Friedlander, World Champion of the Single Panel Cartoon

Judah Friedlander is pretty amazing. Not only is he a brilliant comedian, karate world champion, and accomplished actor, but he’s a very thoughtful guy. When he’s not busy making people happy on stage and on screen, he’s often putting some serious consideration into the woes of those around him.
October 19, 2015

Lewis Black Shows Up to Support Kathleen Madigan, David Steinberg Headlines Private Show and News from Joe Machi, Sam Morril, Joe List, Nick Alexander 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 stopped at Gotham, The Grisly Pear, The Cellar, Greenwich Comedy Club and more!
October 18, 2015

Tracy Morgan Delivers in a Saturday Night Live All Time Great But Larry David Steals The Show

Tracy crushed with an episode that included great renditions of his familiar crowd pleasing characters, a monologue that included laughs, and sentimental moments, and probably offended some, plus a reunion sketch that thrilled Morgan's fans.
October 16, 2015

Ebony Puts Cosby Controversy Front and Center

It's been one year since most of America learned that Bill Cosby had some very serious skeletons in his closet, and right on time for the one year anniversary, the upcoming issue of Ebony magazine plans to tackle some tough Cosby questions.