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September 22, 2015

James “Jimmy Mack” McNair’s Family Critical of Tracy Morgan’s Emmy Appearance

Sunday night Tracy Morgan had a triumphant return to the stage with a surprise appearance on the Emmy Awards broadcast. Morgan was praised for his emotional and funny appearance, but family members of James McNair, also known as Uncle Jimmy and Jimmy Mack were unhappy that the comedy superstar didn't even mention McNair who was the only fatality in last summer's crash.
September 21, 2015

SNL Castmembers Headline Gotham, Big News for Teachers Lounge, Taping With Rip Micheals and We Talked With SNL’s Newest Castmember

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 Comedy Live, The Stand and more!
September 21, 2015

Kurt Metzger Celebrates Emmy Win

Last night the cast and creative team of Inside Amy Schumer had plenty to celebrate after winning the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch series. If you're wondering how a writer on one of television's smartest tv sketch show celebrates, all you need to look at is this captionless photo tweeted by IAS writer Kurt Metzer. Congratulations Kurt and everyone at Inside Amy Schumer. We couldn't be prouder. Scroll down for tweets from friends and fans including more screen grabs than you could even think could be taken in the short time of an Emmy acceptance speech.
September 20, 2015

David Brenner, Still Making People Laugh Over a Year After His Death

David Brenner, a brilliant comedian in life, is still making people laugh in death. On Sunday Elayne Boosler tweeted this photo of Brenner's headstone, which was sent to her by her good friend Jimmy J.J. Walker.
September 18, 2015

New Releases From Kevin McDonald, Seaton Smith, Nore Davis, Adam Wade and Brooks McBeth

Comedy Dynamics, the largest independent comedy production and distribution company in North America has been busy releasing albums and specials from some great comics in September. Seaton […]
September 18, 2015

Steve Rannazzsi Comedy Special Still on the Schedule for Tonight

TMZ is reporting that Buffalo Wild Wings has pulled all commercials starring "The League's" Steve Rannazzisi following news this week that Rannazzisi fabricated a story about escaping from the World Trade Center on 9/11.
September 16, 2015

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are Back Together and You Won’t Believe Where They’ve Been

They've been dishonorably discharged from the Navy Seals, but now Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are back serving our country making sketch comedy. Starting Friday November 13, Netflix will premiere W/ Bob and David starring Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins, Jill Talley, Jay Johnston, John Ennis, Brian Posehn and more.
September 16, 2015

Comedy Central Says Fate of Rannazzisi Hour Special Uncertain After News Broke that He Lied About 9/11

Steve Albani, who is the Senior Vice President in charge of Communications for Comedy Central said that Comedy Central has not yet made a decision regarding the special.
September 15, 2015

Internet Reacts to Titans of Late Night Sausage Party Photo

The internet had a lot to say about this Vanity Fair photo featuring the "Titans of Late Night." It's a photo Vanity Fair released promoting their upcoming interview with ten Late Night Talk Show hosts featuring Stephen Colbert, Conan, Trevor Noah, James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Larry Wilmore, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Bill Maher.