February 18, 2015
Dan Aykroyd sat down this week at the SiriusXM studios for an episode of "Unmasked with Ron Bennington" and shared a few more details about the Ghostbuster reboot.
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February 17, 2015
Amy Schumer is one of Comedy Central’s top stars and will be hosting the 2015 MTV Movie Awards in April.
Schumer is a headliner in comedy circles, but she still hasn’t managed to break through to mainstream audiences. That figures to change this summer with the release of Trainwreck, written by Schumer. Starmaker Judd Apatow, is on board as director and producer.
February 16, 2015
It's Presidents Day and we can't think of a better way to celebrate it then to shine a spotlight on the comedy and musical greatness of 2776. The 28 track double album is a journey through America’s past, present and future in a quest to convince an alien not to destroy planet Earth. Created by three incredibly talented comedy writers, and starring an almost unbelievable list of talented artists, the album was created for a great cause. Every album sold benefits OneKid OneWorld which provides a foundation for education in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and El Salvador.
February 16, 2015
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 reports from The Stand, Gotham Comedy Live and Gilbert Gottfried's benefit for school kids.
February 12, 2015
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. Tonight, a special extra report, from the Third Annual Patrice O'Neal Benefit at City Center in New York City.
February 12, 2015
If you’re really into comedy, you know Nick DiPaolo is one of the products of Boston’s comedy boom and part of the pantheon of guys from the "The Table" at The Comedy Cellar who became household names through shows like Tough Crowd and The Comedy Central Roasts. But plenty of folks also know him from his former radio show with Artie Lange, his current podcast, as one of the guys playing poker on Louie, and, of course, from his long and successful stand-up career.
February 12, 2015
Valentine's Day is coming fast. Chances are, whether you love or hate Valentine's Day, you are stressing about it. Doing the right thing, making the right plans. Forget the gas station roses, forget the overpacked restaurants with bad specials. This year, whether you're on a date, in a group or going stag, the perfect choice for February 14th is comedy. We talked to five headliners who are performing comedy this Saturday night, and asked them for some good solid V-day advice. Gary Gulman, Jen Kirkman, Lachlan Patterson, Justin Willman, and Steve Byrne have everything you need to know to have a solid weekend this weeken
February 11, 2015
Artie Lange is a man with many talents that has worn many hats in a business where if you don't you will be long forgotten.
February 10, 2015
Don’t let Marina Franklin’s youthful good looks fool you, she’s a well respected veteran of the New York comedy scene who has been featured on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Best Week Ever, @midnight and Women Who Kill. Marina is also one of the best emcees in the city, although she strongly prefers doing a regular set to being the show’s ringmaster. However, she’s one of the many young comics who have stepped up and stepped into regular hosting duties at The Comedy Cellar since Ardie Fuqua was hurt in an accident this summer. So you can catch Marina taming the lions most nights there, but if you want to opportunity to watch Marina stretch out and do an extra-long set, she’ll be headlining New York Comedy Club for two shows on Friday February 13 for a live taping.
February 9, 2015
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 reports from The Stand, Gotham Comedy Live and Westbury New York.
February 8, 2015
If you are a stand-up comedy fan that's new to Chicago, or just visiting or considering visiting, this is the guide that has you covered. Chicago has one of the best scenes in the country with great stand-up show seven days a week that includes open mics, major clubs with national headliners, and strong local acts just about to break.
February 8, 2015
The Chris Gethard show has been an unexplainable phenomenon for five years. You could call it a talk show or maybe a sketch show, and the word variety show might even fit-- but the show doesn't exactly fit into any of those categories. If you added the word punk in front of talk show or sketch show or variety show, you might get close.
February 6, 2015
The stories and news people talk about around the industry when the club closes and they’re sitting at the bar….
February 4, 2015
Bob Odenkirk worked with and has written for some of the funniest people in the world including Chris Farley, Ben Stiller, David Cross, Gary Shandling, Larry David, Tim & Eric, and the names can go on and on. Bob's now the titular Saul in AMC's spin off of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul. In everything Odenkirk has done, he is a stand out. Whether it's his writing, his performing, or both, his contribution is always memorable. He's got a starring role on a gigantic new TV show in Better Call Saul but he's had some tremendous career highs even before Saul ever showed up on Breaking Bad. Here are 7 of them.
February 3, 2015
This year the Sundance Film Festival had a lot of great offerings with comedy tie-ins, including several documentaries we’re dying to see, and a few comedy […]
February 2, 2015
Martin Starr has been known as a comedic actor since he got his start in “Freaks and Geeks”. His many comedic roles have included parts in […]
February 2, 2015
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 reports from Tony Danza's Broadway Show, Scott Rogowsky's Running Late, and Keith and the Girl's Podcast Marathon.
February 1, 2015
Jeffrey Gurian is a comedian and writer in New York City. He spent the day with Brian Volk-Weiss, president of Comedy Dynamics. The interview has been reproduced in its entirety below.
January 30, 2015
As always we are collaborating with the Ron and Fez Show for super bowl to bring you fun, prizes, and super good times. As part of that excitement, 29 of the funniest comedians on the planet made 29 of the funniest predictions in the Universe for football's biggest game of the year, which we may or may not be able to refer to as (dun-dun dunnnnn) The Super Bowl. You can hear them on Ron and Fez's special, or you can read and listen to them right here on The IBang. Let us know in the comments who you are picking and what score you are forseeing. Good luck, and may the team that scores the most points win.
January 28, 2015
That's right we told America that Larry David is Coming to Broadway and our great quote "Larry David is Coming to Broadway" is now proudly displayed among 42 other publications. We're proud to have said it. Larry David is Coming to Broadway. Now you get to play where's Waldo and find us.
January 27, 2015
It's no secret that podcasts, shows, and conversations combining science with comedy are big this year, but Neil deGrasse Tyson isn't the only one covering the place where scientists and comedians meet. Amy Hawthorne talked with comedians Jono Zalay and Joe Zimmerman about their show, their podcast, and how they thing the world will end.
January 26, 2015
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 reports from Colin Quinn's "Unconstitutional" taping, Eastville club, Comedy Juice and a benefit for Charlie Hebdo.
January 25, 2015
In our new series we do quick interviews with our favorite comedians with great gigs coming up. Our first is an interview with Rachel Feinstein.
January 24, 2015
Our series, “A Comic’s Life” focuses on life on the road, performing stand-up. Dan Perlman is a young writer and comic, who has been performing comedy full time for just over two years. He performs nightly in New York City, and tours around the country at festivals, clubs and colleges. Dan is writing a series of articles for “A Comic’s Life”, which chronicles some of his thoughts and stories about being a young comedian just getting started in his career. This week, he writes about negativity and competition.
January 19, 2015
You may know Colin Quinn from his recent one man show Unconstitutional. Or one of his other one man shows Long Story Short and Colin Quinn: An Irish Wake. Or from his stint as Weekend Update anchor on Saturday Night Live. Or from his time at the helm of the much beloved Tough Crowd. Or from his long and well-respected career in standup. Or even from MTV's Remote Control. My point is, you know Colin Quinn. Or maybe you just think you do. So of course we jumped at the chance to talk with him while he was promoting shows at Helium Comedy Clubs in Buffalo and in Philadelphia this month,. Amy Hawthorne spent some time talking with Colin Quinn about his sometimes misleading persona and the somewhat random evolution of his career.
January 19, 2015
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 checked in from the NYC Comedy Club Crawl, Sinbad's killer show at Gotham and more.
January 15, 2015
The stories and news people talk about around the industry when the club closes and they’re sitting at the bar….