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September 6, 2015

Before They Were Comics: Stand Up Comedians Talk About Their First ‘Straight’ Jobs Vol. 2 (Quiz)

It’s Labor Day Weekend! So we teamed up with our friends at SiriusXM’s flagship comedy show, Bennington, to put together a special on comedians first jobs. Everyone had some dumb job when they were still in high school. We got to hear twenty three of our comedy friends tell stories about the first jobs they ever had, and the stories are amazing.
September 4, 2015

Before They Were Comics: Stand Up Comedians Talk About Their First ‘Straight’ Jobs Vol. 1 (Quiz)

It’s Labor Day Weekend! So we teamed up with our friends at SiriusXM’s flagship comedy show, Bennington, to put together a special on comedians first jobs. Everyone had some dumb job when they were still in high school. We got to hear twenty three of our comedy friends tell stories about the first jobs they ever had, and the stories are amazing.
September 3, 2015

Comedy Cellar Owner Noam Dworman: Every Good Comic in the City is Working At the Cellar

Noam Dworman, owner of the infamous Comedy Cellar in New York City's west village, stopped by the Bennington show at SiriusXM last week. Dworman talked with hosts Ron Bennington and Gail Bennington about comedy in New York City, and particularly at The Cellar, a comedy institution.
September 3, 2015

Last Comic Standing Fast Forwards to the Final Five

If you watched Last Comic Standing last night, then like us you probably have a little comedy whiplash. Just when we were settling in, feeling safe, knowing none of our LCS Top Ten favorites were likely to be in jeopardy, we learned that this year, there would be no messing around with a final nine, final eight, final seven and so on. The show jumped straight from the top ten, to the top five this week, and next week a winner will be announced, making this the shortest LCS season yet.
September 2, 2015

Daily Show Announces New Correspondents

One day after Trevor Noah released a new Daily Show promo assuring his team that nothing is changing, Comedy Central has announced some exciting changes happening. Three new correspondents have been selected to join the Best F* News Team Ever. Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic and Roy Wood Jr.
September 2, 2015

Norm Macdonald Says A Last Comic Standing Contestant Was Caught Stealing Material

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Norm Macdonald revealed that there was a contestant on this season of Last Comic Standing who was accused of one of the worst transgressions a comic can commit-- stealing material.
September 1, 2015

Peacock Punts “Coach” Reboot

NBC has decided to cancel its 13-episode reboot of "Coach," with sources saying the pilot episode felt "dated." Really? New episodes of a show from the 90's feels dated?
August 31, 2015

Roastmasters Debuts at The Stand, Big News From Ricky Velez, Chris Rock at The Cellar and More News from NY Comedy Clubs

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, New York Comedy Club, The Stand, The Cellar, Stand Up NY, and more!