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January 25, 2016

Roast Turns Ugly, Vlad Pilot Progresses and More News From the New York 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 was at Gotham, The Stand, and New York Comedy Club.
January 22, 2016

5 Differences Between the Toronto and LA Comedy Scene

Along with lumber and strong beer, one of Canada's top exports to America is comedians. Steph Tolev is the latest comic to make the move from Toronto to Los Angeles. With the 2015 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian, multiple appearances at Just For Laughs in Montreal and the release of her debut standup album, Hot N’ Hungry, Tolev is one of the finest to come out of the Toronto comedy scene. As she adjusts to living in California she's noticed a few differences between performing in her hometown and Los Angeles and compiled a list of the most noticeable 5.
January 21, 2016

The Filtered Excellence: January 21, 2016

Bob Geldof once asked us, “Where is the filtered excellence!?” It’s right here. Once a week we take a break from comedy to bring you this weeks picks of the best things to watch, the most interesting things to do, great things to try, the best picks to read, our favorite things to listen to and more.
January 16, 2016

Inside Angie Tribeca With Andrée Vermeulen

We talked with Angie Tribeca co-star, the charming, beautiful and very funny Andrée Vermeulen about what the new series is all about, the details on the crazy way TBS is launching the series, why you should never combine sawdust and Mr. Bubble, and why you absolutely don't want to miss the world premiere of Season One of Angie Tribeca, starting at 10pm on Sunday.
January 15, 2016

Noel Fielding in America! Talking David Bowie, Bobcat Goldthwait, Robin Williams, Donald Trump and More

Noel Fielding is in America and about to embark on his first solo North American tour. On Thursday afternoon, Fielding sat in with Ron and Gail Bennington of the Bennington Show on SiriusXM, and talked about some of his favorite artists, like David Bowie, Bobcat Goldthwait, Robin Williams, Jonathan Winters, Dan Aykroyd,and gave his opinions on the election, American politics and Donald Trump. He also talks about being excited to visit San Francisco for the first time, his love of painting and why he draws before he writes when he's creating comedy.
January 15, 2016

You Don’t Know Tony Hinchcliffe… Yet

Tony Hinchcliffe is a Los Angeles based comedian and writer, and he's one of those comics that has a lot ahead of him, but you probably don't know him yet. His first special One Shot premieres on Netflix January 15 and he will be headlining Caroline’s on Broadway February 5 & 6. Amy Hawthorne talking with Tony about his first stand up special, the decision to shoot it in one shot,