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January 21, 2016
Published by Earl Douglas at 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.
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January 16, 2016
Published by Interrobang Staff at 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.
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January 15, 2016
Published by Interrobang Staff at 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.
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January 15, 2016
Published by Amy Hawthorne at 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,
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January 12, 2016
Published by Ron Bennington at January 12, 2016

EXCLUSIVE! Ron Bennington Interviews East Side Dave About New Show

Dave McDonald, known to fans as East Side Dave is debuting a brand new show-- The East Side Dave Show-- on the subscription based Anthony Cumia Network this week. Davey Mac has revealed the name of the show, the logo, and the date and time of the premiere but little else so legendary radio host Ron Bennington interviewed Dave exclusively for The Interrobang, about Dave's vision for his new show, why his logo is a cobra, and why former podcast co-host Chris Stanley isn't joining him on the new platform.
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January 8, 2016
Published by Lesley Coffin at January 8, 2016

The Great ‘Martian’ Debate: Is Comedy a Spectrum?

Another year, another movie awards season, another debate about a classification the Golden Globes gives (or does not give) to films. Maybe the PR people behind the Globes love the press they get by enraging movie fans with their admittedly ill-defined award categories.
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January 7, 2016
Published by Amy Hawthorne at January 7, 2016

Tom Segura’s New Special Shares a Year Of His Life and It’s a Blast

Tom Segura already had a healthy and very loyal following before his first Netflix special Completely Normal was released in 2014. He’d amassed these ardent fans thanks to his first two albums, Thrilled and White Girls With Cornrows, his much loved appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience and The Crabfeast, and his wildly popular podcast Your Mom’s House with fellow comedian and wife Christina Pazsitzky. But Completely Normal brought Tom’s Q score to a whole new level, and his new special Mostly Stories, which premieres on January 8, is poised to build on that success.
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January 6, 2016
Published by Debra Kessler at January 6, 2016

Artie Lange is Doing Nasty Things in Montreal and In His Own Kitchen

Artie Lange has made a career out of being nasty so it is no surprise that when Showtime wanted to create a special based around the most popular show at Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival, they chose Artie Lange to host it.
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January 5, 2016
Published by Kristen Becker at January 5, 2016

Does Size Matter in Comedy? What Makes a Great Comedy Room

Any time you hang out with a group of comedians, they will inevitably start talking about which rooms they love. The mere mention of a beloved performance space will make the most sardonic of headliners light up and earnestly exclaim “that is a GREAT room, I love playing there” What makes these rooms so great?
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January 3, 2016
Published by Interrobang Staff at January 3, 2016

Before You Know Them: Mike Brown Takes a Giant Step Forward With Web Series

There are so many web series out there, that its hard to know what to watch, and we get flooded with requests to watch new web series. Most of the series we get are created by talented, and very funny people, but how do you stand out when there are stacks and stacks of them? If you want to know, you can ask young New York comedian Mike Brown, because when he sent us his web series "Can't Stop Won't Stop" back in October, it definitely stood out.
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December 31, 2015
Published by Earl Douglas at December 31, 2015

The Filtered Excellence: A 2015 Year in Review

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. This week we count down the VERY BEST of the EXCELLENCE we found in 2015.
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December 30, 2015
Published by Interrobang Staff at December 30, 2015

The IBang Readers Vote for The Best of Everything in Comedy in 2015

Welcome to our Second Annual IBang Readers Choice Comedy Awards.  We've scoured the country for the best performers in comedy in 2015, in stand up, televisions, movies, books, specials, albums and more and picked the best of the best for 2015 to nominate for you to vote on. Now you, the readers of the Interrobang get to pick who stood out in 2015 for you.  Click on (more details) to read about all the nominees.
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December 29, 2015
Published by Interrobang Staff at December 29, 2015

The Best and Biggest Comedy Tours of 2015

Gigantic was the word in comedy tours in 2015. Some tours broke records for the size of the venue, others for the incredible number of celebrated performers, and still others were gigantic because of how many cities of the world they hit, or because the tour has been going on forever! All ten tours gave people all over America the chance to see some of our greatest touring comics live in theaters, arenas, and other venues across the country. Here are our top comedy tours of 2015. Let us know who you are picking for #1.
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December 29, 2015
Published by Interrobang Staff at December 29, 2015

Top Ten Best Comedy Series in 2015

This year, once again comedy programming comes in many forms. Our 2015 list of best comedy shows includes some traditional television programming as well as a series from Yahoo and Netflix. Two of our picks are making their second appearance on our year end "Best of" list. Both Inside Amy Schumer and Silicon Valley were nominated in 2014 for Best Comedy Series.
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