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December 28, 2015

Jeffrey Gurian’s Favorite Comedy Things! A 2015 Year in Review

It’s almost impossible to try and list my top comedy moments from 2015, because there were just so many. Trying to only choose 15 was a monumental task. Last year I did more of a review than a “Top 15” list, but this year I decided to try and list the 15 events that meant the most to me. Some of them I was involved in personally, others not, ... but all of them were events I attended to cover for my column in The Interrobang. It’s important to emphasize that they are NOT in order. Every one of them could theoretically be #1.
December 28, 2015

We Picked the Top 11 Innovators in Comedy This Year

Comedians are artists and each year there are innovators who try something that has never been done before, or change the way the comedy is created. Pushing boundaries has been an important part of comedy throughout the history of making people laugh. This year we recognize 12 game changers who took comedy to a new level, going more absurd, more fun, more original or just under more challenging circumstances. Watch in 2016 for others to follow their leads.
December 28, 2015

The Biggest Comedy-Generating News Stories of 2015

These are the news stories that kept every comedian busy on twitter, that kept the writers rooms for every daytime and late night show buzzing, kept Funny or Die and other digital sketch writers happy and kept the bloggers of the world busy. These 10 news stories generated the most comedy sketches, joke tweets, and digital shorts everywhere. They were the stories that seemed to never go away. The ten biggest comedy-generating news stories of 2015.
December 25, 2015

The Comedians Call It! 25 Great Comics Tell Us Who Will Be the Next Big Thing in 2016

All week we’ve written about the very best in comedy in 2015, and from now until the 31st, we'll continue to congratulate the best comedy created this year. But let's be honest, it's all ancient history. What really matters is, who is going to kill on stage in 2016. We've got some ideas of our own but we like to go directly to the source on this one, so we asked some of our favorite comedian and asked them who is going to crush, kill and break out in 2016.
December 24, 2015

The Filtered Excellence: December 24, 2015

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:
December 23, 2015

Top Ten Moments in Late Night in 2015

Late night talk shows are a huge source of comedy. The hosts all have a background in comedy, the writers are all primarily comedy writers, there are comedy guests, stand up performances, comedy sketches, and of course the monologues. This was a huge year for late night, with legendary hosts leaving, new hosts coming on board, and all kinds of shake ups in lineups. With the tenor of late night programming shifting uncomfortably to bar games, it's important to celebrate the greatness, and there was plenty. There were last epic last nights, creative first nights, and some great moments in between. We picked our top ten.
December 23, 2015

Best Animated Comedy Series of 2015

2015's been one of the strongest years for animated series in a long time. The amount of voice talent, the technology to animate and the various distribution outlets have created a perfect storm. That being said, Adult Swim still seems to be the top dog in brutally original and hysterical animated programming. Though FX, Fox and Comedy central do not slack off at all. Below are the best animated series of 2015.
December 22, 2015

Top Fifteen Viral Videos of 2015! Vote for Your #1

Over the past year we've seen and passed around hundreds of viral videos that made us laugh, freak out, and even get the feels. The thing is, we've forgotten about most of them, videos and memes come and go so quickly, the churn is so intense, no one has total recall of what was hot and when during the past year. Not to worry! Below are the best and brightest viral videos released in 2015.
December 21, 2015

Top Ten Comedy Specials of 2015! Vote for Your Favorite

Our celebration of all things comedy in 2015 continues with the 11 best comedy specials released this year. Enjoy our picks for funniest, most original comedy specials this year, We picked our top eleven, but its up to you to decide who is #1. Last year you picked Jim Jefferies "Bare" as the comedy special of the year. This year you can choose from
December 21, 2015

Big Dan Soder News, What’s Up With Mark Normand, and A Very Special Post-Heart Attack Column

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 suffered a massive heart attack, and opened up about what happened and how he feels about it. But first he hit up Comedy Juice at Gotham, and a newly renovated New York Comedy Club.
December 21, 2015

2015 Stand Up Comedian of the Year! Your Chance to Vote

As 2015 comes to a close, we we are celebrating the close of another amazing year in comedy. We're also celebrating our second year bringing you news of all the greatest comedy happening on and off the internet. It's time to wrap up the year and put a bow on it, by picking our top ten lists in every comedy category for 2015. And of all the categories, none is nearer and dearer to us than that category of Best Stand Up Comic of 2015.
December 21, 2015

The Top Ten Comedy Books of 2015! Vote!

2015 was an amazing year for comedy, and a really strong year for books authored by comedians. These ten comedians managed to find time to each write a book despite having busy full time comedy careers. The books range the gamut in subject matter, from autobiographical, to historical, artistic and creative, and even illustrated. We picked ten of the best books of the year to highlight, and now we need you to vote, on who had the #1 book.
December 19, 2015

The Clubs Speak! The Best Stand Up Comedy Moments of 2015! (As Decided by the Club Owners, Bookers and People Who Produce Comedy)

Over the next two weeks, you’ll see all of our picks for the greatest comedy releases and greatest moments in comedy of 2015. But if you want to know what really happened in comedy in 2015, you have to go to the source- the comedy clubs.
December 14, 2015

Tracy Morgan on Stage, Aida Rodriguez Has News and More News from the Runaway Hit ‘Oh Hello!’

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 the People's Improv Theater, The Stand, and The Cherry Lane Theater.
December 11, 2015

The Clubs and the Comedy of the Miami Comedy Scene

Miami’s unique and emerging comedy scene will be showcased in the upcoming release from Comedy Records, Live From South Beach. Recorded at the Jackie Gleason Theatre during the 2015 South Beach Comedy Festival, the album features seven of Miami’s top comics.
December 10, 2015

Caught in the Act: Big Jay Oakerson Celebrates a Birthday in NYC

With Caught in the Act, each week, Amy will share one moment in New York Comedy that you need to know about. For her column debut, Amy shared a moment from The Bitter End. This week, Amy celebrated Big Jay Oakerson's birthday at The Stand. Amy’s column appears every Thursday. Catch it to find out what you missed and why you shoulda been there.
December 9, 2015

How An Internet Comedian Escaped The Battle of Political Correctness

Elliott Morgan represents how a new generation of young comedians are making their way into the standup scene in the digital age. He wrote this piece on battling political correctness, exclusively for The Interrobang.
December 7, 2015

Colin Quinn Surprise Appearance in Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Show, Jim Norton Artie Lange and More Headline Giants Charity Event, Plus More!

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 visited the Cherry Lane Theater, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club and The Comedy Cellar.
December 4, 2015

First Look as Comedy Candy Store ‘Seeso’ Goes Live With an Early Free Preview

For two months we've been anxiously awaiting the debut of the brand new all-comedy streaming service from the NBC Digital Team, and although Seeso isn't set to officially launch until January with a $3.99/mo price tag, there is an all-free Beta version of the platform available right now! Yesterday, Executive VP of NBCU Digital Enterprises Evan Shapiro opened the doors for us with a personal tour of the new service, and all its features.
December 3, 2015

Caught in the Act: It’s Mike Lawrence vs British Tourists and Mike Lawrence Wins

Each week, Amy will share one moment in New York Comedy that you need to know about. For her column debut, Amy shared a moment from The Bitter End. This week, Amy watched Mike Lawrence really handle some Brits at New York Comedy Club. Amy’s column appears every Thursday. Catch it to find out what you missed and why you shoulda been there.
December 3, 2015

Daily Show Correspondent Roy Wood Jr. Credits Bernie Mac With Career Changing Advice

I finally got the opportunity to sit down with Roy Wood Jr. to talk about his gig as a correspondent on The Daily Show. We’ve been passing each other like ships in the night because we’re both always running off someplace, so before he took the stage to headline Gotham Comedy Club over the holiday weekend we sat down in the green room to chat. As a testament to his popularity despite the holiday weekend the room was packed.
December 1, 2015

Brent Morin, Comedian and Safecracker, Answers Six Questions

Brent Morin is a Los Angeles based comedian who is now a household name thanks to his breakout role on NBC’s Undateable. His first special I’m Brent Morin is now available on Netflix. Amy Hawthorne talked to Brent on a hectic and busy night while he was trying to break into his apartment after locking his keys inside for the umpteenth time.
November 30, 2015

More on the Patrice O’Neal Documentary, Jon Rudnitsky on Meeting Trump, McConaughey and More From NY 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 was a holiday week with a little less Jumping, but Jeffrey checked out Gotham Comedy Club for Comedy Juice, had a chat with rising star Roy Wood Jr., and talks about his friend, Patrice O'Neal, who passed away four years ago yesterday.