June 15, 2016
Last Thursday, approximately 17 years after starting in comedy, Big Jay Oakerson sat down with Ron Bennington at The Stand Comedy Club in New York City, […]
June 10, 2016
Forget those YouTubes of grandma's flipping out watching virtual reality for the first time, thirty something comedian Seaton Smith was amazed.
June 7, 2016
Variety has just released the 16th iteration of its 10 Comics to Watch series in preparation for next month’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. […]
June 3, 2016
Unmasked, Ron Bennington's acclaimed interview series with comedians, is heading to Washington D.C..
June 3, 2016
On Thursday Amy Schumer posted a bottomless (and headless) photo on Instagram. The photo was in support of gun safety, with the caption, "Today please #wearorange for gun safety! #everytown." The woman in the photo is wearing nothing but an orange sports bra- no panties and is presumably Schumer, but doesn't say it is, and since the figure is faceless, the question has to be asked. Is that Amy Schumer in the photo?
June 2, 2016
She is Groundlings, He is Second City….”and together they made a beautiful improvisational baby.” This week Maya Rudolph and Martin Short brought the Variety Show back […]
June 2, 2016
New York Live Comedy listings for the week of June 2 – June 9, 2016. Curated by Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen. Scroll down to submit […]
May 31, 2016
Comedian Big Jay Oakerson has had a massive year and it's about to get bigger with today's announcement that he will be the next guest on Ron Bennington's prestigious comedy interview series, Unmasked.
May 30, 2016
Who’s on Late Night Tonight in Comedy? Here’s your guide to comedians hitting up the late night talk shows for this week, May 30, 2016. Everyone’s […]
May 30, 2016
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 covered the scene in Brooklyn and at The Stand, New York Comedy Club, and Gotham Comedy Club.
May 29, 2016
Every year we put out a list of 42 book recommendations to keep you busy by the pool, at the beach, on vacation, or wherever you plan to be all summer. Lori Satterlee and Larry Carlson are well known as frequent callers and contributors to the Bennington Show on SiriusXM, friends of ours, and they're also avid readers and impassioned booksellers. They met, and fell in love while working for Barnes and Noble, so we invited them to create this year's annual Summer Reading List. They graciously and excitedly agreed.
May 26, 2016
The Roast of Amy Schumer by The People continued yesterday via Instagram. After a photo of Schumer in a one-piece bathing suit was posted, and promptly insulted, the comedian responded by saying, “I meant to write "good morning trolls!" I hope you find some joy in your lives today in a human interaction and not just in writing unkind things to a stranger you've never met who triggers something in you that makes you feel powerless and alone. This is how I look. I feel happy. I think I look strong and healthy and also like miss trunchbull from Matilda. Kisses!”