September 16, 2014
Last night Bill Hader was a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers. He talked about a sketch that never made it on the air that involved one of his favorite impressions.
September 4, 2014
After finding out that comedy legend Joan Rivers died earlier today without waking from her coma, Ron Bennington and Fez Whatley of SiriusXM’s Ron and Fez Show went live on SiriusXM channel 99 to pay tribute to her incredible career.
August 29, 2014
Neal Brennan—a standup veteran, writer, director of Inside Amy Schumer, and co-creator of Chapelle's Show—has now taken on yet another venture: he's the host of Sundance's new show The Approval Matrix. Currently in its third week, the show is based on the much-loved back page of New York Magazine, which grades pop culture topics on a scale of “brilliant to despicable,” and “low-brow to high-brow.” With only three episodes under his belt, Brennan has already managed to offend masses, calling Louie C.K. “the kale of comedy” and stating that he believes “affirmative action has no place in art.” Neal sat down with us to discuss his new job, his comments about kale, and why he thinks journalists are hypocrites (uh-oh).
August 29, 2014
Comedian Bonnie McFarlane killed it on Late Night with David Letterman last night.
August 28, 2014
Jeffrey Gurian 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. In today’s column, find out what Sarah Silverman, Jermaine Fowler, Brooks Wheelan and Bonnie McFarlane are up to... and more!
August 26, 2014
There persists an idea that women don’t love comedy as much as men do and it’s totally ridiculous. Most women I know love to laugh between botox appointments when their foreheads are malleable enough. The problem is navigating the comedy scene where misogyny breeds like the Ebola virus but without the incessant race to find a cure.
August 24, 2014
The Oddball Comedy Festival had a surprise guest in Hartford, Saturday night and it was a person that most people in Hartford wouldn't have guessed.
August 24, 2014
HBO has put out a teaser trailer to assure all Lena Dunham fans that "Girls" is back in production and coming soon.
August 21, 2014
Kurt Metzger is so damn funny. His comedy special "White Precious" aired last month on Comedy Central, to rave reviews, he killed at Montreal Just for Laughs in The Nasty Show, and you can see him performing in clubs all over New York City. And stand up is only part of the picture-- he also records a hit podcast, "Race Wars" with Sherrod Small weekly, and he's been writing his ass off for shows like Chappelle Show, and The Jim Norton Show on Vice.com, and he was recently nominated for an Emmy! Metzger has been writing for Inside Amy Schumer for both of its two seasons and the show is without a doubt the best written sketch show on tv today. RJ Waldron talked with Kurt recently about writing for the show, and being nominated in this latest edition of "The Set"
August 19, 2014
Amy Schumer has one of the best ice bucket challenges and it doesn't even involve ice or water.
August 17, 2014
Here's the trailer for Bonnie McFarlane's documentary "Women Aren't Funny" which looks for any truth behind the myth that women don't belong in stand up comedy.
August 17, 2014
President Obama's episode of "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis on Funny Or Die won the Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program.