October 19, 2017
We’re only a month away from the debut of the new Netflix documentary Jim & Andy, documenting the strange and fascinating journey Carrey traveled to portray […]
October 24, 2015
Holograms USA has announced that Andy Kaufman and Redd Foxx will perform again, in 2016 thanks to holographic technology (and presumably their ability to obtain the rights to their performances).
August 14, 2015
On Thursday SiriusXM launched a new comedy channel called Comedy Greats that will play the legends of comedy around the clock. For their big launch event, Comedian […]
June 11, 2015
Comedian Ian Abramson, who is best known for his highly creative "Seven Minutes in Purgatory" touring comedy show, has announced the passing of legendary prop comedian Virgil Soapfloats.
February 16, 2015
Two of Saturday Night Live’s newest cast members, Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones, introduced a segment on the process of becoming a cast member. SNL 40’s […]
January 25, 2015
Joe Franklin, tv and radio host, and media personality passed away Saturday night at the age of 88. Joe was an important part of television and radio, especially in New York City for the past six decades but his influence stretched way beyond New York. Franklin gave so many great performers their first breaks, talking with over 300,000 guests if that's possible. One of them was New York based comedian and writer, Jeffrey Gurian who not only sat down with Franklin on his show, but considered him a friend, and spent some time with in him his final hours before he passed. Jeffrey was kind enough to share some of his memories of Joe with us.
September 15, 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, Richard Lewis does a DVD signing, Michael Che gets a new SNL gig, Carlos Mencia has two new series in the works, and more!
August 7, 2014
Dave Chappelle said in his film Block Party, "Every comic wants to be a musician. Every musician thinks they're funny." It's an accurate statement that has been true since the early beginnings of both comedy and music.
March 21, 2014
The Comedian Who Changed My Life is a new series where comics talk about, you guessed it, the comedian who changed their life. This week, Todd Barry talks about the comedian who changed his life.
February 6, 2014
In recent years, anti-comedy has gained something of a foothold. But what people may not realize is that the concept has been around for much longer. Below are the Kings of Anti-Comedy, men who have driven people insane with anger or in some cases have commanded unending devotion.
May 23, 2013
This Week on the 5: Brilliant Comedians Who Left Too Young It’s always too soon to lose a great comic, but particularly painful when they die […]