February 4, 2015
What happens every other year, helps Autism programs and has too many stars!?
February 1, 2015
Jeffrey Gurian is a comedian and writer in New York City. He spent the day with Brian Volk-Weiss, president of Comedy Dynamics. The interview has been reproduced in its entirety below.
February 1, 2015
Race relations are known as the “third rail” in American discussions these days, the hottest of hot topics that people are afraid to discuss in detail […]
January 30, 2015
January 24, 2015
Bill Maher picked the perfect time to bring Bill Burr on as a guest on HBO's Real Time.
January 23, 2015
Comedians On Late Night TV This Weekend: Garry Shandling, Bill Burr, Kyle Kinane, A New SNL and More
It's the weekend. Start your laughing.
January 21, 2015
2014 was a good year for Netflix. A very good year.
January 20, 2015
Larry Wilmore's Nightly Show premiered last night. The early reviews are solid, although the consensus seems to be that the show could use a few more laughs, and twitter seemed to like the vibe.
January 19, 2015
A new week of late night comedy starts off the debut of the Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.
January 18, 2015
Two time Emmy nominee Pamela Adlon is getting a pilot deal on FX. Adlon, who not only appears on "Louie", but also produces and writes for the series, will star in the comedy pilot called "Better Things". She created the concept and will executive produce with Louis and he will also direct the pilot. Adlon and CK also collaborated on CK's first series, "Lucky Louie" where she played his Louie's wife.
January 16, 2015
Larry Wilmore has announced his first guests. Comedian Bill Burr, rapper Talib Kweli, and Senator Corey Booker will appear on the very first "Nightly Show" when Larry Wilmore takes over on Monday January 19th at 11:30pm after the Daily Show. As previously announced, Shenaz Treasury, Ricky Velez, and Mike Yard will be recurring contributors on the show, and it's looking like the rest of January will have some interesting guests including Kathleen Madigan and John Leguizamo.
January 15, 2015
The stories and news people talk about around the industry when the club closes and they’re sitting at the bar….
January 15, 2015
The All-Star line up for the "Garden of Laughs" benefit just added another star.
January 12, 2015
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 checked in from NYC Podfest, Rain Pryor's new documentary, and of course all the NYC clubs.
January 9, 2015
Robert Kelly is already having an amazing 2015. His brand new comedy hour, Robert Kelly: Live at the Village Underground debuts Friday at 12 am et on Comedy Central, and he's incredibly proud of the special, which he produced on his terms. He's also shot the new Denis Leary FX series, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll which is set to premiere this summer. And just last spring he had an unforgettable guest role on Louis CK's Louie. His podcast, You Know What Dude is a huge hit on RiotCast.com. After 25 years of working at it, it's all coming together for Kelly.
January 8, 2015
The stories people talk about when the club closes and they're sitting at the bar....
January 7, 2015
RIOT LA enters its toddler phase this month, with the third outing on Jan 16, 17 and 18. This weekend-long comedy festival packs a lot into a little, in terms of both time and space. In only three days and a few square blocks of Downtown LA, RIOT offers about 35 shows featuring almost 100 comedians from around the country.
January 7, 2015
Starring Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Anthony Mackie, Jillian Estell and Bill Burr.
January 6, 2015
As 2014 came to a close, we also celebrated our first anniversary as a website devoted to the business of comedy, so we had double the reason to celebrate the year in comedy.
December 31, 2014
It's been a tremendous year of change for all of us. At the end of our first year devoted full time to comedy, we wanted to thank everyone who has helped the site grow. The contributors, the developers, the writers, readers and commenters, and everyone who helps us out by retweeting, posting on other sites and boards, we can't thank you enough. We have big plans for 2015 to continue and grow and hope you'll all stick around.
December 29, 2014
2014 was a year where comedy news dominated the headlines regularly, and that was in no small part because we lost so many comedy legends this year. The empty spaces at the comedy dias this year are large and unfillable. Literal legends, people who created modern comedy who we were lucky enough to have in our midst just a year ago like Joan Rivers, Sid Ceaser, David Brenner, Mike Nichols and Robin Williams, are no longer here. We also lost younger brilliant comics who should have had decades ahead of them, like John Pinette, Otto Petersen, and Tim Wilson. All eight of these tremendous talents have left behind great work for this generation and future generations to enjoy for years to come.
December 29, 2014
Any time you try to make a list of the "top" anything, it's always a little bit subjective, due to the point of view of the writer. With the understanding that it's not an exact science, and really just an opinion, I will give you my top 15 comedy events list of 2014, of all the events that I covered during the year. Some of the events I was involved with in some way, but most of them not! I tried to be as impartial as I could.
December 25, 2014
For a week we've been talking about who was great, who excelled and who out performed everyone in 2014. But 2014 is sooooooo 2014. What really matters is who is going to kill it, crush it, wrap it up and take it home in a nylon sack in 2015. We wanted to know who is going to be the big ticket next year and so we went to the people who know best- their closest friends and competitors, other stand up comics.
December 22, 2014
We're continuing our celebration of all things comedy with a look at the best comedy specials released this year. It was an incredibly strong year for comedy specials, with many specials taking untraditional routes, without being gimmicky. Our picks for the freshest, most creative and funniest comedy specials this year include strong writing, different tone, and incredibly strong material.
December 19, 2014
You may have heard that 2014 was the greatest year in comedy, in the history of all years in comedy. And it's true, 2014 was a giant year for comedy. Giant tours, huge specials, incredible albums, and more than a few great books. But who had the biggest year of 2014?
December 15, 2014
The fabulous Iliza Shlesinger is debuting her second stand up special with Netflix in January, and we're excited. Her new special, Freezing Hot will debut on Netflix on Friday January 23, 2015.
December 12, 2014
This is happening. Ari Shaffir is joining the Comedy Central line up with This Is Not Happening, based on his live show.