November 15, 2015

Oakerson, Burr, Hannibal and More Rock Out Gramercy Park for the New York Comedy Festival

Friday night Bill Burr, Hannibal Buress, Big Jay Oakerson, Matteo Lane, and Iliza Shlesinger all took to the stage for the Josh Adam Meyer's Goddamn Comedy Jam as part of the New York Comedy Festival. The theater was jam packed, with seats in back and a General Admission floor packed shoulder to shoulder with some pretty drunk fans excited to see their favorite comics rock with the GDCJ's live band.
November 10, 2015

Enjoying the New York Comedy Festival: The Definitive Guide

We cover the country, but New York's our home, so it's an exciting week when the New York Comedy Festival comes around. It's unlike any other festival in the country. It's gigantic, but it's also decidedly unfestival-like because it's spread out through the entire city without a central focal point. Any week of the year there is a massive festival-worthy list of great comedy happening in New York City so by the time you add in a few extra headlining events, what you really have is a gigantic list of impossible choices and tough decisions.
November 10, 2015

Smoking with Chris Periscope Show Breaks Some Comedy News From Dan Soder and Big Jay Oakerson

It's an exclusive! The Smoking with Chris Show, exclusively available on our very own Periscope Channel, broke some comedy news yesterday with special guests Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder.
November 9, 2015

Amy Schumer Produces Comedy Special for Rachel Feinstein, Tracy Morgan Drop in at The Stand, and More News From the NY Comedy 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, Jeffrey stopped at The Stand, The Village Underground, Bravo TV and more! Also Jeffrey is going up this week at Broadway Comedy Club for his first headlining gig ever! Scroll down for details and please join us to support comedy's biggest supporter this Thursday!
November 5, 2015

The Filtered Excellence: November 5, 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
September 26, 2015

Jim Gaffigan Opens For the Pope in Philly With a Santa Claus Joke …

Jim Gaffigan had the once in a lifetime chance to open for the Pope in Philly, and  not even an appearance by the holy father could keep the Philly boo birds away. Don't worry Jim, Bill Burr's been there too.
September 24, 2015

Patton Oswalt Calls Brian Regan Superhumanly Funny; Urges Everyone to Watch Brian Regan’s Live Special This Saturday

Patton Oswalt took to Facebook Thursday night to tell everyone to watch Brian Regan’s live broadcast special on Comedy Central this Saturday night at 9pm. Why? […]