April 16, 2015

Schumer, Hart, Pratt, Oliver Make Time’s 100 Most Influential

Time Magazine has put out its annual "100 Most Influential" issue and four of those spots were reserved for performers who influence comedy in the world. The list that includes world and industrial leaders, performers, icons and pioneers also includes Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, Chris Pratt and John Oliver who were selected and honored with short essays in the magazine.
April 1, 2015

11 Things We Learned About Trevor Noah and 8 Things We Learned From Trevor Noah

This week Comedy Central announced that Trevor Noah was going to be the new host of the Daily Show when Jon Stewart steps down later this year. Trevor Noah has been a big name in stand up comedy worldwide, but American audiences are only starting to get to know him. And yet, he rock skipped from one of the best starting tv gigs in comedy- Daily Show Correspondent- to one of the best jobs in comedy worldwide - Daily Show host- in almost no time at all.
March 23, 2015

Kevin Hart Surprise Sets, Yannis Pappas Has New Web Series and Roy Wood Jr. and Kurt Metzger Both Working on Pilots and More This Week in New York 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 reports from Comedy Juice, The Comedy Cellar, The Stand and more...