October 14, 2015

8 Reasons To Get Excited For A Very Murray Christmas

Yes it's still too early to be thinking about Christmas, but it's never too early to start thinking about a Murray Christmas. On Friday, December 4th, Netflix will debut A Very Murray Christmas, and we haven't been this excited about the holidays since Scrooged.
September 30, 2015

Amy Schumer Promotes New Special With Scotch and Cigar

HBO has released the key art for Amy Schumer's new special, "Amy Schumer Live at the Apollo." The special was filmed at New York City's famed Apollo theater on May 29th before a live audience, just before her film, Trainwreck hit theaters.
September 28, 2015

Pete Davidson Headlines Carolines! A New Comedian Pin Up Calendar! Plus News from Ricky Velez, Carly Acquilino, Jonas Barnes and More

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 […]
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? […]
September 3, 2015

Comedy Cellar Owner Noam Dworman: Every Good Comic in the City is Working At the Cellar

Noam Dworman, owner of the infamous Comedy Cellar in New York City's west village, stopped by the Bennington show at SiriusXM last week. Dworman talked with hosts Ron Bennington and Gail Bennington about comedy in New York City, and particularly at The Cellar, a comedy institution.
August 31, 2015

Roastmasters Debuts at The Stand, Big News From Ricky Velez, Chris Rock at The Cellar and More News from 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 Gotham Comedy Live, New York Comedy Club, The Stand, The Cellar, Stand Up NY, and more!
August 10, 2015

Watch the Teaser for Amy Schumer Live at the Apollo

Schumer's brand new special taped at the iconic Apollo Theater- perhaps one of the most revered and legendary theaters in America, on May 29th. Most of us couldn't be there, but the special will air on HBO on October 17th at 10pm. And you can watch the teaser trailer for Amy Schumer Live at the Apollo now! Directed by Chris Rock, the special features Schumer talking about her life.
August 10, 2015

Sarah Silverman, Louis CK Drop Ins, A New Club Opens in Queens and More News From the New York 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 Gotham Comedy Juice, Carolines, New York Comedy Club, The New Standing Room, and more!
July 13, 2015

Roast Battle Is Officially in New York City! Plus News From Judah Friedlander, Andrew Schulz, Liza Treyger and More From NYC 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 […]
June 27, 2015

First iPhone Comedy Special Ever Pushes the DIY Revolution

Owen Smith's name is familiar to comedy fans on both coasts and his face is familiar to television viewers, who may still just know him as a “Hey, it’s THAT guy!” thanks to his numerous guest roles and memorable commercial appearances (he was the guy who did a choreographed dance with his State Farm agent on the jumbotron). He’s also a prolific writer who contributed to Are We There Yet?, Deon Cole’s Black Box, and 2013 reboot of The Arsenio Hall Show.
June 25, 2015

Chris Rock Takes a Hit From Terrence Howard on Empire Set

Lee Daniels, co-creator of Empire, has just posted photos from the set of Season 2 of the FOX series. We have confirmation that Chris Rock will be making an appearance. Rock appears locked up alongside Terrance Howard's lead character, Lucious Lyon.
June 23, 2015

Hannibal Buress Takes On Serious Topics, Like Olives, in New Series Starting This Week

Comedy Central is promising that life’s most pressing questions will be answered when “Why? With Hannibal Buress” premieres Wednesday, July 8 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. If the trailer is any indication, life's most pressing questions are "does anyone really like olives?" and "why is the spelling bee on ESPN?"
June 22, 2015

Jeff Ross Talks About His Prison Special, Judd Apatow in NYC, Plus News From Colin Jost, Jermaine Fowler, Brandon T Jackson and More From the NYC 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 visited Gotham, The Cellar, The Creek and the Cave and the 92nd Street Y.
June 15, 2015

Mike Birbiglia is Really Busy, Jimmy Carr in NYC and News From Michael Che, Jay Pharoah and More

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 visited Gotham, The Cellar, The PIT and UCB.
June 10, 2015

Check Out The Trailer For Judd Apatow’s New Book

In 1983, a teenage Judd Apatow began interviewing stand-up comedians on their process. Now one of the most influential figures in comedy, Apatow continues to talk to comedians and their process. His new book, Sick In The Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy.
May 29, 2015

Talking About the Dark Side of Stand Up With The Hosts of ‘Dark Spots’

This Saturday night a new monthly comedy show, "Dark Spots" makes its debut at New York City's infamous "Creek and the Cave" comedy club. "Dark Spots" is a stand up comedy show, where the theme is dark comedy. With the rise of storytelling forms of comedy, dark humor is increasingly making its way into comedy clubs, and onto podcasts, albums and specials. But you haven't heard much about dark stand up shows until now. So we talked with the shows producers and hosts Alison Zeldman, Shane Torres and Nate Fridson, and asked them, what is dark stand up, and why is it something they decided to put into a comedy show.