January 8, 2015
Conan O'Brien started his show on Wednesday with a statement about the murders at the offices of the satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo" in France.
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.
January 6, 2015
The Writers Guild of America East will be honoring television legend Norman Lear at its New York ceremony in February.
January 5, 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. After missing two weeks to make some room for year end specials, this week, Jeffrey found out what's new with Janeane Garofalo, what Artie Lange has planned for his first podcast, the story behind Greer Barnes' new CD and a full report from the Metropolitan Club's 60 hour world record breaking show marathon.
January 4, 2015
The 3rd annual NYC Podfest is returning to the city to celebrate the world of New York podcasting.
December 29, 2014
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 27, 2014
The great comedy in 2014 wasn't just limited to stand up. There was also outstanding comedy on television. Comedy Central really upped their game this year, with five of our top ten programs coming from the all-comedy network. All five of those shows -- Dave Attell's Comedy Underground Live, South Park, Review, Inside Amy Schumer and Key & Peele -- brought completely different elements of comedy to the channel. Brooklyn Nine Nine, Last Week Tonight, Comedy Bang Bang, Silicon Valley, and The Pete Holmes Show all created must see television too. And we've left off many great comics-- more proof of the strength of comedy in 2014.
December 24, 2014
In 2014, so many comedians had gigantic years. Not everyone looks to cross over to mainstream, but for many comedians, its the end game goal. This […]
December 23, 2014
December 19, 2014
Over the next two weeks, you'll see all of our picks for the greatest comedy releases and greatest moments in comedy of 2014. But if you want to know what really happened in comedy in 2014, you have to go to the source- the comedy clubs. We went straight to the bookers, club owners, managers and producers who put together some of the best shows in the country, and asked them their favorite moments in comedy this year. The answers they gave us, represent some of the brightest and best talents in the country.
December 19, 2014
Stephen Colbert wrapped up his 9 year run on "The Colbert Report" on Thursday. "Big musical numbers" is probably the last phrase you would use to describe the political parody show over the past 9 seasons, but that's how it went out. Stephen Colbert went into the song, "We'll Meet Again" and then was joined on stage by his executive producer and friend Jon Stewart from the Daily Show. At first, this looked like it was going to be a fun and sweet duet between two pals, but then it instantly grew funner, sweeter and much much bigger.