October 5, 2016

Dane Cook Never Stole Jokes: An Insider Looks at the Most Famous Joke Theft Allegations in Modern Comedy: Dane Cook, Amy Schumer, Denis Leary and Carlos Mencia

Comedy Dynamics President Brian Volk-Weiss Talks About Joke Theft and Plagiarism Brian Volk-Weiss is the President of Comedy Dynamics, the largest independent producer and distributor of recorded […]
April 30, 2016

Gary Gulman Shares His Comedy (and haircare) Secrets

His latest special, It’s About Time, debuts Sunday on Netflix. New Yorkers can also catch Gary live at The Gramercy Theater May 21 and he will be touring throughout the country this summer and fall. We met up with Gary at The Stand Comedy Club in Manhattan to nerd out about the ins and outs of comedy, itself.
May 13, 2015

Was Dane Cook Banned For Life From the Laugh Factory?

Sources have reportedly told Entertainment Tonight that Dane Cook has been permanently banned from the Hollywood Laugh Factory after he told the owner "I own this place!" during an argument. The source claimed that the argument started after Cook used "vulgar, offensive language toward a waitress."
March 30, 2015

Bill Burr On Ice with Paul Virzi. John Oliver, Lewis Black, Will Arnett On the MSG Red Carpet. And Much Much More in the NYC Clubs This Week

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 Stand, The Red Carpet at Madison Square Garden, The Nightly Show studios, and more…
January 13, 2015

Ari Shaffir, Home at The Comedy Store

Comedian Ari Shaffir is having a big month, and no, it's not because of the kiss cam video that went viral with Duncan Trussell last week. This Friday at Midnight Comedy Central Presents Ari Shaffir: Paid Regular, Ari's one hour special which was filmed in the original room at the world famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and then later this month, his new series "This is Not Happening" debuts on Comedy Central on January 22nd. TiNH may be new to Comedy Central, but it's not new to anyone who loves live comedy. Shaffir's series which has funny people telling funny stories has been performed for two years now as a web series, and live at clubs and festivals since 2010. Ari's podcast, Skeptic Tank also had the distinction of being named one of our "Podcasts You Absolutely Have to Listen To." In honor of Ari Shaffir month, writer Amy Hawthorne talked with Ari about his upcoming special and his comedy.
December 3, 2014

Bill Burr Talks About His New Special, and the Next Generation of Comedy

This Friday Netflix will release Bill Burr's fourth hour long special, "I'm Sorry You Feel That Way." The special was shot on June 20, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Burr is the stand up comedian that other comedians aspire to be right now. His Monday Morning Podcast is one of the most downloaded comedy podcasts on iTunes and he is the co-founder of the "All Things Comedy" network. He has so many things happening in 2015, including a co-starring role in the feature film "Black or White" and an animated Netflix Series "F is for Family." Amy Hawthorne spoke with Bill about his career, and the new special.
October 29, 2014

Ron Bennington to Interview Pete Holmes for New York Comedy Festival on Unmasked

pecial Taping Announcement in New York City!! Pete Holmes will sit down with host Ron Bennington for an episode of Unmasked at the world famed Caroline’s on Broadway Comedy Club in New York City for the New York Comedy Festival!
October 27, 2014

New York Comedy Festival Lineup 2014

The New York Comedy Festival is coming to town and New York is ready, planning FIVE spectacular days, over ONE HUNDRED shows, nearly TWO HUNDRED performers. Stay tuned for our Editors Picks and more names to be added as the New York Comedy Festival approaches.
October 15, 2014

Talking With Dane Cook About Comedy’s Greatest Venues, Milestones, and Making Trouble

Dane Cook has a brand new special coming out this Friday called Troublemaker. It's his first new comedy release in four years, and there's a lot of excitement over the new hour that is set to debut on Showtime on Friday October 17th. We got to spend some time talking with Dane about the new special, his career, and some of his favorite venues he's performed in over the years.
October 15, 2014

Dane Cook’s Weird Don Pardo Fantasy

Dane Cook was on Seth Meyers last night to promote his new Showtime special "Troublemakers." He talked with Seth about the night he hosted Saturday Night Live and shared a strange story about an encounter with Don Pardo, and what he asked Don Pardo to do for him.
October 8, 2014

Six Things We Learned During #AskDane

Dane Cook took to Twitter last night, fielding questions for twenty minutes from his biggest fans, those who like to follow people they hate, and users who deploy hashtags they may or may not understand.
September 26, 2014

Can you Pass Ben Gleib’s Idiotest?

Gleib, a stand-up comedian best known for his roundtable appearances on Chelsea Lately, is the host of Idiotest, a game based on the hugely popular app of the same name. The show debuted in August and airs at 9 and 9:30 p.m. ET/PT Tuesdays on GSN (Game Show Network). We talked with Ben about the new show, what makes someone fail an idiotest, and his podcast, Last Week on Earth.