March 11, 2016

Fans Target Gilbert Gottfried as Next Colonel Sanders

The long, twisting rabbit hole of insanity and fried chicken that is KFC’s recent ad campaign has taken yet another turn. In the fast food joint’s latest commercial, Colonel Sanders (played by Jim Gaffigan) gazes at a wall of celebrity faces and ponders who the next Colonel should be. The top 3 contenders seem to be SNL alum Tim Meadows, a golden retriever (who rocks a bolo tie with authority,) and Gilbert Gottfried.
February 6, 2016

Who Is the New Colonel Sanders!?

First KFC brought us Darrel Hammond as the new KFC spokesperson. Then Norm McDonald took over in a gigantic shakeup. And just when we thought, okay so it's Norm, the chicken people pulled the rug out from under us telling us we were getting yet another "real" Colonel Sanders.
February 3, 2016

What!? Now Norm MacDonald is Out as the Colonel?

The bizarre KFC marketing plan involving the return of the Colonel is winding its way toward another big and confusing moment at the Super Bowl. Just when you got used to comedian Norm MacDonald as KFC's odd new mascot, a teaser is released portending his demise. The new KFC teaser spot intermingles trippy visuals and discordant audio while a haunted version of the song "So Long, Fair Well" plays and MacDonald waves farewell.
December 19, 2015

The Clubs Speak! The Best Stand Up Comedy Moments of 2015! (As Decided by the Club Owners, Bookers and People Who Produce Comedy)

Over the next two weeks, you’ll see all of our picks for the greatest comedy releases and greatest moments in comedy of 2015. But if you want to know what really happened in comedy in 2015, you have to go to the source- the comedy clubs.
February 16, 2015

SNL 40: Alums Recreate Favorite Characters with Celebrity Jeopardy, Wayne’s World, Bass-O-Matic and a Musical Medley

Last night during the Saturday Night Live 40 year celebration, a few famous former SNL castmembers reprised their old roles. Will Ferrell brought back his fan favorite Celebrity Jeopardy sketch with a lot more than 3 contestants. Darrell Hammond played the ever popular and always confused Sean Connery who loves categories like Whore ads (or Who Reads), Kate McKinnon channeled Justin Bieber, and Alec Baldwin as Alec Baldwin. They were soon joined by Burt Reynolds/Turd Ferguson (Norm McDonald), Christoph Waltz (Taran Killam), Matthew McConaughey (Jim Carrey) with a special video question by Bill Cosby (Kenan Thompson).
February 15, 2015

SNL 40: Live From New York, It’s Saturday Night…On A Sunday!

Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 40th season with gigantic special Sunday Night on NBC. It's a reunion of players, hosts and performers from the original season to current one and every one in between. So far, no one really knows what to expect when the special airs live on Sunday night. One of the anticipated moments is the return of Eddie Murphy to SNL after 31 years and he didn't know how it was all going to work.
September 15, 2014

Richard Lewis in Town, Michael Che Gets a New Gig, Carlos Mencia Has News, and More This Week in Comedy

Jeffrey Gurian 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. In today’s column, Richard Lewis does a DVD signing, Michael Che gets a new SNL gig, Carlos Mencia has two new series in the works, and more!
August 29, 2014

Neal Brennan Talks About The Approval Matrix, Comedy Kale and Why Journalists are Hypocrites

Neal Brennan—a standup veteran, writer, director of Inside Amy Schumer, and co-creator of Chapelle's Show—has now taken on yet another venture: he's the host of Sundance's new show The Approval Matrix. Currently in its third week, the show is based on the much-loved back page of New York Magazine, which grades pop culture topics on a scale of “brilliant to despicable,” and “low-brow to high-brow.” With only three episodes under his belt, Brennan has already managed to offend masses, calling Louie C.K. “the kale of comedy” and stating that he believes “affirmative action has no place in art.” Neal sat down with us to discuss his new job, his comments about kale, and why he thinks journalists are hypocrites (uh-oh).