April 24, 2016

Maya Rudolph Prince Tribute Show Blows the Roof Off In Austin With Love and Music

Last night, at the historic Austin Paramount Theater, Maya Rudolph took the stage and united 1200 hardcore comedy fans and Prince fans with a electric tribute to the man who meant so much to her creatively and personally.
April 20, 2016

Amazon Prime Members Will Get Seeso Access

NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises’ ad-free comedy streaming platform, Seeso, is continuing to expand its reach with the announcement today that the company has made its massive comedy library available on Amazon Video, available to Amazon Prime or Prime Video members.
April 7, 2016

Favreau Explained How Brisket and Football Helped Bill Murray and Neel Sethi’s Performance in The Jungle Book

On Wednesday night Jon Favreau talked with Jimmy Fallon about his new movie, The Jungle Book. Everything thing in the movie is computer generated, except for the star, Neel Seethi.
April 4, 2016

Inside David Hasselhoff’s Headlining Set, Neko White Wins a Tourney Plus News From Jermaine Fowler, Carly Acquilino, Emma Willmann

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 […]
March 30, 2016

A Critical Look at Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show

Who can even remember the last time The Tonight Show was “cool?” Maybe a few short weeks near the end of Conan O’Brien’s tenure, but that was equal parts sad and mean at the same time, kind of dampening the experience. No, The Tonight Show hasn’t really been “cool” since Johnny Carson left, and even Johnny’s last couple years were getting a little schlocky.
March 26, 2016

Jimmy Fallon Gives a Musical Tribute to Garry Shandling, Sings Theme Song

The Tonight Show surprised the internet when they taped Thursday's show without any reference or tribute to Garry Shandling who is such a big part of the show's history and legacy. Instead Fallon opted to wait until Friday, after his monologue, to pay tribute to the comedy legend.
March 22, 2016

Paul Reubens Demonstrates His Balloon Skills on The Tonight Show

Paul Reubens just released the latest Pee-Wee Herman movie, Pee Wee's Big Holiday. To promote, he stopped by the Tongiht Show Monday night and demonstrated his talent for playing a balloon like a musical instrument. Spoiler Alert: Jimmy Fallon gets way too excited.
March 2, 2016

Up Next… Judah Friedlander. Through the Lense of New York Comedy

Photographer Phil Provencio caught World Champion Judah Friedlander on a rainy Wednesday night in Greenwich Village. He was photographed just a block from the infamous Comedy Cellar on Minetta Lane right next to village institutions Cafe Wha? and the Minetta Tavern.
March 2, 2016

Comedy Streaming Now Available on Roku, Amazon Fire and Other Apps

The new Seeso app, containing all the comedy-specific content of NBCUniversal’s Digital Enterprises, launched yesterday on Roku, Amazon Fire, Android and iOS platforms, and can of course also be used via www.seeso.com. The app is free for subscribers who pay only $3.99 a month for the comedy hub.
March 1, 2016

Comedy in Cleveland: The (Mostly) Complete Oral History

Ramon Rivas II is a stand up comedian and eminent Latino from Cleveland, OH, but his role in Cleveland comedy goes way beyond either of those two descriptions. He is the latest in a short list of dedicated comedy personalities to take on the unofficial role of keeping the comedy scene vibrant in Cleveland. He was featured in the documentary 'Make Fun' and has been lauded in festivals and competitions all over the United States, and now he's created this brilliant oral history of his city, with commentary from club owners past and present, big personalities and comedy stars including Sinbad, Dave Hill, Jim Tewes and two dozen others.