February 19, 2016
truTV’s Spring lineup was announced with two new and two returning series.
February 2, 2016
Colin Quinn's amazing web series Cop Show is back with a Season Two today on Lexus-backed LStudio.com. Season Two features some serious names doing serious things. Colin is back, so are series regulars Griffin Newman, Keith Robinson, Elsa Carette, Sue Jean Kim, and Peter Grosz, with many more dilemmas and adventures in the gritty world of making drama about cops.
January 27, 2016
The business of comedy seems to be booming. There are more clubs than there were ten years ago, the number of stand up comics is greater than ever before, and there are new outlets for comedy popping up on what seems like a constant basis, It seems that everyone wants a piece of the comedy business these days but is comedy really booming? We talked with Brian Volk-Weiss, President of Comedy Dynamics about the state of the comedy industry in 2016. Brian Volk Weiss has been in the business of creating comedy for two decades, and helps to create some of the best albums and specials from some of the top comedians working today.
January 20, 2016
Monday night, three comics tweeted that Amy Schumer lifted their jokes, and Tuesday we posted a story about the tweets. Today a video began circulating that compiled all of the jokes that were reference in the tweets.
January 5, 2016
Forbes Magazine has put out their annual 30 Under 30 list, featuring 600 of the "brightest young entrepreneurs, breakout talents and change agents in 20 different sectors." The Hollywood and Entertainment sector features promising young performers, agents, industry professionals, rappers, writers, producers, singers, and musicians. Six of the entertainment sector picks are comedians including some names we've featured like Pete Davidson, Abby Elliott, and Jerrod Carmichael.
January 4, 2016
Another year in comedy has come to a close and there's already a lot to talk about in 2016. But before we move on, we have one last thing to settle and that's the results of the 2015 Readers Poll.
December 29, 2015
Gigantic was the word in comedy tours in 2015. Some tours broke records for the size of the venue, others for the incredible number of celebrated performers, and still others were gigantic because of how many cities of the world they hit, or because the tour has been going on forever! All ten tours gave people all over America the chance to see some of our greatest touring comics live in theaters, arenas, and other venues across the country. Here are our top comedy tours of 2015. Let us know who you are picking for #1.
December 25, 2015
All week we’ve written about the very best in comedy in 2015, and from now until the 31st, we'll continue to congratulate the best comedy created this year. But let's be honest, it's all ancient history. What really matters is, who is going to kill on stage in 2016. We've got some ideas of our own but we like to go directly to the source on this one, so we asked some of our favorite comedian and asked them who is going to crush, kill and break out in 2016.
December 21, 2015
Our celebration of all things comedy in 2015 continues with the 11 best comedy specials released this year. Enjoy our picks for funniest, most original comedy specials this year, We picked our top eleven, but its up to you to decide who is #1. Last year you picked Jim Jefferies "Bare" as the comedy special of the year. This year you can choose from
December 18, 2015
Can't get tickets to the runaway hit off-broadway show 'Oh Hello' starring Nick Kroll and John Mulaney? Already missing the Nick Kroll Show? You're going to love this clip from Thursday night's Late Night with Seth Meyers when John and Nick appeared as their infamous characters to talk politics with Seth.
December 11, 2015
Jim Norton has announced a brand new tour for 2016. It actually kicks off on December 31, 2015 in Rhode Island, and he's calling it the Mouthful of Shame Tour.
December 7, 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. This week Jeffrey visited the Cherry Lane Theater, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club and The Comedy Cellar.