June 16, 2014

Joan Rivers Unmasked Taping Announcement

Ron Bennington will be sitting down with comedy legend Joan Rivers for a taping of Unmasked on Monday June 30, 2014 at 11:15 am! Do you want to be in the studio audience!? Here’s how to request tickets for your chance to be in our studio audience with Ron Bennington and Joan Rivers.
May 23, 2014

Last Comic Standing Straight Up Recap: Who Advanced, Who Didn’t

Thirty-two comics were showcased on the two-hour season premier, and fourteen of those comics are advancing to the semi finals. Here is your list of it all. Who made it, who didn't and where to find them on twitter. Come back next week as the invitational round continues.
May 15, 2014

Mike Bocchetti’s New York Comedy Class of 1992

Every comedian has a class they belong to. It's the year they entered comedy. It's a defining year, and you never forget the other people who were in your "class." Comedian Mike Bocchetti was in the class of 1992. Since then he's gone on to appearances on the Howard Stern Show, the Jim Breuer Show and The Opie and Anthony Show on SiriusXM. He appeared on 2 seasons of NBC's Last Comic Standing and acted with Robert DeNiro in the feature film "The Family". Mike was also the announcer for the Artie Lange Show which aired on DirectTV and co-founded Blasted Films with comedian Ken Burmeister. This is his look at the class of 1992.
May 6, 2014

You Can’t Intimidate Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers is unapologetic about her comedy. Her jokes can be abrasive sometimes, and she's been known to hurt a feeling or two. But if you get your feelings hurt by a Joan Rivers joke, don't bother waiting around for her to tell you she's sorry.
May 1, 2014

The Filtered Excellence: May 1, 2014

Bob Geldof once asked us, “Where is the filtered excellence!?” It’s right here. Here are this weeks picks of the best things to watch, the most interesting things to do, great things to try, the best picks to read, our favorite things to listen to and more
April 27, 2014

‘The Set’ with Theo Von

If you're part of generation MTV, then you remember Theo Von as a 19 year old kid on MTV's Road Rules. He's all grown up now, and hosting not one, but two popular shows. Von is currently hosting season two of TBS's hit game show "Deal With It Now" (executive produced by comedy icon Howie Mandel) and he also hosts "Prime Time in No Time" which they say is "the most watched show in the history of the internet" nightly.
April 18, 2014

Joan Rivers vs Gwyneth Paltrow

"The worst criticism was, ugh, Gwyneth Paltrow," Rivers said, and made a face. "She came in and yelled at us, but she stood up," Rivers said. "She couldn't sit down because she's got a stick up her rear end."
March 25, 2014

Joan Rivers: “Lenny Bruce Changed My Life”

When Joan and Melissa Rivers stopped by the Ron and Fez show this week to talk about the new season of "Joan and Melissa" they talked with host Ron Bennington about what it's like to be a member of one of the most famous families in comedy, and being on a reality show together. Joan also talked about how Lenny Bruce changed her life.