July 26, 2016
Each year, Comedy Central announces which celebrity will have the honor (and misfortune) of being roasted by some of comedy’s most elite performers. With that announcement […]
July 25, 2016
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 […]
July 14, 2016
New York Live Comedy listings for the week of July 14 – July 20, 2016. Curated by Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen. Scroll down to […]
July 13, 2016
Each year, Forbes releases a list of the top 100 celebrities who make waaayy more money than most of us will ever see in our lives. The top ranks are usually populated by mega popstars, and this year is no exception. Taylor “I’mma Let You Finish” Swift came in at #1 with an absolutely ridiculous $170 million, with the oh-so-dreamy boy band One Direction taking #2, netting $110 million. The comedy industry, however, is ever-growing, and this year, a few of comedy’s power hitters have joined (or reprised) spots on the list.
July 12, 2016
Sebastian Maniscalco has been a runaway comedy train, which is why this year the Just For Laughs award committee unanimously chose him as their Stand Up Comedian of the year. Also on the list to receive top awards at this years Just for Laughs Comedy Festival are Maria Bamford who is the Breakout Comedy Star of the Year, Silicon Valley creators Mike Judge and Alec Berg named Writers of the Year, and Aziz Ansari, who takes the title of Comedy Person of the Year.
July 7, 2016
Dwayne Johnson Grabs TV Guide Cover This Week Dwayne ‘The Rock’ ‘DJ’ Johnson is becoming a comedy powerhouse with a starring role in a hit HBO […]
July 2, 2016
“You’re not really a celebrity until you’ve had a stalker” goes the old adage that I just made up. Leland Burks, of Alabama, had the honor […]
June 30, 2016
Kevin Hart and his HartBeat Digital company announced back in March that he’d partnered up with Lionsgate to create a video-on-demand service called Laugh Out […]
June 27, 2016
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 […]
June 25, 2016
Kevin Hart is a production monster. He’s put out four movies this year, and he’s in two movies in theaters right now- Central Intelligence of course, […]
June 25, 2016
The Rock has launched his own YouTube channel, and to mark the momentousness of the occasion, he created a full movie-style trailer complete with voice over guy, and pretentious third person references. It's coming July 18th, in case you need to save the date, or cancel plans or whatever.
June 23, 2016
Chicago Institution Jokes and Notes Closes This Weekend The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that Chicago is losing an important part of its comedy landscape. Legendary […]