January 5, 2015

Comedians Love “Black Mirror” (and so do we)

What were you doing over the holiday break? If you were like us, and a lot of great comedians, you were binge watching Black Mirror. If you don't know what that is, then you probably haven't been on the internet much this week. The Black Mirror series was created for British television Channel 4 by Charlie Brooker, who is referenced with words like brilliant, and genius on a regular basis these days.
December 2, 2014

Kroll Show Ending After Season Three, Season Three Spoilers from PubLIZity Released

PubLIZity broke big news today. The upcoming season The Kroll Show will be the third and final season of the show. The critically-acclaimed sketch series was the source of the world's greatest comedy sketch--Too Much Tuna. Season Three premiers on Tuesday January 13 at 10:30pm.
November 15, 2014

Behind The Burger: The Brilliant Comedy Voices Behind TV’s Best Animated Comedy, Bobs Burgers

Bob's Burgers is one of the most critically acclaimed comedies on TV, winning the Emmy for outstanding animated program in 2014. The show is known for its great writing and characters, who wouldn't be nearly as great without the impeccable voice casting behind the animation. Unlike most animated shows, all the actors all voice their characters together, which may also have contributed to the vitality of the series. But who are the voices, and where do you know them from?
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!
May 19, 2014

Comedian Kurt Braunohler Will Jet Ski From Chicago to New Orleans on New Comedy Central Series, “Roustabout”

Comedy Central will document Kurt Braunohler's quest in the new series “Roustabout,” this July. The new six episode series follows Braunohler taking on the great Mississippi river on a Jet Ski for Charity.
April 28, 2014

Michael Che To Join The Daily Show Starting in June

It's been announced that comedian and writer Michael Che will be the newest member of The Daily Show roster as their newest correspondent. Michael is currently an SNL writer, and is was named one our 7 Comedians Ready to Blow Up earlier this year. He was also the first comedian to perform on Seth Meyer's new Late Show on NBC in February of this year.
April 20, 2014

Hey Boston! Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival is Coming!

Eugene is bringing his 2nd Annual Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival to Boston May 1-4. This is the 2nd year that Lexington-raised comedian Mirman is bringing his hit comedy festival from Brooklyn to Boston, and it's already grown 33%! This years festival will be one night longer than last year's festival, kids! The Sinclair and Berklee Performance Center will be hosting of four nights of comedy and music.