January 18, 2015

“Kevin Hart Has An Illegitimate Son” Sketch with Leslie Jones Shows Off the Oddness of Kevin Hart

One of Saturday Night Live's great traditions over its 40 year run is doing an impression of a guest to the guest's face. Mike Myers played Mick Jagger next to Mick Jagger's "Keith Richards" in '93 and just earlier this season, just about every SNL cast member broke out their best "Jim Carrey" in a sketch with host Jim Carrey.
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 5, 2014

Yannis Pappas Speaks Out About The Leslie Jones’ Controversial SNL Piece

Comedian Yannis Pappas took to Facebook to post some well written thoughts about the controversy that has followed the SNL sketch performed by new SNL writer Leslie Jones. We've reprinted it here in its entirety or you can view it on his facebook page.
May 5, 2014

New SNL Writer Causes Some Controversy

On this past Saturday's Saturday Night Live, new writer Leslie Jones made her on-screen debut with a monologue during Weekend Update; her subject was how Lupita N'yongo is considered beautiful by today's standards, but a strong 6 foot tall black woman like herself would be considered much more useful during the slave days.