April 18, 2015

Kevin Pollak’s Hit Doc ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ Looks at Comedy’s Dark Side (Interview)

Kevin Pollak's documentary Misery Loves Comedy may change the way you think about comedians. The 90 minute talking head style documentary doesn't attempt address the importance or the history of comedy like many comedy docs. Instead, director Kevin Pollak goes inside the sausage factory, to find out what draws some men and women to want to get on stage in front of a bunch of strangers, and try to make them laugh. We talked with the documentary's director, Kevin Pollak, about his vision for the film, what he learned from the experience, and what motivated some of the choices along the way.
March 30, 2015

Bill Burr On Ice with Paul Virzi. John Oliver, Lewis Black, Will Arnett On the MSG Red Carpet. And Much Much More in the NYC Clubs This Week

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 reports from Comedy Juice, The Stand, The Red Carpet at Madison Square Garden, The Nightly Show studios, and more…
March 12, 2015

Bill Hicks Albums, Unreleased Material To Be Re-Released

Bill Hicks, the influential comedian whose cutting wit and acute social observational brand of humor influenced everyone from Denis Leary, Marc Maron, Dave Attell and Patton Oswalt through Lewis Black and Russell Brand, will be the subject of a career spanning retrospective covering all of his audio and video output.
December 29, 2014

Jeffrey Gurian’s Favorite Comedy Things! A 2014 Year in Review

Any time you try to make a list of the "top" anything, it's always a little bit subjective, due to the point of view of the writer. With the understanding that it's not an exact science, and really just an opinion, I will give you my top 15 comedy events list of 2014, of all the events that I covered during the year. Some of the events I was involved with in some way, but most of them not! I tried to be as impartial as I could.
November 3, 2014

Behind the Scenes at Triumph the Insult Comic’s New Show, News From Robert Klein, Why Gilbert Gottfried Doesn’t Like Blind People and More!

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. In today’s column, Jeffrey attends a taping of the new Jack and Triumph show, attends a comedy benefit, and reports on himself!
October 13, 2014

Joel McHale, Penny Marshall and Richard Pryor Jr, This Week in NYC Comedy

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. In today’s column, find out what went down on the Red Carpet when The Friar's Club honored Robert DeNiro, hear what Anthony Jeselnik is up to, and find out which famous stand up comedian was also a great singer! Visit Jeffrey’s website at comedymatterstv.com, where you can watch his interviews with everyone in comedy who matters!
October 10, 2014

Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah Join The Daily Show

When Michael Che left The Daily Show in September he left such a big void behind, that The Daily Show needed two new guys to fill it. Today it was announced that in November, the very funny Hasan Minhaj will be climbing on board the Daily Show train to join“The Best F*&#ing News Team Ever!” and then Trevor Noah will follow with a December start date.
July 31, 2014

Alec Baldwin Joins Teachers Lounge

Big news in the world of comedy and comedy web series. You will be hearing a familiar voice ringing through the halls of everyone's favorite unnamed internet elementary school. Alec Baldwin has joined the already impressive cast of Teachers Lounge as the school's P.A. Announcer.
July 10, 2014

The Slayton List: The Nasty Show Plus 5 Other Things To Do at Just For Laughs Montreal

WHAT! You're not in Montreal? Get there! Right now the godfather of comedy festivals is happening, and its going on all month. We've got at least six great reasons you should be there RIGHT NOW. Because the festival so big, with so many shows, so you might feel a bit overwhelmed about heading up there. But don't worry, we tracked down the Bobby Slayton -- the Pitbull of comedy -- and asked him to tell us where to go, what to see, and even what to eat. Bobby's been hitting up the Montreal fest for 26 years, and nobody knows the ins and outs better than he does.
June 26, 2014

“The Set” with James Adomian

Comedian James Adomian does stand up, sketch comedy, has a long list of cartoon voiceovers, and is a frequent guest on tv shows and podcasts like Comedy Bang Bang, the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Conan, and Children's Hospital. James does hilarious spot on impressions of unusual people which you can see in his popular Funny or Die videos. His first comedy album, "Low Hanging Fruit" came out 2012, and when he's not doing tv appearances, cartoon voices, and podcasts, he's busy as a fan favorite at festivals around the country. Our own Kelsey Bauman talked with Adomian tabout where his impressions come from, his feelings about Tom Leykis, and why winning over the audience matters to him.
June 26, 2014

Thundershorts Launches Today

Snagfilms along with Indiewire, known for streaming documentaries and independent films online, are launching their brand new streaming comedy portal Thundershorts today.