Michael Ian Black Archives

March 6, 2017

Published by Ernie Tripper at March 6, 2017

Who is On Late Night Tonight in Comedy: Week of March 6, 2017

It's more good late night news for Stephen Colbert this week. The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon has the week off, (as well as NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers), so it looks like the Late Show has a great opportunity to extend its lead over the Tonight Show with another week of superior ratings.

February 27, 2017

Published by Halli Goldman at February 27, 2017

Doug Benson in The High Court: The Highs and Lows

Doug Benson is the luckiest man alive. Not only have all of his jobs allowed him to be high all day, his latest gig pretty much […]

February 21, 2017

Published by Bill Tressler at February 21, 2017

SXSW Comedy Announces Strong 2017 Lineup

It’s February, which means that it’s almost time for one of the country’s biggest multi-media festivals, SXSW in Austin, Texas. The event’s comedy arm, SXSW Comedy, […]

February 7, 2017

Published by Bill Tressler at February 7, 2017

Doug Benson’s “The High Court” in Session Starting This Month

Back in October, Comedy Central announced that they were teaming up with comedian Doug Benson for a new show called The High Court. Part courtroom reality […]

February 6, 2017

Published by Jeffrey Gurian at February 6, 2017

Where in the World Is Ari Shaffir, Kevin Hart at NYCC, Show Gets Shut Down After Comics Get Arrested Outside Club and Much 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 […]

February 2, 2017

Published by Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen at February 2, 2017

Live Stand Up Comedy Shows in NYC: February 2 – February 8, 2017

Live Stand Up Comedy in New York City This Week: New York features some of the best live comedy in the world every single night, from […]

January 4, 2017

Published by The Editor at January 4, 2017

The Winners of the Best Comedy in 2016

Best of Everything in Comedy 2016 Another year in comedy has come to a close. It’s definitely time to start talking about 2017, but before we […]

December 26, 2016

Published by Jeffrey Gurian at December 26, 2016

Jeffrey Gurian Looks Back at Comedy in 2016

At the end of each year I usually write a post called Jeffrey Gurian’s Favorite Comedy Things from all the events I attended personally, all year […]

December 19, 2016

Published by Bill Tressler at December 19, 2016

TBS Developing Michael Ian Black’s ‘Moon Cruise’

Written by: Bill Tressler The latest addition to our list of “Things we didn’t know we needed:” The Wet Hot American Summer boys have teamed up […]

November 28, 2016

Published by Ernie Tripper at November 28, 2016

Who is On Late Night Tonight in Comedy: Week of November 28, 2016

The holiday rush is on, so after a long day of slaving online doing your cyber-shopping, why not unwind with some late night comedy?

November 24, 2016

Published by Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen at November 24, 2016

Live Comedy Listings in New York City This Week: November 24 – November 30, 2016

Live Comedy in New York City This Week: New York features some of the best live comedy in the world every single night, from Manhattan to […]

November 18, 2016

Published by Interrobang Staff at November 18, 2016

Take a Tour of Audible’s Big New Comedy Channel

Audiobook and spoken-word juggernaut Audible has announced that it is adding a slew of original comedy shows to its new platform, Audible Channels. Just launched in September, […]

October 11, 2016

Published by Interrobang Staff at October 11, 2016

Lorne Michaels and Dozens of Stars Come Out for ‘Oh Hello’ Opening Night

After three weeks of previews at the Lyceum Theatre, opening night arrived for Broadway sensation Oh Hello Monday night and it was a star studded event. […]

October 11, 2016

Published by Jeffrey Gurian at October 11, 2016

Oh Hello Opening Night is a Huge Affair!

It was a very special night on Broadway and a very special night for me in particular. About a week after I attended one of […]

August 30, 2016

Published by Interrobang Staff at August 30, 2016

George Carlin’s Inner Circle To Tell the Stories You’ve Never Heard on SiriusXM This Thursday

On Thursday September 1, SiriusXM is debuting a never-before-heard album from George Carlin– eight years after his death. Immediately before airing the album, an original audio documentary, […]

August 23, 2016

Published by Lesley Coffin at August 23, 2016

Jim Gaffigan Show Series Finale Review: Jim the Friend vs Jim the Dad Comes Full Circle

It says a lot about The Jim Gaffigan Show this season that the final two episodes can essentially get to the heart of the two […]

August 15, 2016

Published by Lesley Coffin at August 15, 2016

Jim Gaffigan Show Episode Review: Is Jim Gaffigan a Bad Dad?

For the past two seasons of The Jim Gaffigan Show, the Gaffigans have been asking the question “Is Jim a good father?” The dumb, lazy, and […]

August 3, 2016

Published by Interrobang Staff at August 3, 2016

Michael Ian Black Pits Comic Against Comic to Debate the Most Unimportant Issues of Our Time

For those of you who didn’t grab tickets to the tapings on 106 and Park back in May, this is your first chance to get a […]

July 22, 2016

Published by Vito Calise at July 22, 2016

Take a Gaffication! The Complete Guide to Jim Gaffigan’s New York

New Yorkers love a movie or TV series that makes the city a character, and The Jim Gaffigan Show gives big love to the city, its […]

July 12, 2016

Published by Lesley Coffin at July 12, 2016

The Jim Gaffigan Show Episode Review: Gaffigan Has a Frenemy…And It’s Not Who You’d Think

Gaffigan Has a Frenemy…and it’s not Who You’d Think

July 6, 2016

Published by Vito Calise at July 6, 2016

People.com Calls Michael Ian Black A Personal Trainer

After Donald Trump made some pretty controversial comments praising the style of Saddam Hussein, Michael Ian Black wrote a funny tweet pointing out to the combative […]

July 6, 2016

Published by Rachel Crowe at July 6, 2016

Michael Ian Black Says Bill Clinton Tampering In Sweetest Possible Way

Michael Ian Black joined Larry Wilmore’s regular panel on “The Nightly Show” to discuss Bill Clinton’s reverse Midas touch in recent politics. Ricky Velez and Grace […]

July 5, 2016

Published by Interrobang Staff at July 5, 2016

Comedy Guests on Late Night Week of July 4, 2016

Who’s on Late Night Tonight in Comedy? Here’s your guide to comedians hitting up the late night talk shows for this week, July 4, 2016. Many […]

June 20, 2016

Published by Interrobang Staff at June 20, 2016

Comedians on Late Night Week of June 20, 2016

Who’s on Late Night Tonight in Comedy? Here’s your guide to comedians hitting up the late night talk shows for this week, June 20, 2016. There […]

June 13, 2016

Published by Interrobang Staff at June 13, 2016

Who’s on Late Night Tonight in Comedy: Week of June 13, 2016

Who’s on Late Night Tonight in Comedy? Here’s your guide to comedians hitting up the late night talk shows for this week, June 13, 2016. There are […]

June 7, 2016

Published by Bill Tressler at June 7, 2016

Roy Wood Jr., James Adomian and More Make Variety’s ’10 Comics to Watch for 2016’

Variety has just released the 16th iteration of its 10 Comics to Watch series in preparation for next month’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. […]

May 29, 2016

Published by Larry Carlson at May 29, 2016

Summer Reading List 2016! Featuring 42 Comedy and Other Books

Every year we put out a list of 42 book recommendations to keep you busy by the pool, at the beach, on vacation, or wherever you plan to be all summer. Lori Satterlee and Larry Carlson are well known as frequent callers and contributors to the Bennington Show on SiriusXM, friends of ours, and they're also avid readers and impassioned booksellers. They met, and fell in love while working for Barnes and Noble, so we invited them to create this year's annual Summer Reading List. They graciously and excitedly agreed.