December 8, 2014

Mike Epps Gives Some Thoughts About Richard Pryor, Louis CK Is Taking Some Time To Rest, And Trevor Noah On Christmas in Africa

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 went to see Mike Epps in Westbury, and hung out at Comedy Juice.
November 6, 2014

Why Roast Battle is Becoming The Biggest Can’t Miss Show in Comedy

Roast Battle is the ultimate “you had to be there” experience, and fortunately New Yorkers will get the chance Saturday November 8th thanks to the New York Comedy Festival. It’s what you’d get if you combined 8 Mile style rap battles with a Comedy Central Roast and held it at a circus. Roast Battle is the brainchild of comedians Rell Battle and Brian Moses, who took a couple of comedians trading barbs at a late night open mic and turned it into a standing room only weekly event in The Comedy Store’s Belly Room.
November 2, 2014

Our Top Picks for What To Do at the New York Comedy Festival

This week the New York Comedy Festival takes over a long list of New York City theaters and clubs. With well over 100 shows to choose from over the course of 5 days, you might be looking for some help deciding which events to attend.
May 31, 2014

LCS Cutting Room Floor: Invitationals Round 3

The second week of Last Comic Standing showed us round 3 of the invitational round. Sixteen more comics performed in the hour long episode, and once again, there's plenty of comedy that didn't make the final cut of the show. Some of the extended sets have been made available online.