June 17, 2015

Norm Macdonald, Silicon Valley Heading to Just For Laughs

If you're already planning to head to Just for Laughs Montreal this year, better make room for a few more great shows. An already stellar lineup of tremendous talent just got even better with the edition of Norm Macdonald, The Cast of Silicon Valley, Jeffrey Ross and Jim Breuer.
May 16, 2015

Norm Macdonald Cries on Letterman

Norm Macdonald went out on stage to do stand up on Letterman last night and he crushed from word one. He had the audience howling for the full six minutes and then topped that ice cream cone with a big fat cherry but sharing a story that got him weepy.
March 12, 2015

Norm Macdonald Named Third Judge for “Last Comic Standing” This Summer

NBC's stand up comedy competition show "Last Comic Standing" is back this Summer with a new judge, Norm Macdonald. The former SNL Weekend Update anchorman will be on the panel along side returning judges Roseanne Barr and Keenen Ivory Wayans. Norm Macdonald replaces Russell Peters as a judge on LCS. Peters is back on the road on his current "Almost Famous" world tour.
February 16, 2015

SNL 40: Alums Recreate Favorite Characters with Celebrity Jeopardy, Wayne’s World, Bass-O-Matic and a Musical Medley

Last night during the Saturday Night Live 40 year celebration, a few famous former SNL castmembers reprised their old roles. Will Ferrell brought back his fan favorite Celebrity Jeopardy sketch with a lot more than 3 contestants. Darrell Hammond played the ever popular and always confused Sean Connery who loves categories like Whore ads (or Who Reads), Kate McKinnon channeled Justin Bieber, and Alec Baldwin as Alec Baldwin. They were soon joined by Burt Reynolds/Turd Ferguson (Norm McDonald), Christoph Waltz (Taran Killam), Matthew McConaughey (Jim Carrey) with a special video question by Bill Cosby (Kenan Thompson).
February 15, 2015

SNL 40: Live From New York, It’s Saturday Night…On A Sunday!

Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 40th season with gigantic special Sunday Night on NBC. It's a reunion of players, hosts and performers from the original season to current one and every one in between. So far, no one really knows what to expect when the special airs live on Sunday night. One of the anticipated moments is the return of Eddie Murphy to SNL after 31 years and he didn't know how it was all going to work.
January 7, 2015

Los Angeles Gearing Up For An Amazing RIOT LA Fest: Here’s Your Insider’s Guide to the Best Shows at the Fest

RIOT LA enters its toddler phase this month, with the third outing on Jan 16, 17 and 18. This weekend-long comedy festival packs a lot into a little, in terms of both time and space. In only three days and a few square blocks of Downtown LA, RIOT offers about 35 shows featuring almost 100 comedians from around the country.
August 18, 2014

This Week in NYC Clubs, Louis CK, Trevor Noah, Jamie Lissow, Mike Vecchione and More

Jeffrey Gurian loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, 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, Jamie Lissow updates Jeffrey on Rob Schneider, Trevor Noah "ruins" Jeffrey's recording, Louis CK drops in, Mike Vecchione explains his new CD, and more!
May 27, 2014

Tenacious D Unveils 2014 Festival Supreme Comedy Lineup

Cheech & Chong, the State, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Nick Kroll, Dr. Demento, Norm MacDonald, Margaret Cho, and Janeane Garofalo are just some of the comedians slate to perform at this year's Festival Supreme in Los Angeles on October 25th.
February 6, 2014

The 5: The Kings of Anti-Comedy

In recent years, anti-comedy has gained something of a foothold. But what people may not realize is that the concept has been around for much longer. Below are the Kings of Anti-Comedy, men who have driven people insane with anger or in some cases have commanded unending devotion.