September 16, 2016
The always-funny Maria Bamford has a new digital-only album coming out with Comedy Central Records, it was announced today. Called 20%, Bamford’s seventh album presents the […]
September 10, 2016
Chris Evans aka Captain America tweeted about Martin Shkreli’s Twitter feud with Patton Oswalt and his one tweet pissed off Shkreli enough that he went on […]
September 7, 2016
It’s been 11 years, 10 months, and 3 days since Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn was placed on “indefinite hiatus,” and the comedic world has desperately […]
August 29, 2016
Patton Oswalt hasn’t felt much like being funny on stage since his wife unexpectedly passed away earlier this year. But he’s been giving indications that he’ll […]
August 24, 2016
truTV’s Those Who Can’t is back for a brand new season with some new big guest stars including Patton Oswalt, Eddie Pepitone, and Baron Vaughn. Also […]
August 16, 2016
You’ve seen Gary Kordan’s art on television, though you probably never noticed it. And that, in Kordan’s eyes, means a job well done.
August 8, 2016
Patton Oswalt, Tracy Morgan, T.J. Miller, Bridget Everett, More to Headline New York Comedy Festival
It feels like the New York Comedy Festival is getting better and better every year, and the just released list of some of the headliners who […]
August 4, 2016
Tuesday night while Scott Baio was talking to his fellow Republicans, George Wallace decided he’s had enough of Scott Baio, and started a Twitter scuffle. Before […]
July 14, 2016
Ones thing for sure…considering he’s a talented actor, Anthony Anderson doesn’t seem to have much of a poker face. Despite being nominated the year before, a […]
July 12, 2016
Sebastian Maniscalco has been a runaway comedy train, which is why this year the Just For Laughs award committee unanimously chose him as their Stand Up Comedian of the year. Also on the list to receive top awards at this years Just for Laughs Comedy Festival are Maria Bamford who is the Breakout Comedy Star of the Year, Silicon Valley creators Mike Judge and Alec Berg named Writers of the Year, and Aziz Ansari, who takes the title of Comedy Person of the Year.
June 21, 2016
Like A Film That Loses Its Entire $5 Million Budget And Starts A Cultural Movement: Isn’t It Ironic?
There’s a growing trend in comedy that says poorly made entertainments are inherently hilarious. In his latest article, Lucas Wesley Snipes looks at the success of […]
June 9, 2016
Nikki Glaser Takes on All Comers, Panty Sniffers, and Dick Dioramas Nikki Glaser has no qualms about arranging strangers’ penises in themed dioramas (look, Dick is […]
June 7, 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 24, 2016
Lady Dynamite has been a long time coming and, it’s funny. Maria Bamford’s new semi-autobiographical Netflix series is well crafted, and about as fun as anything you've ever seen on television. It won't be experienced by as many people as saw Trainwreck this year, and that's a shame, because its not only fun and funny, it's also silly and poignant, and even important.
May 4, 2016
Patton Oswalt’s latest hour-long stand-up special, “Talking for Clapping” is astute, pointedly hilarious and as strong as you’d expect. It was released streaming to Netflix April 22nd. It has more to do with children’s birthday parties than death. Oswalt, a prolific constant within comedy, tweeted to promote the special as well as condolences for the loss of Prince. Hours later he lost his wife and the mother of their young daughter for reasons unknown. Her name was Michelle McNamara.
April 30, 2016
His latest special, It’s About Time, debuts Sunday on Netflix. New Yorkers can also catch Gary live at The Gramercy Theater May 21 and he will be touring throughout the country this summer and fall. We met up with Gary at The Stand Comedy Club in Manhattan to nerd out about the ins and outs of comedy, itself.
April 18, 2016
The fourth season of “Inside Amy Schumer” will return to Comedy Central on April 21st and the channel has released one of its many previews and trailers.
March 8, 2016
Big Jay Oakerson is Ready to Be America's Next Comedy Rock Star, and It's About Time
March 2, 2016
On Tuesday night, Governor Chris Christie inadvertently became a meme with his bewildered "what have I done?" face during Donald Trump's speech.
February 21, 2016
Seeso, NBCUniversal Digital Enterprise’s new ad-free streaming comedy channel, has declared Sunday, February 21 the ”Day of Ha.”
February 15, 2016
The Writers Guild of America 2016 writing awards were handed out over the weekend. The guild breaks up the ceremonies into two events, one on each coast. In the age of social media, the announcement of winners often gets to the left coast well before the event begins, destroying the anticipation and dulling the proverbial shine of the event. Legendary screenwriter Elaine May managed to save the day with her insight and wit, playfully mocking role of the writer in Hollywood. “Then someone told me there’s going to be a red carpet...Excuse me, no designer is going to give writers clothes!”
January 20, 2016
The whole world has been focused on Bill Cosby since a clip from Hannibal Buress’ show went viral reminding society that Cosby had a big ol' closet full of rapey secrets.
January 18, 2016
Another week and plenty of Late Night shows to choose from. Here’s your guide to comedians hitting up the late night talk shows for this week, January […]
January 14, 2016
Patton Oswalt feels like he's in the wrong decade.
January 11, 2016
We’re all done saying Happy New Year, and back to business as usual with some major comedy Late Night appearances. Highlights this week: check out Joe […]
December 29, 2015
Monday afternoon rising comedy star Beth Stelling posted on her Instagram some very personal photos showing her badly bruised legs, along with a statement announcing that she has been the victim in a past abusive relationship. If you've ever seen Beth perform you know her as a powerful, confident woman, and so the revelations she shares in the Instagram are shocking and troubling on many levels. If you've seen her in person, you know she's tall, and exudes a quiet kind of strength in her demeanor.
December 11, 2015
Miami’s unique and emerging comedy scene will be showcased in the upcoming release from Comedy Records, Live From South Beach. Recorded at the Jackie Gleason Theatre during the 2015 South Beach Comedy Festival, the album features seven of Miami’s top comics.