March 17, 2015

This Week Around the Industry in Comedy News From Jimmy Pardo, Judah Friedlander, Kayvan Khalatbari, MTV2, Sarah Silverman and More

We talk with people in the business of comedy all over the country and find out what's happening, what's happened, and what's coming up soon. This week Jimmy Pardo is celebrating 500 episodes, Judah Friedlander tells us about an upcoming cameo, Kayvan Khalatbari is running for office, and what's new on MTV2.
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.
February 24, 2015

Bill Burr Headlining 10th Annual South Beach Comedy Festival

Bill Burr, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress, Mark Normand, and Michael Yo will all be on hand to help The South Beach Comedy Festival celebrate their 10th year of bringing great comedy to Miami Beach, Florida. The festival kicks off on April 8th and runs through April 11th, with main events taking place at the Fillmore in the Jackie Gleason Theater and Backstage at The Fillmore.
February 16, 2015

2776: How 3 Great Comedy Writers Made Music and Comedy With 82 Brilliant Artists, Stars, Legends and Other Celebrities

It's Presidents Day and we can't think of a better way to celebrate it then to shine a spotlight on the comedy and musical greatness of 2776. The 28 track double album is a journey through America’s past, present and future in a quest to convince an alien not to destroy planet Earth. Created by three incredibly talented comedy writers, and starring an almost unbelievable list of talented artists, the album was created for a great cause. Every album sold benefits OneKid OneWorld which provides a foundation for education in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and El Salvador.
January 8, 2015

The Filtered Excellence: January 9, 2015

Bob Geldof once asked us, “Where is the filtered excellence!?” It’s right here. Here are this weeks picks of the best things to watch, the most interesting things to do, great things to try, the best picks to read, our favorite things to listen to and more
January 7, 2015

Hashtag Hollywood Books

Patton Oswalt's new book inspired last night's edition of hashtag wars on Comedy Central's @midnight. What is this a live read? Anyway, the ever so stylish Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster and Tom Lennon showed up to compete. Hilarity of course ensues.
December 22, 2014

Vote for the Best Stand Up Comedy Special of The Year in 2014

We're continuing our celebration of all things comedy with a look at the best comedy specials released this year. It was an incredibly strong year for comedy specials, with many specials taking untraditional routes, without being gimmicky. Our picks for the freshest, most creative and funniest comedy specials this year include strong writing, different tone, and incredibly strong material.