September 26, 2018

Nikki Glaser Goes Home

Bad news for Nikki Glaser, she is not going to be dancing with the stars anymore. She is the very first dancing celeb to be sent […]
September 23, 2016

Gilbert Gottfried Headlines Woodstock Comedy Fest, Where You Can Pay for Things With Jokes

This weekend there are comedy festivals happening all over the place. There’s Toronto, there’s Austin and there’s also the 4th annual Woodstock Comedy Festival (WCF). The […]
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, […]
June 10, 2016

New Comedy Doc ‘Can We Take a Joke?’ Trailer Released This Week

Ted Balaker’s 2015 comedy documentary Can We Take a Joke? was picked up for distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films on April 1st. At the time, Balaker was gearing up to tour the film around a few college campuses, but it was unknown when the film would see any wider distribution. That information became available this week, along with a fresh new trailer for the film.
April 18, 2015

Kevin Pollak’s Hit Doc ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ Looks at Comedy’s Dark Side (Interview)

Kevin Pollak's documentary Misery Loves Comedy may change the way you think about comedians. The 90 minute talking head style documentary doesn't attempt address the importance or the history of comedy like many comedy docs. Instead, director Kevin Pollak goes inside the sausage factory, to find out what draws some men and women to want to get on stage in front of a bunch of strangers, and try to make them laugh. We talked with the documentary's director, Kevin Pollak, about his vision for the film, what he learned from the experience, and what motivated some of the choices along the way.
April 11, 2015

Penn Jillette Unveils His Latest Trick- The Disappearing Penn

After ending up in the hospital last year, comedian and magician Penn Jillette realized he had to make drastic changes in his lifestyle, and went on a hardcore diet that helped him lose 100 lbs and ten pant sizes since December.
August 24, 2014

How Lisa Lampanelli Transformed Her Life

Lisa Lampanelli, the reigning Queen of Mean has made some major changes this year. Her father passed away, she decided to end her marriage, she dropped 107 lbs, and has a new attitude on life. She's also one of the headliners of this year's exclusively female comedy show at the Venetian Hotel-- Lipshtick. We got to talk with Lisa about the new Vegas Show, as well as some of the major changes and how it's impacted her comedy.