April 6, 2015

Mark Normand Is Very Busy, Harland Williams Visits New York and Oxygen Launches Funny Girls

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 reports from Comedy Juice, and the Oxygen Red Carpet....
March 24, 2015

James Corden and Tom Hanks Cover The Entire Hanks-thology in 8 Minutes

He's off and running. James Corden had a great start last night taking over the Late Late Show. He had Reggie Watts, he had an emotional moment thanking his parents, he had the advice of the greats, he had a huge announcement from Mila Kunis, but what really put him over was this 8 minute re-enactment of every single Tom Hanks movie (yes even Bachelor Party, bet you forgot about that one).
March 4, 2015

Trevor Moore from ‘Whitest Kids U’ Know’ Talks About His New Comedy Special With Dancing Girls, a Band, Special Guests and….. Cats?

Trevor Moore-- a founding member and leader of the popular sketch comedy group, The Whitest Kids U'Know-- is solo now and has his own special on Comedy Central. Trevor's debut solo album, "Drunk Texts To Myself" received rave reviews in 2013, and now you can watch Trevor's new special "Trevor Moore: High in Church" this coming Friday night on Comedy Central at midnight. This is not your standard stand-up comedy special. Yes there will be stand-up, but there will also be singing, a full band, some digital shorts, and even dancing girls, plus several major guest appearances."High in Church" was recorded at the Grammercy Theater in New York City. The special will be available for digital download on most streaming services starting March 10th.
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.
December 25, 2014

The Comedians Call It: 22 Great Comics Tell Us Who Will Be the Next Big Thing

For a week we've been talking about who was great, who excelled and who out performed everyone in 2014. But 2014 is sooooooo 2014. What really matters is who is going to kill it, crush it, wrap it up and take it home in a nylon sack in 2015. We wanted to know who is going to be the big ticket next year and so we went to the people who know best- their closest friends and competitors, other stand up comics.
December 14, 2014

Maui Comedy Festival Returns For A Second Year In 2015

The Maui Comedy Festival in Hawaii was such a big success in 2014, it's getting a second year. The comedy festival held in 6 different venues around Lahaina is coming back Halloween weekend, Thursday, October 29th through Sunday, November 1st, 2015.