February 6, 2015
Ed Burns is one of the most prominent names in independent filmmaking.
January 29, 2015
When most comedians talk about traveling it's about going club to club, city to city, catching connecting flights and eating bad on the road.
January 26, 2015
Director, writer and actor Ed Burns will be the next guest on Unmasked with host Ron Bennington. Burns is a passionate and outstanding independent filmmaker, with great films […]
January 22, 2015
The stories and news people talk about around the industry when the club closes and they’re sitting at the bar….
January 14, 2015
Rainn Wilson will be the next guest on Unmasked with host Ron Bennington. You know Rainn of course as Dwight from The Office, and he's about to debut a brand new show, Backstrom, on Fox. Ron and Rainn will be sitting down in front of live studio audience to tape the hour long interview at SiriusXM's New York studios on Wednesday, January 21st at 1pm.
January 9, 2015
Robert Kelly is already having an amazing 2015. His brand new comedy hour, Robert Kelly: Live at the Village Underground debuts Friday at 12 am et on Comedy Central, and he's incredibly proud of the special, which he produced on his terms. He's also shot the new Denis Leary FX series, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll which is set to premiere this summer. And just last spring he had an unforgettable guest role on Louis CK's Louie. His podcast, You Know What Dude is a huge hit on RiotCast.com. After 25 years of working at it, it's all coming together for Kelly.
December 31, 2014
It's been a tremendous year of change for all of us. At the end of our first year devoted full time to comedy, we wanted to thank everyone who has helped the site grow. The contributors, the developers, the writers, readers and commenters, and everyone who helps us out by retweeting, posting on other sites and boards, we can't thank you enough. We have big plans for 2015 to continue and grow and hope you'll all stick around.
December 29, 2014
2014 was a year where comedy news dominated the headlines regularly, and that was in no small part because we lost so many comedy legends this year. The empty spaces at the comedy dias this year are large and unfillable. Literal legends, people who created modern comedy who we were lucky enough to have in our midst just a year ago like Joan Rivers, Sid Ceaser, David Brenner, Mike Nichols and Robin Williams, are no longer here. We also lost younger brilliant comics who should have had decades ahead of them, like John Pinette, Otto Petersen, and Tim Wilson. All eight of these tremendous talents have left behind great work for this generation and future generations to enjoy for years to come.
December 29, 2014
Any time you try to make a list of the "top" anything, it's always a little bit subjective, due to the point of view of the writer. With the understanding that it's not an exact science, and really just an opinion, I will give you my top 15 comedy events list of 2014, of all the events that I covered during the year. Some of the events I was involved with in some way, but most of them not! I tried to be as impartial as I could.
December 19, 2014
The first Unmasked of the New Year will be at The Stand comedy club in New York City with host Ron Bennington and special guest Robert Kelly. You know Kelly as one of New York's best stand up comedians, and of course from his Riotcast Podcast, You Know What Dude! and as a long time regular on The Opie and Anthony Show on SiriusXM, and The Ron and Fez Show.
December 13, 2014
With the announcement that Reggie Watts will join James Corden on the new Late Late Show, we got in the mood to hear and share our favorite Reggie Watts music, comedy improv clip: "Pancakes." Watts, a genuine creative force, recorded "Pancakes" in 2010 during an episode of Unmasked with Ron Bennington.
December 6, 2014
Barry Crimmins has been many things throughout his life.