October 5, 2018

Ricky Gervais Doesn’t Care If You’re Offended By His Jokes: “I want to take the audience by the hand and take them through a scary forest.”

Ricky Gervais doesn’t care if his jokes offend you. He shared this sentiment in front of a packed house during his first appearance ever at New […]
May 17, 2018

Richard Pryor Audio Documentary and Three Never-Before-Heard Standup Albums will Anchor Three Weeks of Specialty Programming About Pryor on SiriusXM

SiriusXM announced to day that it will honor the life and legacy of comedian Richard Pryor with a three week tribute to Richard Pryor that will […]
December 24, 2015

The Filtered Excellence: December 24, 2015

Bob Geldof once asked us, “Where is the filtered excellence!?” It’s right here. Once a week we take a break from comedy to bring you 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:
December 19, 2015

The Clubs Speak! The Best Stand Up Comedy Moments of 2015! (As Decided by the Club Owners, Bookers and People Who Produce Comedy)

Over the next two weeks, you’ll see all of our picks for the greatest comedy releases and greatest moments in comedy of 2015. But if you want to know what really happened in comedy in 2015, you have to go to the source- the comedy clubs.
November 2, 2015

David Spade Says He Passed on Taking Over For Letterman, Alan Zweibel Has a Book, and More News From the NY Comedy Clubs

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 stopped at Gotham, 92Y, Stand Up New York and more!
June 10, 2015

Check Out The Trailer For Judd Apatow’s New Book

In 1983, a teenage Judd Apatow began interviewing stand-up comedians on their process. Now one of the most influential figures in comedy, Apatow continues to talk to comedians and their process. His new book, Sick In The Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy.
July 10, 2014

The Filtered Excellence: July 10, 2014

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
December 5, 2013

The Filtered Excellence: December 5, 2013

Bob Geldof once asked us, “Where is the filtered excellence!?” It’s right here. This week don't miss a new film from Joel and Ethan Coen, a documentary on basketball prodigy Lenny Cooke, Scott Coopers new indie film starring Woody Harrelson, Willem Dafoe and Christian Bale, and more.