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

The Filtered Excellence: March 12, 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 toread,our favorite things to listen to and more:
March 2, 2015

Big Jon Stewart News Plus, Major Celebrities Attend Colin Quinn’s Premiere Screening of Cop Show and The Night of Too Many Stars Has TOO MANY STARS!

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 Colin Quinn's star studded premiere, the Night of Too Many Stars, Gotham and more...
February 15, 2015

SNL 40: Live From New York, It’s Saturday Night…On A Sunday!

Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 40th season with gigantic special Sunday Night on NBC. It's a reunion of players, hosts and performers from the original season to current one and every one in between. So far, no one really knows what to expect when the special airs live on Sunday night. One of the anticipated moments is the return of Eddie Murphy to SNL after 31 years and he didn't know how it was all going to work.
February 8, 2015

Comedy In Chicago is Stronger Than Ever: Your Guide to What, Where and When in the Second City

If you are a stand-up comedy fan that's new to Chicago, or just visiting or considering visiting, this is the guide that has you covered. Chicago has one of the best scenes in the country with great stand-up show seven days a week that includes open mics, major clubs with national headliners, and strong local acts just about to break.
February 4, 2015

He’s More Than Just Saul: 7 Amazing Moments In Bob Odenkirk’s Career

Bob Odenkirk worked with and has written for some of the funniest people in the world including Chris Farley, Ben Stiller, David Cross, Gary Shandling, Larry David, Tim & Eric, and the names can go on and on. Bob's now the titular Saul in AMC's spin off of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul. In everything Odenkirk has done, he is a stand out. Whether it's his writing, his performing, or both, his contribution is always memorable. He's got a starring role on a gigantic new TV show in Better Call Saul but he's had some tremendous career highs even before Saul ever showed up on Breaking Bad. Here are 7 of them.
January 16, 2015

Sarah Silverman , Fred Armisen, and Others Appear In New Sleater-Kinney Music Video

The band Sleater-Kinney is a rock band, featuring Carrie Brownstein from "Portlandia" (guitar and vocals), Corin Tucker (vocals and guitar) and Janet Weiss (drums). No, she's not playing a character and the band doesn't put birds on things.
January 9, 2015

Sarah Silverman, Steve Agee and Scott Aukerman Compete to Be Funniest

Three very funny people lined up in a row to prove who is funnier at various feats of wit. Sarah Silverman, Steve Agee and Scott Aukerman gathered on Comedy Central last night to play the celebrity game show, @midnight.
January 5, 2015

Comedians Love “Black Mirror” (and so do we)

What were you doing over the holiday break? If you were like us, and a lot of great comedians, you were binge watching Black Mirror. If you don't know what that is, then you probably haven't been on the internet much this week. The Black Mirror series was created for British television Channel 4 by Charlie Brooker, who is referenced with words like brilliant, and genius on a regular basis these days.