February 6, 2015
Published by Interrobang Staff at February 6, 2015

Marty Short Tells the True Larry David Story That Turned Into a Seinfeld “George” Storyline

Everyone remembers the episode of Seinfeld when George Costanza quit his job, regretted it immediately afterward, and then just showed up on Monday like nothing ever happened. Well according to Martin Short, that storyline came from a real life Larry David story, when Larry was a writer on Saturday Night Live
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January 26, 2015
Published by Jeffrey Gurian at January 26, 2015

Colin Quinn Updates Unconstitutional, Chris Titus is Hosting a New Show, Trevor Noah is Blowing Up and More From the NYC 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 reports from Colin Quinn's "Unconstitutional" taping, Eastville club, Comedy Juice and a benefit for Charlie Hebdo.
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January 16, 2015
Published by Interrobang Staff at January 16, 2015

Larry David’s Life is an Endless Episode of Curb

Larry David was the big big guest on the Late Show with David Letterman last night and it turns out that his life is frighteningly similar to the lives of his Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm characters. Watching Dave interview Larry is a lot like watching an episode of either show.
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January 13, 2015
Published by Amy Hawthorne at January 13, 2015

Ari Shaffir, Home at The Comedy Store

Comedian Ari Shaffir is having a big month, and no, it's not because of the kiss cam video that went viral with Duncan Trussell last week. This Friday at Midnight Comedy Central Presents Ari Shaffir: Paid Regular, Ari's one hour special which was filmed in the original room at the world famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and then later this month, his new series "This is Not Happening" debuts on Comedy Central on January 22nd. TiNH may be new to Comedy Central, but it's not new to anyone who loves live comedy. Shaffir's series which has funny people telling funny stories has been performed for two years now as a web series, and live at clubs and festivals since 2010. Ari's podcast, Skeptic Tank also had the distinction of being named one of our "Podcasts You Absolutely Have to Listen To." In honor of Ari Shaffir month, writer Amy Hawthorne talked with Ari about his upcoming special and his comedy.
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December 31, 2014
Published by The Editor at December 31, 2014

The Very Best of 2014 on The IBang

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.
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December 29, 2014
Published by Jeffrey Gurian at December 29, 2014

Jeffrey Gurian’s Favorite Comedy Things! A 2014 Year in Review

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.
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December 19, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at December 19, 2014

The Clubs Speak! The Best Stand Up Comedy Moments of 2014! (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 2014. But if you want to know what really happened in comedy in 2014, you have to go to the source- the comedy clubs. We went straight to the bookers, club owners, managers and producers who put together some of the best shows in the country, and asked them their favorite moments in comedy this year. The answers they gave us, represent some of the brightest and best talents in the country.
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December 15, 2014
Published by Jeffrey Gurian at December 15, 2014

Russell Peters Crushed a Packed Madison Square Garden, George Wallace TV Taping, and Whats New With Colin Quinn, Artie Lange, Joe List, and More!

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 went to see Russell Peters at Madison Square Garden, George Wallace taping for TV, Colin Quinn and other greats at the Liberty Theater, and more.
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December 15, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at December 15, 2014

NBC Ditches Thursday Night Comedy For The First Time In 35 Years

It's been 3 and 1/2 decades since NBC has had an all drama Thursday night and now it's back. The network put out its mid-season schedule line up and there's not a comedy to be found. The time block that once was the home to comedies like "Friends", "Seinfeld", "The Cosby Show", "Cheers", "Frasier", "Will & Grace", "30 Rock" and "The Office" is now dedicated to dramas.
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December 14, 2014
Published by Interrobang Staff at December 14, 2014

The Carson Podcast. All Things Carson, From the People Who Knew The Tonight Show Best

Mark Malkoff has become famous for his stunts and challenges, like living on a plane for a month, but this year, he's been up to something completely different but just as entertaining. He's hosted a narrowcast -- a podcast on a narrow topic-- called, simply enough "Carson." Each week he interviews people about only one subject-- their experiences on The Tonight Show, with Johnny Carson.
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December 11, 2014
Published by Andy Fargnoli at December 11, 2014

The IBang Comedy Shopping List: The Only Holiday Shopping List You’ll Need This Year

Ho Ho Ho!!! It's almost Christmas, Hannukah and other assorted gift giving holidays. Is there any better gift than the gift of laughter? Support your favorite comedians while making your friends incredibly happy with the greatest gift in the world. Here are some new releases that will make great gifts in 2014. You don't have to leave your chair, just click a few links, and your holiday shopping is done. Don't be a cheapskate! But a few! You need the friends. Just click on the link in each listing to purchase and you'll be done in minutes.
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