March 2, 2016

Comedy Streaming Now Available on Roku, Amazon Fire and Other Apps

The new Seeso app, containing all the comedy-specific content of NBCUniversal’s Digital Enterprises, launched yesterday on Roku, Amazon Fire, Android and iOS platforms, and can of course also be used via www.seeso.com. The app is free for subscribers who pay only $3.99 a month for the comedy hub.
February 3, 2016

RIOT LA Festival Hits the Mark as a Formidable National Festival

Only four years in and RIOT has grown into a mature and formidable national festival! The two and a half day event was crammed with eye-catching headliners like David Cross, Gilbert Gottfried, TJ Miller and Ron Funches and had more talent scuttled onto the generic Comics To Watch showcases than many festivals have as their top names.
January 27, 2016

Razor Jetts Are The Cause Of Your Next Hospital Visit

The folks at Razor are responsible for the new mode of transportation for children and adults alike. Jetts, which are much like the roller shoe, Heelys, are a set of wheels attachable to your everyday footwear, adjustable to your size, and best of all, omit terrifying sparks when you break.
January 8, 2016

Wyatt Cenac is Taking People of Earth to Series

TBS execs have given the go ­ahead to a comedy series piloted by Conan O’Brien and Greg Daniels(SNL, The Simpsons, The office). The network’s website displays “People of Earth” will be debuting at an unnamed date in 2016 and will be found on TBS.com as well as conventional television.
December 14, 2015

Tracy Morgan on Stage, Aida Rodriguez Has News and More News from the Runaway Hit ‘Oh Hello!’

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 was at the People's Improv Theater, The Stand, and The Cherry Lane Theater.
December 9, 2015

Gervais Clears Up Return To The Office

Ricky Gervais released a new photograph on his twitter that shows David Brent back in the office, in somewhat familiar looking territory for his new movie Life on the Road. The film follows Brent on tour with his band years after working at Wernham Hogg, the company that was the basis for the beloved UK series, The Office.
December 7, 2015

Colin Quinn Surprise Appearance in Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Show, Jim Norton Artie Lange and More Headline Giants Charity Event, Plus 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 visited the Cherry Lane Theater, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club and The Comedy Cellar.
December 1, 2015

David Spade Shares the Origin of Fat Guy in a Little Coat

Monday night David Spade was a guest on the Conan show, and talked about working with his old friend, and comedy partner Chris Farley. Spade said the infamously hilarious 'fat guy in a little coat' scene from Tommy Boy started off as just a bit Farley would do in their shared office at Saturday Night Live.
November 27, 2015

Andrew Santino Talks New Album, New Special and Showtime Pilot

Andrew Santino is a Los Angeles based stand-up comedian whose goofy ginger face should be familiar to anyone with a TV, tanks to memorable guest runs on Arrested Development and The Office and his brief stint as one of the leads in the high concept sitcom Mixology.
November 17, 2015

NBC Offers Free Early Access to New All-Comedy Network

The new NBC comedy streaming channel Seeso is set to launch in January with a huge archive of classic comedy plus an abundance of new programming from your favorite comedians and we're excited to see everything they have to offer. If you are excited too, do not miss the chance to get early access to the new network and here's the kicker!
November 11, 2015

Moonbeam City Creator Scott Gairdner Aims for Giddy Pointlessness with Rob Lowe Led Series; Scores That and More

Comedy Central's new animated series Moonbeam City is described as many things--visually stunning, absurdist, retro-futuristic, 80's inspired, neon soaked, a Duran Duran album cover come to life, smart, and packed with laughs. We talked with creator and showrunner Scott Gairdner about the series.
November 6, 2015

In Depth With Rising Comedy Star Beth Stelling: New Album, New Special and Much More to Come

Beth Stelling is one of comedy's rising stars right now, and there's no more exciting time in a comic's development then right when they are breaking as a headliner. She recently premiered her first comedy special for Comedy Central as part of their Half Hour series, and earlier this month released her second comedy album, Simply the Beth with Comedy Dynamics. Stelling's voice in her album and special are strong, unique and fresh so I was excited to talk with her about what it's like to be in this moment where everything is happening so quickly. I found that in addition to being funny and original, she's also incredibly focused, smart, self aware and very appreciative.