June 1, 2015

Richard Lewis Headlines Carolines, Gary Gulman Gets Ready for Conan, and Much More This Week in the NY 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 visited Carolines on Broadway, The Stand, The Producer's Club and more.
April 9, 2015

Tig Notaro and Jon Dore Explain Knock Knock, It’s Tig Notaro…and Goldilocks

Last night on Conan, Tig talked about her experience creating "Knock, Knock It's Tig Notaro." They filmed the series by going to people's homes, farms, and other places where no one does comedy. Conan asked "Why"? Tig explained that she feels she's graduated from comedy clubs and now it's on to barns. Conan pointed out that most people go on to theaters and stadiums after they graduate from clubs but Tig explained that "everyone has their dreams, this is mine."
April 8, 2015

Comedians Hate Clowns, Just Ask Rob Corddry, Tig Notaro and Megan Mullaly

Last night on the Late Late Show with James Corden, three great comedians all agreed they don't like clowns.  Rob Corddry, Tig Notaro and Megan Mullaly all talk about why they don't like clowns. This is not good for clown self esteem.
December 28, 2014

The Best Stand Up Comedy Tours of 2014! (vote)

The heart of stand up is of course working the clubs, and the culmination of working all those club dates is the comedy tour. We picked six tours that everyone was talking about this year. These five single acts were the hot tickets this year, and of course we couldn't talk about great tours without bringing up Funny or Die's Oddball comedy tour, which brought together the biggest names in comedy on stages across the country. We picked six standout tours but you will pick which was the biggest, the best and funniest tour of the year. Vote below!
December 14, 2014

Maui Comedy Festival Returns For A Second Year In 2015

The Maui Comedy Festival in Hawaii was such a big success in 2014, it's getting a second year. The comedy festival held in 6 different venues around Lahaina is coming back Halloween weekend, Thursday, October 29th through Sunday, November 1st, 2015.
November 15, 2014

Behind The Burger: The Brilliant Comedy Voices Behind TV’s Best Animated Comedy, Bobs Burgers

Bob's Burgers is one of the most critically acclaimed comedies on TV, winning the Emmy for outstanding animated program in 2014. The show is known for its great writing and characters, who wouldn't be nearly as great without the impeccable voice casting behind the animation. Unlike most animated shows, all the actors all voice their characters together, which may also have contributed to the vitality of the series. But who are the voices, and where do you know them from?
November 3, 2014

Amy Schumer’s Knocking Comedy On Its Ass

Least that's what the New York Post is saying. Ever since her 2012 breakout Comedy Central special, Mostly Sex Stuff, Amy Schumer has been a dominant force in comedy. Male or female. Her special led to the creation of her hit series, Inside Amy Schumer where several of the sketches revolve around the theme of sex. But that's just because that's who she is.
October 27, 2014

New York Comedy Festival Lineup 2014

The New York Comedy Festival is coming to town and New York is ready, planning FIVE spectacular days, over ONE HUNDRED shows, nearly TWO HUNDRED performers. Stay tuned for our Editors Picks and more names to be added as the New York Comedy Festival approaches.
September 19, 2014

Tig Notaro Kicks Off Boyish Girl Interrupted Tour

Tig Notaro has a lot going on, not the least of which is her Boyish Girl Interrupted Tour that kicks off next week. Tig is going to be hitting up 32 cities in North America, and then another four cities in Australia. One of those dates-- at Largo Theater in Los Angeles will be in honor of breast cancer awareness month, on October 13th, and its going to be a really special night, full of surprises. You can get tickets to the Largo show here. We got to interview Tig just before she heads out on tour.
April 30, 2014

Maui Comedy Festival Announced for October 2014

The first annual Maui Comedy Festival is officially on the calendar for October 30 through November 4. Hannibal Buress, Reggie Watts, Ari Shaffir, Paul Provenza, James Adomian, Kyle Kinane, Todd Glass, Tig Notaro, Marc Maron, Aisha Tyler, Eddie Pepitone, Ron Funches, Nate Bargatze, and others totaling 30 comedians will perform in the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui.