August 14, 2015
On Thursday SiriusXM launched a new comedy channel called Comedy Greats that will play the legends of comedy around the clock. For their big launch event, Comedian […]
August 7, 2015
Last week I had the privilege of talking with Barry Crimmins and Bobcat Goldthwait about their new documentary "Call Me Lucky."
August 4, 2015
Woody Allen's newest film still doesn't have a title, but it does have a cast, according to THR.
August 2, 2015
In film, directors often receive more acclaim and recognition than the screenwriter. Yet in television, the reverse is true. So we thought we would highlight some of the most important directors in television comedy working today.
July 31, 2015
David Wain, director of Wet Hot American Summer, and its brand new prequel Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp stopped by SiriusXM's Bennington show to talk with hosts Ron Bennington and Gail Bennington about the big Netflix release.
July 31, 2015
Wet Hot American Summer was more than just a cult classic summer movie, it was also a career changer. Some of its stars, like mvie stars Bradley Cooper got their start in WHAS in 2001. Check out our guide to the stars of your favorite summer movie and what they've been doing since their first summer at Camp Firewood.
July 29, 2015
Mia Farrow tweeted the Minnesota address of dentist Walter Palmer, who slayed Cecil the Zimbabwean lion during a "hunting trip."
July 28, 2015
Gad Elmaleh, one of the most popular comedians in France, is coming to New York City. Gad will do a ten-night run at the legendary Joe's Pub at The Public. Gad's stint at Joe's Pub will run from September 25 through October 7.
July 16, 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 […]
July 15, 2015
On Conan, Emma Stone told Conan O'Brien that she recently tried to explain Twitter to Woody Allen. The 79-year-old director said that he did not understand the point of the medium, “unless you are a musician advertising a gig or you are a comedian doing one liners.” The Irrational Man co-star tried to demonstrate a great Twitter account to Allen, reading him a tweet from the author Joyce Carol Oates.
June 25, 2015
Comedies, above all movies, are often difficult to predict in terms of their staying power and how they will age over time. A lot of the […]
June 19, 2015
Jack Rollins, one of the most influential comedy managers and producers of the last half-century, died last night. He was 100 years old.
June 4, 2015
Adrien Grenier is starring as Vincent Chase in the biggest movie of the Summer right now.
June 4, 2015
Earlier this week Paul Feig stopped by SiriusXM's "Bennington" to talk with Ron Bennington and Gail Bennington about his new movie "Spy" which hits theaters this Friday. Feig talked about working with Melissa McCartney and why they have such a great working actor-director partnership, the return of strong women to the big screen, and why "chick flicks" aren't good movies (and why his movies aren't "chick flicks"). Paul also shared some of his secrets to a successful action-comedy movie, and we took careful notes. We chose five things we learned about how to make a great action comedy movie to share.
June 1, 2015
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.
May 17, 2015
While many fans may be excited about Woody Allen's upcoming series for Amazon Prime, Allen himself is not.
May 8, 2015
It’s Summer movie season. The Avengers, the dinosaurs and secret agent Ethan Hunt are all back in theaters. Besides the screen exploding with action sequels, there’s […]
April 30, 2015
Everyone at the Braylen College is concerned about the new philosophy professor.
April 25, 2015
Whether you consider comedian/musicians part of the “comedy” or “oddity” section of Moontower, the festival is full of some of the best comedians who get their laughs via song.
March 10, 2015
Hopefully it's for Annie Hall the prequel, but Woody never tells anyone what the next film is about.
February 20, 2015
MSNBC has cancelled Ronan Farrow's daily show thanks to record low ratings in key demographics that spread to its entire lineup.
February 12, 2015
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 […]
February 12, 2015
Valentine's Day is coming fast. Chances are, whether you love or hate Valentine's Day, you are stressing about it. Doing the right thing, making the right plans. Forget the gas station roses, forget the overpacked restaurants with bad specials. This year, whether you're on a date, in a group or going stag, the perfect choice for February 14th is comedy. We talked to five headliners who are performing comedy this Saturday night, and asked them for some good solid V-day advice. Gary Gulman, Jen Kirkman, Lachlan Patterson, Justin Willman, and Steve Byrne have everything you need to know to have a solid weekend this weeken
February 9, 2015
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 The Stand, Gotham Comedy Live and Westbury New York.
January 25, 2015
Joe Franklin, tv and radio host, and media personality passed away Saturday night at the age of 88. Joe was an important part of television and radio, especially in New York City for the past six decades but his influence stretched way beyond New York. Franklin gave so many great performers their first breaks, talking with over 300,000 guests if that's possible. One of them was New York based comedian and writer, Jeffrey Gurian who not only sat down with Franklin on his show, but considered him a friend, and spent some time with in him his final hours before he passed. Jeffrey was kind enough to share some of his memories of Joe with us.
January 14, 2015
Mike Myers has inked a two year deal with Home Box Office that includes "TV exclusivity". HBO didn't mention what content that Myers would be providing for their television programming, or whether it would be using Michaels talents behind, in front of the camera or both.
January 13, 2015
In another big move by a digital studio, Amazon Studios has signed Woody Allen to write and direct his first ever television series, coming exclusively to Amazon's Prime Instant Video service.