February 12, 2015

Five Headliners Give You The Best Advice For Valentines Day: Gary Gulman, Jen Kirkman, Lachlan Patterson, Justin Willman and Steve Byrne

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

The Latest From Aries Spears and Wil Sylvince, News from Lisa Lampanelli, and Is Kevin Hart Pitching Househusband Headphones?

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

Jeffrey Gurian Remembers the Great Joe Franklin

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 And HBO Decide To Be Exclusive

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.