Boston’s Improv Asylum has opened up in the former UCB Theater home in NYC
by A year after the Upright Citizens Brigade left Chelsea to move their NYC theater up 16 blocks to Hells Kitchen, there’s improv and sketch comedy …
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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend podcast announces debut lineup
On the day Conan O’Brien and friends perform in New York City as part of the 2018 New York Comedy Festival, Team Coco has released …
Trump: Bad for Comedy? Watch P.J. O’Rourke and Sara Schaefer debate Kurt Andersen and Billy Kimball
Now that the 2018 election results are beginning to sink in, we can all get back to our regularly scheduled ridiculousness. Which means, in the …
Celebrity Autobiography books limited Broadway run
Celebrity Autobiography, the long-running Off Broadway show that’s also played around the world for a decade, will get limited Broadway engagement over four Mondays this …
Episode #232: Baroness von Sketch Show
Carolyn Taylor, Jennifer Whalen and Aurora Browne met while performing with Second City Toronto. Later, Meredith MacNeill befriended Carolyn on the set of This Hour …
Orlando Leyba on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Orlando Leyba has been married for 15 years. Has it changed him? Of course it has! Leyba explained Friday on his debut appearance on The …
Tenacious D perform “Woman Time” and “Colors” on Jimmy Kimmel Live
JB and KG performed two songs on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live as Tenacious D. Here are “Woman Time” and “Colors.” Roll the clips! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v75uIWxdnnc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bD1eKsbfAI
Here are your Comics to Watch for Team Coco’s 2018 New York Comedy Festival showcase
Last year’s Comics To Watch showcase was so successful, several of the stand-ups who performed for Team Coco eventually earned spots on Conan in 2018. …
In case you missed it: Brazzers Comedy Spit Roast is streaming free on YouTube
If you want to see what happens when a porn site puts on a comedy show, now’s your chance! “Brazzers Presents: Comedy Spit Roast,” recorded …
What’s in development at IFC for 2019
IFC has revealed its slate of potential new comedies in development for the coming year. They include: Almost Asian, about a perpetual outsider, Katie (Katie Malia, The Mindy …