Meet Montreal’s Just For Laughs New Faces, Class of 2013
by Congrats to the new class of New Faces for Montreal’s Just For Laughs, showcased for the comedy industry this week. I’ll file full reports from …
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So You Want to Win a Comedy Contest? Life lessons from six stand-up champions
So you want to win a comedy contest? Sounds like fun, right? Maybe if you win. But first, you have to enter the competition. Submit …
NYC stand-ups, UCB theaters try to find a compromise
If you’ve been following the discussion regarding stand-up comedians, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theaters in New York City, and the issue of whether a comedy …
Comedy community rallies to raise funds for Caleb Medley, other Aurora shooting victims
The way that the comedy community has rallied around one of its own, even a still-aspiring stand-up, has been nothing short of amazing this past …
John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show returns to Comedy Central for third season
Not only is John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show returning to Comedy Central this year for a third season, but he and the network are …
Sunday before April Fool’s, both NYC tabloids dip their toes into the local comedy waters once more
If you caught a gander at the Sunday papers in New York City, then you noticed that both the Post and the Daily News have …
One year later, 12 Angry Mascots get together monthly at Comix, and weekly online on ESPN
Last fall, New York comedy writers Scott Rogowsky and Neil Janowitz launched a hybrid variety show that included videos, sketches, stand-up and interviews, all revolving …
The rise of 12 Angry Mascots
Comedians in New York City have a way of turning their offstage obsessions into onstage talk shows. Just check out the Comic Book Club on …
Schtick or Treat: An NYC comedy Halloween tribute
Dozens of New York City stand-up comedians got together Saturday night in Long Island City to have a little fun, Halloween-style, by performing tribute sets …
Rififi: This is the end, the end my friends, the end
Why would anyone mourn a venue that’s essentially a dive bar with inconsistent air conditioning, horribly horrible bathrooms, a movie screen that had a massive …