Your guide to the 2016 New York Comedy Festival
by Everybody loves a comedy festival. And in this year of 2016, it doesn’t just feel as though every city has its own comedy festival, because …
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Aparna Nancherla on Conan
Aparna Nancherla returned to Conan the other night, and she has a problem with pills. Well, not so much the pills, but how it looks …
Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2016
Variety has announced its annual “10 Comics to Watch” list for 2016, almost two months before they’ll be feted at the end of July at …
Seeso’s “Debate Wars” with Michael Ian Black will reunite Janeane Garofalo and Andy Dick when tapings begin next week
This is a banner week for Michael Ian Black. Black has a new children’s book that he promoted on Late Night with Seth Meyers (you …
Comedy Central’s 17 comedians recording The Half Hour in New Orleans from June 1-4, 2016
Comedy Central’s “The Half Hour” moves from Boston to New Orleans and officially announces the 17 comedians recording their stand-up specials this June 1-4, 2016. …
Refinery29’s RIOT: “A female-first YouTube comedy channel”
Refinery29 announced a slate of new initiatives during their Newfronts presentation on Monday, among them the launch of a separate YouTube channel dedicated to women …
Natasha Rothwell undermines and exceeds your expectations on The Characters
Natasha Rothwell has traded 30 Rock for the Sony lot, writing now for Issa Rae’s HBO series, Insecure. But Rothwell’s own characters in her half-hour …
Episode #20: Aparna Nancherla
Aparna Nancherla has performed stand-up on Conan, @midnight and Last Comic Standing, and previously worked as a writer and performer on FX/FXX’s Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. …
TV Credits! The comedians who appear in Season 1 of The Jim Gaffigan Show on TV Land
Jim Gaffigan turns 49 today, but he has given the comedy scene a big fat birthday present, too, by casting so many comedians in the …
Paul Feig’s keynote address to the 7th annual Women in Comedy Festival
“My name is Paul Feig. I directed Bridesmaids, The Heat, the upcoming Spy. And it’s an honor to welcome you all. I have such a …