Comedy Central launches “Up Next” talent search with 26 comedy clubs to find 2013 “Comics To Watch”
by A decade ago, I recall sending in a VHS tape to Comedy Central HQ for what they called “Laugh Riots.” Oh, VHS. Oh, my own …
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Sign this petition to end the “check spot” or “check drop” at comedy clubs
The following is a petition founded by stand-up comedian Judah Friedlander, whom you have seen on TV (30 Rock), in movies, and live in a …
Been there, done that: Ted Alexandro on the UCB, and the 2002 stand-up petition to NYC clubs
“New York City is the Mecca of standup comedy and we, as comedians, are proud to share that tradition with you, the clubs providing comedians …
The economics of the UCB, indie rooms and stand-up comedy: Adding it all up
When the Upright Citizens Brigade’s East Village theater celebrated its grand opening in November 2011, major print and broadcast media outlets showed up to interview …
Is your comedy club “certified” by Comedy Central? Cable channel launches co-branding initiative
Restaurants receive grades from the health department and media alike. Hotels partner up with AAA. And now Comedy Central is looking to put its unofficial …
Mark Anderson, owner of Tempe, D.C. Improvs, dead at 60
Mark Wilson Anderson, who owned the Tempe and D.C. Improv comedy clubs and was forced to shut down the venerable Tempe club on June 1 …