Comedy Central announces first-ever Colossal Clusterfest, June 2-4, 2017 in San Francisco
by Almost as if I’d just produced my annual list of comedy festivals and asked the folks at Superfly for details about their planned summer shindig …
Tag: Jerry Seinfeld
Netflix nabs Seinfeld for new stand-up special plus new seasons of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Netflix has new stand-up specials already this month from Jen Kirkman, Jim Gaffigan, Neal Brennan, Cristela Alonzo and Bill Burr, with specials forthcoming in 2017 …
“Next time you should come” Chris Rock on an impromptu all-star lineup at the Comedy Cellar
A couple of weeks ago, a friend told me he’d seen Aziz Ansari drop in at a random comedy show in New York City, and …
Episode #132: Colin Quinn
Colin Quinn is the godfather of contemporary New York city comedy in more ways than one. After his first TV break as the sidekick on …
Jerry Seinfeld extends Beacon Theatre “Homestand” through 2017
Not that this is a bad thing. But you couldn’t have been surprised, when Billy Joel sells out monthly concerts at Madison Square Garden, that …
Your guide to the 2016 New York Comedy Festival
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 …
Review: Sebastian Maniscalco, “Why Would You Do That?” on Showtime
For a time, Sebastian Maniscalco went by just his first name. Not his best look, really. Sebastian doesn’t make you think stand-up comedy. Magician, maybe. …
Jerry Seinfeld and Margaret Cho to de-stress Stress Factory audience, ride in Cars Getting Coffee
Jerry Seinfeld booked two new comedy dates with Margaret Cho today. One for all of us with Internet access, and one just for the crowd …
Steve Martin reflects on stand-up comedy now versus the 1970s, and great opening lines
Steve Martin remains a great showman after all these years, and whether you want to nitpick about whether he has or hasn’t performed stand-up in …
Jerry Seinfeld on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
It took four months for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to book a stand-up comedian performing stand-up comedy, and who knows how much longer …