truTV announces 15 finalists for 2018 Comedy Breakout Initiative
Here are the 15 finalists announced last week for truTV’s Comedy Breakout Initiative,...
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Tag: Max Silvestri
Tight 15s: Netflix orders bunch of new, shorter stand-up specials
Netflix made waves two years ago by ramping up production of stand-up specials to almost one per...
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Episode #53: Max Silvestri
Max Silvestri is a comedian, writer and actor living in Los Angeles. But for seven years,...
Read MoreNew York mag on New York comedians
The current print issue of New York magazine asked a bunch of insidery insiders in the show bidness to name their favorite funny people who have yet to make it big but coulda woulda shoulda someday, particularly if magazines...
Read MoreJim Beam employs NYC comedians for ad spoof contest
If you turn on your TV these days, and you probably do this, unless you never turn the darned thing off, then you may have noticed more and more New York City comedians getting involved in big-time mainstream commercial...
Read MoreVideo highlights: Time Out New York’s comedy fest showcase
Did you miss last week’s Time Out New York approved comedy showcase at the UCB that was part of the New York Comedy Festival? Would you like to see some highlights from the sets of Anthony Jeselnik, Max Silvestri, Reggie...
Read MoreComedians weigh in on the 2008 election
Many comedians are using their offstage time to sound off on the 2008 presidential election, now less than two weeks away. The Huffington Post, in particular, appears to be a platform for several comedians… Larry David...
Read MoreDetails magazine gets manly tips from Gabe & Max
We all know that Gabriel Delahaye and Max Silvestri are manly men who already have taught us how to harness the power of the Internet. So of course, Details magazine, always looking to teach the men a thing or two about...
Read More20 words you can’t say on a podcast for cell phones
Max Silvestri, who takes part in Best Night Ever podcasts for the Best Week Ever site, got his hands on the super duper (as in, not super, so just duper?) list of 20 words that cell phone networks consider "Level 0"...
Read MoreBig benefit comedy show tonight in NYC
Almost missed this entirely somehow…but tonight, as in an hour from now, doors open at 7 p.m. at the Knitting Factory in NYC, there’s a comedy benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society featuring Todd Barry,...
Read MoreInternet videos about Internet already hack? Nostalgia humor trap ahead.
Oh, Super Deluxe. I love how you pay comedians for content. But sometimes, you keep their videos locked away for months and I forget to look for them. Other times, you end up with the most awkwardly appropriate video...
Read MoreHighlights: Night of Too Many Stars
Max Silvestri liveblogged the awkwardly amusing Night of Too Many Stars benefit last night on Comedy Central so I wouldn’t have to. The highlight of the night, though, had to be Chris Rock and Steven Wright trading off...
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