Initial slate of headliners unveiled for 2011 New York Comedy Festival
by A lot of big names in comedy familiar to past editions of the New York Comedy Festival will be returning to headline the 2011 edition …
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Watch comedians audition in NYC to be among “Comics to Watch”
Comedy Central is producing a “Comics to Watch” showcase for the second consecutive year this November as part of the New York Comedy Festival. Comedy …
Video 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 …
B.J. Novak and Friends, at Town Hall
It might be easy to forget that B.J. Novak is a stand-up comedian, because he’s still in his 20s and pretty much everyone knows him …
Late night with Dick Gregory and Paul Mooney
You don’t often see a comedy club audience wait outside in the brisk November air for more than an hour after midnight, for a show …
From jail to Carnegie Hall, It’s Pimpin’, Pimpin’: A long day’s night in NYC for Katt Williams
So, that happened. What a weird, wild 30 hours for Katt Williams in New York City last week. It began on Wednesday afternoon, when NBC’s …
Who is New York’s Funniest Stand-Up?
If you were to ask me at the start of the 2008 New York’s Funniest Stand-Up contest, who I thought would win, well, someone did, …
NY Post Q&As for 2008 New York Comedy Festival
Friend and fellow funny reporter winner Mandy Stadtmiller interviewed Sarah Silverman, Tracy Morgan, Joel McHale and Louis CK in advance of this week’s New York …
NY Daily News spotlights comedy/politics in advance of New York Comedy Festival
One of my newspaper alma maters, the New York Daily News, devoted much of its Sunday features section to comedy, thanks in part to this …
Results, second semi: 2008 New York’s Funniest Stand-Up
There was a tie! We don’t know what that means, other than the fact that six more stand-up comedians made it into the finals of …