Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour continues the fourth year of its run at UCB Theatre East Village on Monday, July 11, at 8 PM. Host Nat Towsen (VICE, Nickelodeon) combines the disappearing, eclectic lower Manhattan culture in which he grew up (around the corner from the theatre, in fact) with interviews, informative presentations, and the best of the NYC alt-comedy scene. The show features native luminaries as well as a few welcome New York transplants.
Seeso, the ad-free comedy streaming channel, today announced it has greenlit the sixth season of “FUNNY AS HELL,” the premium Just For Laughs series. The six-episode season will start production at this year's Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, Canada July 26-27. With five seasons of “FUNNY AS HELL” already available, Seeso is the exclusive streaming network for this one-of-a-kind series that makes its return to this summer's festival.
Emmy and WGA Award winning and Grammy-nominated comedian Wyatt Cenac brings his NYC stand-up comedy staple to Seeso today with “NIGHT TRAIN WITH WYATT CENAC,” a freewheeling mix of stand up, music and other surprises, where anything can happen and anything is welcome.
TNT and Channel 4 have cast Janeane Garofalo as a recurring guest role in the new series FOREIGN BODIES, a comedic drama about a group of young adults venturing across China, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
For its upcoming June performances, New York's funniest show CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY will welcome to its cast stars of stage and screen Ralph Macchio (My Cousin Vinny, The Karate Kid), The View's Sherri Shepherd, Janeane Garofalo (Wet Hot American Summer), Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar, TV's Ugly Betty), Peter Scolari (HBO's Girls), Rachel Dratch (truTV's Late Night Snack, SNL), Broadway's Jackie Hoffman (On The Town, Once Upon a Mattress), comedy legend Alan Zweibel, Scott Adsit (30 Rock) and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel.
The Just For Laughs Festival, presented by Videotron in association with Loto-Quebec, continues to roll out the biggest names in comedy as they add even more star power to the 80-plus shows already announced for Montreal this summer.
Star of Broadway's WICKED and HBO's GIRLS, Peter Scolari, will soon take part in the June performances of Celebrity Biography. In anticipation, the actor stopped by NEW YORK LIVE! - check out his appearance below!
From the mind of stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan comes the hysterically funny new series “The Jim Gaffigan Show” Season One, debuting on DVD May 10, 2016. Inspired by Gaffigan's real life, “The Jim Gaffigan Show” explores one man's struggle to find balance between fatherhood, stand up comedy and an insatiable appetite.
Seeso, the newly launched ad-free comedy streaming channel, has greenlit DEBATE WARS, a comedy debate show moderated by Michael Ian Black where two teams of comedians and improvisers enter the 'Debatium' to settle, once and for all, the greatest arguments of all time
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ 'The Union of The State' is one of the most-unique, untold tales in the history of show business. It's the story of eleven teenagers who met in college and formed one of the most prolific and impactful comedy troupes of all-time, The State. The 600-page book is now available. Visit www.CoreyStulce.com for an updated list of purchase locations.
Get excited for KAABOO Del Mar's second year music announcement! The 'mix-perience' of a lifetime, presented in partnership with Mercedes-Benz USA, is returning to the world-famous Del Mar Racetrack & Fairgrounds in Del Mar (San Diego), CA for our second outing, September 16-18, 2016.
From the mind of stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan comes the hysterically funny new series “The Jim Gaffigan Show” Season One, debuting on DVD May 10, 2016. Inspired by Gaffigan's real life, “The Jim Gaffigan Show” explores one man's struggle to find balance between fatherhood, stand up comedy and an insatiable appetite.
For its upcoming June performances, New York's funniest show CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY will welcome to its cast stars of stage and screen Ralph Macchio (My Cousin Vinny, The Karate Kid), The View's Sherri Shepherd, Janeane Garofalo (Wet Hot American Summer), Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar, TV's Ugly Betty), Peter Scolari (HBO's Girls), Rachel Dratch (truTV's Late Night Snack, SNL), Broadway's Jackie Hoffman (On The Town, Once Upon a Mattress), comedy legend Alan Zweibel, Scott Adsit (30 Rock) and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ 'The Union of The State' by author Corey Stulce is the untold, uncensored story of the most influential and prolific comedy troupe of the last twenty-five years and a unique tale in the history of show business. It will be released in print, Kindle, and eBook formats on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.
A spokesperson for HBO has confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the cable network will bring back the Emmy-winning series THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW, following news of the death of the show's star Garry Shandling.
Vancouver, BC - NorthWest Comedy Fest and Just For Laughs are proud to celebrate the success of their inaugural comedy festival, JFL NorthWest, which took place February 18-27. Over 22,000 fans attended the 10-day festival, which featured more than 60 performances at 16 venues across Vancouver. In addition, audiences world-wide were able to catch a glimpse of the festival and some of their favourite comedians via Periscope.
JFL NorthWest is pleased to present Tim Meadows at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club on Thursday, February 18 at 8pm; Friday, February 19 at 7pm and 9:30pm; and Saturday, February 20 at 7pm and 9:30pm. Tickets for all five performances are available now at www.jflnorthwest.com
Yaaaas Kweens! The ball has dropped and the broads of NYC are kicking off 2016 in a big way! Comedy Central has renewed the critically-acclaimed scripted series BROAD CITY for a fourth and a fifth season
JFL NorthWest is pleased to add Vir Das, India's biggest name in comedy, to its star-studded lineup. The inaugural festival takes place from Thursday, February 18 to Saturday, February 27, 2016 at multiple venues across the Lower Mainland. Vir Das is scheduled to perform in Surrey at the Bell Performing Arts Centre on Friday, February 26 at 7:00pm.
Janeane has had many memorable and critically acclaimed roles in films such as The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Wet Hot American Summer, Ratatouille, Reality Bites, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion and Mystery Men. Janeane also co-authored the best seller Feel This Book, with Ben Stiller.
