On May 31, over 85 Muppets convened at the New Amsterdam Theater to put on a proof-of-concept show for Disney Theater Productions, performing existing material under the direction of Alex Timbers (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Pee-Wee Herman Show). Initial audience reaction wasn't terrific, as two unnamed elderly critics declared it “wasn’t half-bad—it was all bad!” before chortling to themselves. [Read More]

Vince August has been a well-established comedian for years, working as a warm-up comic for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and as a regular performer at Carolines on Broadway, one of the most respected comedy venues in the country. During the same t... [Read More]

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Catskills attracted the crowds and the comedians alike. Several decades later, it's a much different story. CBS Sunday Morning profiled the upstate New York conclave, and how "Borscht Belt" comedy has survived the changes ... [Read More]

We’ve all lied on our resumes or job applications. But lying to Lorne Michaels during your Saturday Night Live interview takes some serious balls. But that’s what Ana Gasteyer did before she landed her spot on the iconic show in 1996. In a new interv... [Read More]

Lorne Michaels has several TV productions in addition to his mainstay, his bread and butter, his original creation, Saturday Night Live. 30 Rock. Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Up All Night. Portlandia. What's left? The Web. Broadway Video, Michaels' ... [Read More]

Jeff Dunham's latest special, Minding the Monsters, debuted on Comedy Central on Sunday night, and became available for purchase as a DVD on Tuesday. You may have known that already. Dunham's fans almost certainly did. You also may have known that Du... [Read More]

The annual New York Comedy Festival, aka headliners headliners headliners all week across Manhattan, has announced the lineup of headliners for its 2012 edition, happening Nov. 7-11, 2012. Many more shows will be added between now and November, with ... [Read More]

Just in time for the election this fall, Lewis Black is bringing his latest one-man show, Running on Empty, to Broadway. It'll run at the Richard Rodgers Theater from October 9th to the 14th. His last show, Black on Broadway, was also broadcast as a special on HBO, so there's a good chance that this... [Read More]

Having worked with the likes of Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell, Bill Chott is making a fine name for himself in the world of comedy. From his role as Mr. Hershel Haritate on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place to his awar... [Read More]

After 11 months of performances on Broadway, “The Book of Mormon” reached a milestone last week in its extraordinary box office success fueled by premium ticket pricing: The musical beat the long-running blockbusters “Wicked” and “The Lion King” to become the top-grossing show in a single week for the first time, even though “Mormon” had hundreds of fewer seats to sell to each performance than those two other commercial hits. [Read More]