Last night the Friars Club’s 5th annual Comedy Film Festival officially began. The night kicked off at NYU’s Cantor Film Center where of He’s Way More Famous Than You was showcased. The cute comedy stars Hailey Feiffer on her quest to make a hit movie in order to restore her once promising film care...
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When you think of Bonnaroo, you think of Brooklyn, don't you?
Sure, New York City's borough of choice seems even chosen more now, but it's a long way from the actual summer festival of comedy and music held on 700 acres of rural Tennessee. That's not...
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Promising “The Funniest Week of New Jersey’s Life,” The Jersey City Comedy Festival is a week-long event during April 1st to 6th that will celebrate the art of comedy. Taking place in 20 different Jersey City venues, the festival will feature over 100 comedians including Todd Barry...
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The Toronto edition of Just For Laughs is in permanent “on again” mode. The festival has announced dates for the second go-round of JFL42, happening Sept. 19-28, 2013. This time, the festival encompasses two full weekends (last year’s inaugur...
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Lucky comedy fans in Austin will get to peep Maron a full week before its official debut on IFC. As part of the second annual Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival, Marc Maron will be on hand to screen a full episode of the show based on his life a...
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Mike E. Winfield enjoyed a productive and fruitful comedy festival over the weekend, earning $10,000 as winner of the 2013 Gilda’s LaughFest Stand-Up Competition in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Winfield beat out nine other finalists after an eight-performance...
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File under April Fool's Day real news: The Friars Club Comedy Film Festival is springing forward to springtime for its fifth annual celebration of comedy on film, opening in 2013 with Michael Urie's film, He's Way More Famous Than You.
In Urie's firs...
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In a co-production that signaled both the closing weekend of the I Heart Jokes Festival and the opening weekend of the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, Eugene Mirman performed at Toronto’s Randolph Theatre Saturday night, his first show in the city since ...
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This weekend saw the start of the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. For those of you not lucky enough to take a vacation in mid March, Huffington Post Live and Huffington Post Comedy have got you covered.
This video below features an intro to the event...
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(Editor’s Note: This press release was submitted by Jersey City Comedy Festival founder Craig Mahoney)
This spring, prepare for comedy to be re-born in Jersey City. Taking place April 1st to 6th, the festival will play host to over 20 different...
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