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]

At 86, the Canadian-born Mort Sahl shows no signs of stopping his satirical look upon and obsession with American politics. Sahl put on three late-night shows last week at New York City's Cafe Carlyle, opening his stand-up performances with an updated plea: "God bless Barack Obama, long may h... [Read More]

In what’s becoming an annual tradition, Comedy Central will once-again host an evening of stand-up comedy in the park. Last year it was Indecision in the Park, this year it will be Comedy Central’s Stars Under The Stars, and it looks to be a night truly full of comedy all-stars. The show will ... [Read More]

OK people, there is an epidemic happening all around the world, and we call it texting. It really is like some plague-embracing disease (without all the flesh-eating, of course). When people are playing on their phones, they do tend to resemble zombi... [Read More]

If you've been following the discussion regarding stand-up comedians, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theaters in New York City, and the issue of whether a comedy community can be communal and eschew capitalism whilst also trying to make money to pay bi... [Read More]

"New York City is the Mecca of standup comedy and we, as comedians, are proud to share that tradition with you, the clubs providing comedians with a venue to perform. However, while the clubs are thriving we feel that we are not being adequately comp... [Read More]

Living comedy legend Chris Elliott and his talented daughters Abby (from SNL) and Bridey Elliott (from Twitter) will be appearing together onstage next month for the first time ever. The live late night show "Running Late with Scott Rogowsky" will host "An Evening with the Elliotts" at the PIT in NY... [Read More]

We’ve been following The Beards of Comedy all around the country and one day we can only hope to go on a road trip with these guys. In the first edition of Beards Across America, the guys dove into the SF dining scene, finding weird meat altern... [Read More]

For Darryl Lenox, hindsight was 20/20. An incident in his young adult life left Lenox almost permanently and completely blind, and the comedian discusses it as well as his path to regaining sight in his new stand-up special, Blind Ambition, which deb... [Read More]

American hero Louis C.K. will be headlining two benefits for Hurricane Sandy next week, Gothamist reports. The shows will both take place on the night of November 17th at Staten Island's St. George Theater. 250 tickets for good seats will be auctioned to the highest bidder, while another 500 will ... [Read More]