Chris Rock said he came up with the idea and started writing the screenplay for Top Five during idle time on the set of Grown Ups 2. If only all or even any of his other cast members could reach a similar epiphany! All comparisons to Annie Hall aside, Rock also has said Top Five is closer in spirit ... [Read More]

We're ever so much closer to crowning a new winner on America's Got Talent as this ninth season launched into semifinal action last night. NBC threw a big ol' BBQ party inside 30 Rock to celebrate, inviting the remaining contestants, judges and select media to dig in, hoe down and celebrate. So it w... [Read More]

For the first half of this summer, one of the most regular fixtures of The Comedy Cellar's stand-up showcases also was one of the most surprising: successful movie producer/director/writer Judd Apatow. Apatow was in New York City directing Amy Schumer's upcoming movie, Trainwreck, which just wrapped... [Read More]

Dan Naturman played it cool in his preview profile that set up his quarterfinals appearance live Tuesday night on America's Got Talent. This year's AGT voting also includes a partnership with Google, so if you Googled Dan Naturman America's Got Talent, you'd go right to a voting tab for him or the o... [Read More]

After what seemed like a month of repeats and repackaged highlights from the auditions for the 2014 season of America's Got Talent, we finally moved on to Judgment Week -- this time not in Las Vegas, but in New York, or New Jersey. Close enough for judge Howard Stern to make it, and that's what matt... [Read More]

Today SiriusXM announced a new addition to its recently revamped Raw Dog channel which now includes Ron & Fez. That new show is a show live from one of New York’s most renowned comedy clubs, The Comedy Cellar. Tomorrow, April 10th at 7pm ET The Comedy Cellar Show will launch on Raw Dog Sir... [Read More]

Fans of Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn well know that his Comedy Central show attempted to duplicate the electric, entertaining and sometimes enraging conversations that happen at the comedians' table in the back corner of The Olive Tree Cafe, above New York City's celebrated comedy club, The Com... [Read More]

Dan Naturman made his fourth appearance on Late Show with David Letterman on Friday night's show, and crushed it. Killed. You'll learn in under five minutes why Naturman hasn't gotten married yet, how it's too easy to have children, how he finally upgraded his cell phone package, what he knows about... [Read More]

Dan Naturman performed on Friday's Late Show with David Letterman. Hear what Naturman has to say about marriage, foreign languages, prescription drugs and alumni giving. Important stuff! Roll the clip! [Read More]

Comedy Matters doesn’t only talk about comics. It talks about the people who make the comedy world what it is, a wonderful place to be! Chris Mazzilli, owner of Gotham Comedy Club, is a special kind of guy and a very charitable man. I don’t thi... [Read More]