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Louis C.K., Amy Poehler, Wyatt Cenac, & More Get Nominations for 2016 Grammys
December 7, 2015
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It’s interesting to note that all the nominated comedy albums were album versions of comedy specials.

Out of the 83 categories that The Grammys span, two categories always have comedy offerings: Best Spoken Word Album and Best Comedy Album.

This year, the comedy nominees are:

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)
Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks-Dick Cavett (Macmillan Audio)
Yes Please-Amy Poehler & Various Artists (Harper Audio)

BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Back To The Drawing Board-Lisa Lampanelli (Comedy Dynamics)
Brooklyn-Wyatt Cenac (Other Music Recording)
Happy. And A Lot.-Jay Mohr (Lolflix Inc.)
Just Being Honest-Craig Ferguson (Lionsgate Records)
Live At Madison Square Garden-Louis C.K. (Comedy Dynamics)

As mentioned above, each of the comedy album nominees are albums derived from a comedy special that was released or aired over the last year or so. That hasn’t always been the case, but there are a lot of lower profile albums that were so great that didn’t have the benefit of having a televised special to accompany it like Mary Mack’s Pig Woman. That’s not to say someone like C.K. isn’t deserving of a nomination, but we just wish there was a wider seeming scope in the field of nominees.

Hopefully, that’ll change in the coming years even if they have to add another category or two.

While Awaiting News About Another Season of “The Chris Gethard Show”, Chris Gethard Is Going on Tour
September 1, 2015
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Gethard’s going from coast to coast, though he’s probably not doing as much as hitchhiking as he has done in the past. 

The doozy of a first season of The Chris Gethard Show on Fusion has come to a close and rather than sit on his laurels and wait for a phone call, Chris Gethard is hitting the road. (By the way, you can watch the entire season on the show’s YouTube channel right here.)

If you’re wanting to see more of Chris Gethard soon and with certainty, you can catch Chris live all around North America over the next few months at these times and places below:

-9/19 Saturday – Eugene Mirman Fest @ Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY
-9/21 Monday – Career Suicide (Solo Show) with Laura Stevenson @ Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY
-9/30 Wednesday 7PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Comedy Bar in Toronto, ON
-9/30 Wednesday 11PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Rivoli in Toronto, ON
-10/1 Thursday 9PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Rivoli in Toronto, ON
-10/1 Thursday 11PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Comedy Bar in Toronto, ON
-10/2 Friday 7PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Rivoli  in Toronto, ON
-10/3 Saturday 9PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Garrison in Toronto, ON
-10/3 Saturday MIDNIGHT – The Alternative Show with Andy Kindler at JFL 42 @ Royal Theater in Toronto, ON
-10/9 Friday – Trill Comedy Festival in Houston, TX
-10/15 Thursday  – FSU-Club Down Under in Tallahassee, FL
-10/18 Sunday – Treasure Island Festival in San Francisco, CA
-10/22 Thursday 8PM – Sagher and Gethard @ UCB Chelsea in NYC, NY
-10-30-11/1 Halloween Weekend – The Fest in Gainesville, FL
-1/22/16-1/23/16 Friday and Saturday – Arlington Drafthouse w/guest Jo Firestone in Arlington, VA

Details and tickets can be found here.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live“ to Return to Brooklyn for a Week of Shows When Colbert and Fallon Aren’t Taping
August 9, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

With The Late Show with Stephen Colbert nearly capping off the beginning of this new era of late night, there is going to be, once again, jockeying for position.

On the week of Oct. 19th, Jimmy Kimmel will do another week of Jimmy Kimmel Live in Brooklyn, which has been cleverly timed for a week where The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Tonight Starring Jimmy Fallon will have taken the week off. 

With such a move, you can only wonder if he’ll do remote segments around 30 Rock or The Ed Sullivan Theater. 

Either way, Kimmel should have a much easier trip this time around as a hurricane probably won’t have just happened.

Emily Heller Headed Out on Her “Please Consider This Tour” and Recording Her Debut Album
March 30, 2015
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Really, if you can pull catching Emily Heller’s tour and her taping, you should do so.

Emily is headed across this great land from Apr. 17th-Jun. 27th starting here in California, then going through Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Washington, Portland, San Francisco, Wisconsin, Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Virginia and Minnesota.

She’s going to record to her very first comedy album in the middle of the tour at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY on Jun. 3rd at 7:30PM and 9:30PM.

Don’t miss out on any of this and get your dates, times, and, most importantly, tickets here.

Aparna Nancherla Recoring a Comedy Album Jun. 2nd in Brooklyn’s Union Hall
March 19, 2015
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We’re not going to mince words here. Make sure you go to this if you’re in the Greater NYC area.

Aparna Nancherla is one of the funniest, most unique comedic voices right now that we’d hope you would know about. Her album taping on Jun. 2nd at Brooklyn’s Union Hall will undoubtedly be a great exhibition of how she straddles both wonder and being grounded in her comedy.

So, like we said three sentences ago, go to this.

Sara Schaefer Recording Debut Album at Brooklyn’s Union Hall Jan. 22nd
January 5, 2015
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The wonderful Sara Schaefer is recording her very first comedy album this month. Though she’s currently in LA, Schaefer is doing the album recording in Brooklyn‘s Union Hall. 

If you’re free and around NYC on the night of Jan. 22nd, you can catch her for two shows at 7PM and 9:15PM.

If not, make yourself free, be in NY, and then go to to the album recording.

“Meow The Jewels” Raised Enough Money; El-P Auditions Cats
October 22, 2014
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We had no doubts that the Internet would back a remix album of underground rap made from cat sounds and “Meow The Jewels”, that very kind of remix of Run The Jewels, indeed reached its Kickstarter goal.

So, with that part finished, El-P, half of Run The Jewels, had to go audition cats, obviously. Watch that and throughly enjoy here.

Wyatt Cenac’s “Brooklyn” Hour Special Now Streaming on Netflix
October 21, 2014
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Netflix has just released their latest in their string of big time comedy specials. The efficiently titled Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn is now streaming at Netflix and should be added to your list, which probably includes Simpsons World, of what you’re watching/why you canceled most of your plans today.

Watch Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn here.

Wyatt Cenac Going on “Live in Brooklyn” Tour and Releasing New Special on Netflix This Oct.
September 8, 2014
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Wyatt Cenac is having quite the day today just like he will be having on Oct. 21st. That’s the day when his Live in Brooklyn tour starts and his brand new stand-up special, Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn, is released on Netflix.

The tour will take Cenac from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. and several places in between. The special is the latest in a line of stand-up specials that Netflix is has rolled/rolling out over the next few months including ones from Eddie Pepitone, Matt Braunger, Bill Burr, Chelsea Peretti, and Bill Cosby.

Also, Wyatt’s in the brand new Open Mike Eagle music video that just dropped.

Dave Hill Recording His First Comedy Album Next Month for AST Records
August 16, 2014
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The prolifically funny Dave Hill has somehow not blessed us all by recording a live comedy album for all of us that need a piece from Dave preserved forever in time.

Luckily, that’s changing next month, Sept. 3rd, at Union Hall when Dave records his very first comedy album off the consistently awesome label AST Records. The show itself is already sold out, but it would be most certainly worth trying to stand by for tickets.

The 2nd Brooklyn Comedy Festival Is Less Than Two Weeks Away
August 9, 2014
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On the week of Aug. 18th through Aug. 24th, The Brooklyn Comedy Festival comes around again for its second time.

Between Bar Matchless, Union Hall, Spike Hill, Knitting Factory, Littlefield’s, and so many other venues throughout Brooklyn, NY, there will be six days of comedy featuring Dan Soder, Sasheer Zamata, Michael Che, Nikki Glasser, Dave Hill, Joe Pera, Myq Kaplan, Nick Vatterott, Murderfist, Kevin Avery, Hari Kondabolu, Mike Lawrence, Sheng Wang, The Lucas Bros., Kevin Barnett, and way, way, more. 

Definitely get your tickets if you’re in and around Brooklyn that week.

The 7th Annual Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival Announces Its Line-up
August 7, 2014
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H Jon Benjamin, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dave Hill, Michelle Wolf, Bill Nye, Michael Che, Elna Baker, Nick Thune, Jon Glaser, Bridget Everett, Jessi Klein, Wyatt Cenac, Robyn Hitchcock, Derrick Brown “plus many more and even more guests to be announced and super surprise guests” will be gathering around the The Bell House and Union Hall in Brooklyn, NYC from Sept. 18th-22nd for The 7th Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival. 

As with every year, we suggest that you don’t miss out on this festival and everyone who is on it. Buy your tickets now.

Jen Kirkman Going to Sweden to Dublin to Winnipeg, Vegas, and More
July 22, 2014
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For the rest of the year, the hilarious Jen Kirkman will be going on tour worldwide making stops in Lund, Dublin, Winnipeg, Palm Beach, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Tacoma, Minneapolis, Dallas, Buffalo, Boston, Halifax, Cleveland, Dallas, and Brooklyn.

If you’re anywhere in those parts of the planet, which it seems there will be plenty on this tour, please do go watch her live. Tickets for most of the shows are on sale now.

The Brooklyn Cyclones Went For The Fences Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Seinfeld
July 6, 2014
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The Brooklyn Cyclones Went For The Fences Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Seinfeld

Between temporarily changing the name of the stadium to Vandelay Industries Park, having the Soup Nazi in attendance, and doing a Elaine Benes style dance contest, the minor league baseball team known as The Brooklyn Cyclones probably had the best celebration of Seinfeld’s 25th Anniversary this weekend.

Eddie Pepitone Taping His First Comedy Special at The Bell House in June
April 30, 2014
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Eddie Pepitone Taping His First Comedy Special at The Bell House in June

The absolutely hysterical Eddie Pepitone will be taping his very first comedy special in June in Brooklyn. Specifically, he’ll be doing two shows, Jun. 3rd and 4th, at The Bell House.

WIth a documentary on him and how damn funny he is, The Bitter Buddha, already made, Pepitone is long overdue for his own special and you should absolutely not miss this if you’re anywhere near NYC at the beginning of June.

Vulture Is Having a Festival a One Hell of a Comedy Night
April 14, 2014
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Vulture Is Having a Festival a One Hell of a Comedy Night

The first ever Vulture Festival is coming this May in NYC and they’ve programmed quite the line-up for their evening of comedy at The Bell House including Billy Eichner, Mike Birbiglia, Chelsea Peretti, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, and Jessica Williams. 

We hope that Billy Eichner does Billy On The Street-esque bits throughout the evening, wandering throughout the audience.

Brooklyn Comedy Festival Taking Submissions Through Apr. 30th
April 4, 2014
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Brooklyn Comedy Festival Taking Submissions Through Apr. 30th

This Summer, you could be in a comedy festival in Brooklyn, appropriately called The Brooklyn Comedy Festival, as it’s taking submissions for performers. 

You have up until 9PM PST Apr. 30th to submit, so if you live in NYC or plan on being there around then, you should get in on this.

Watch Eugene Mirman Do Stand Up and Show Off His Paintings on Late Night
March 20, 2014
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Seth Meyers has kept up a nice routine of featuring stand up on Late Night since he’s taken over. As of right now, Hannibal Buress, Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Che, and Eugene Mirman have performed on The Tonight Show.

Watch Eugene tell jokes and that show his Brooklyn themed paintings off.

You Can Now Watch ‘Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film’ on Hulu
August 25, 2013
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You Can Now Watch ‘Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film’ on Hulu

A couple of years ago, Liam McEneaney made concert film/doc about his great comedy show in Brooklyn Tell Your Friends! and for awhile you could only see a trailer or maybe get the DVD of it (which includes a soundtrack if you’re interested), but now you can watch it for free on Hulu. 

It has Reggie Watts, Christian Finnegan, Kurt & Kristen, Leo Allen along with interviews with Jim Gaffigan, Marc Maron, Janeane Garofolo, and more.

Whether you’re waiting for FYF or can’t go, it’s a pretty nice way to spend 80 min. this Sunday.

Check Out the Brooklyn Comedy Festival That’s Already Underway
August 21, 2013
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Check Out the Brooklyn Comedy Festival That’s Already Underway

If you’re either a big comedy fan that’s living in or around NYC or you’re someone that needs a comedy festival fix right now and can’t wait until the end of September for The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, then The Brooklyn Comedy Festival is for you.

The Brooklyn Comedy Festival will have performances from some of the best from around the 5 boroughs including: Dan Soder, Seaton Smith, Mike O’Brien, Josh Rabinowitz, Kevin Barnett, The Lucas Brothers, Hari Kondabolu, Nick Turner, Aparna Nancherla, Myq Kaplan, Neal Statsny, Mike Lawrence, Murderfist and much more…

…also, it’s happening right now through Saturday.

Line-up/Tickets for 6th Annual Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival
August 18, 2013
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Line-up/Tickets for 6th Annual Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

We’ve been quite fortunate with the wave of comedy festivals coming on this side of country over the next several months, not to mention the plethora of comedy nightly here in LA. However, if you’re closer to the Atlantic than the Pacific, you might want to check out Eugene Mirman’s comedy festival now going on its 6th year.

At the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival will be Kristen Schaal, Jim Gaffigan, Ira Glass, Wyatt Cenac, Jon Benjamin, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Che, Kurt Braunohler, Leo Allen, Jena Friedman, Dan St. Germain, and many more doing shows with such fun titles as The Urbane Comedy Hour: Non-Stop Courtesy and Culture Through the Prism of Comedy.

The festival runs Sept. 26th-29th in Brooklyn and you can get your tickets at the link.

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