Get ready for the Comedy Binge, the first ever online comedy festival
For the first time ever, you can attend a live stand-up comedy show without leaving your couch, because the Comedy Binge has you covered. Comedy Binge is a one day event happening online, and a virtual ticket gives you access to a full day of streaming video that will showcase the best in undiscovered stand-up […]
21 Comedians in Commercials
When word broke earlier this week that Maria Bamford’s Christmas Champ was not going to be resurrected for Target ads this year, I have to admit… I was a little bummed. Not because I like advertisements, rather I dug Bamford’s completely off the wall weirdness and buffoonery toward the commercials. They were a welcome change […]
The Naked Cowboy Set To Have Monthly Stand-Up Show In NYC
In news that would make any working comedian from the past twenty years weep, The Naked Cowboy is set to get his own monthly show at Carolines Comedy Club on Broadway. “The World’s Most Celebrated Entertainer. An American Legend. A New York City icon,” as he describes himself, is going to be doing a monthly stand […]
The comedy community pays tribute to The Comedy Store pianist/archivist Jeff Scott
After a year that featured so many setbacks and hardships to the comedy community comes another sad blow. Jeff Scott, who served as the pianist and archivist for The Comedy Store since 1995, has passed away. Originally from Ohio, Scott had become a welcome presence behind the keys for audiences and comics alike over the […]
The legacy of Seeso from the comedian perspective
Earlier this week, news broke that the comedy streaming platform Seeso was shutting its doors. While it’s easy for us to play armchair quarterback about how this happened, we mustn’t overlook the impact the network had on younger, emerging comedians, with different voices. In addition to sporting a large catalog of many classic and necessary […]
Interview with Natasha Leggero At SXSW
A few weeks ago at SXSW, The Laugh Button and Comedy Central were co-sponsors for a Comedy Showcase at Esther’s Follies. With the help of our friends Last Gas Comedy and Irene McGee helped us put together some interviews with comedians on the bill and ask some tough questions. Those questions were quickly ignored, because […]