Luis J. Gomez defeats Ryan O’Neill at Ellismania 15, wrapping up 3 months of podcast spectacle and fun
Photo: Luis J. Gomez/Instagram If you’ve been following the drama the last few months, you will know that it all came to a head Saturday night in Las Vegas at Ellismania 15. For those that haven’t paid too much attention to the Luis J. Gomez / Ryan O’Neil MMA fight, let’s get you caught up… […]
The Roast of Rich Vos is now available, go ahead and pick it up
Last year, we all piled into the Comedy Cellar at The Village Underground in NYC to witness what was easily the funniest evening of stand-up comedy witnessed, well probably ever, the Roast of Rich Vos. And we’re not using hyperbole, the Roast of Rich Vos was talked about for weeks afterward. The crowd, full of […]
Skankfest 2018’s lineup is here, tickets on sale May 5th at 12 noon
The 3rd annual Skankfest lineup has arrived. The weekend comedy festival which is the brainchild/spinoff of the wildly popular Legion of Skanks podcast has been beefed up this year, outgrowing its original home at The Creek And The Cave. The festival provides a terrific experience for fans of comedians and podcasts, allowing them the chance […]
Comedians, submissions are now open for Skankfest 2018
Last week we confirmed that the Legion of Skanks’ comedy festival Skankfest was indeed returning in 2018 with a bigger ambition and larger venue to host a weekend of shows. The festival is guaranteed to be a comedy party of a good time as the likes of Doug Stanhope, Jim Gaffigan, Artie Lange, and Bert […]
Legion of Skanks’ third annual Skankfest is upgraded and returns to NYC this July
For the last 2 years, the wildly popular Legion of Skanks podcast (Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J. Gomez, Dave Smith) held the Skankfest, comedy festival at the Creek And The Cave in Long Island City. The festival was loaded with some of the best in stand-up comedy boasted the likes of Jim Gaffigan, Artie Lange, […]
Podcasting is coming into its own and the comedians that helped build it are poised to reap the rewards
Image/Patrick Breitenbach Podcasting is a major channel for comedians, many of the medium’s biggest stars are comedians. It makes sense, because who better to hang out with other talented people and dissect life, crack jokes, come up with a wildly different POV, or just talk for hours on end than a comedian? When podcasting was […]
Our NY Comic Con Superhero Fantasy Draft is live on the FNTSY Sports Network
During NY Comic Con, we brought together some of our comedian friends to host the second annual Superhero Fantasy Draft. Each comedian picked a team and pulled together a fantasy draft-style game of selecting superheroes to populate their teams. The folks at FNTSY Sports Network were also on hand and filmed the entire event which […]
Luis J. Gomez makes his argument that he’s now the most important “Louie” in comedy
On a recent episode of the YKWD Podcast, host Robert Kelly hung with the show’s “regulars” – Dan Soder, Joe List, and Luis J. Gomez. One of the topics the crew discussed was the recent allegations against Louis C.K., a comedian that Kelly has been friends with for years and one Joe List served as […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #126: Superhero Fantasy Draft 2017 live from NY Comic Con
We’re back at NY Comic Con and live for the 2017 edition of the Superhero Fantasy Draft! Comedians Monroe Martin (Last Comic Standing), Jared Freid (JTrain Podcast, Adrift), Anthony DeVito (People Talking Sports, Comedy Central Half Hour) and Luis J. Gomez (Legion of Skanks, Real Ass Podcast) joined us in room 1A21 of the Javits […]
Enjoy photos from the Superhero Fantasy Draft 2017 live at NY Comic Con
We returned to NY Comic Con this year for another Superhero Fantasy Draft. Comedians Monroe Martin (Last Comic Standing), Jared Freid (JTrain Podcast, Adrift), Anthony DeVito (People Talking Sports, Comedy Central Half Hour) and Luis J. Gomez (Legion of Skanks, Real Ass Podcast) all gathered with us in room 1A21 of the Javits Center to […]