Here’s the New York Comedy Festival lineup for 2016
With excitement building for the upcoming 13th Annual New York Comedy Festival, we’ve been wondering who’s going to be a part of this year’s edition. While out on the prowl, we’ve started to put together an “unofficial” list of who we think is in the mix. Here’s who we are speculating that will be performing […]
Mike Birbiglia to tape “Thank God For Jokes” stand-up special for Netflix in November
Mike Birbiglia has toured on his one man show, Thank God For Jokes and even brought it Off-Broadway for quite some time now. Well, now he’s slated to tape said show for his next special. This will be the 7th special/hour for Birbigs. Which is a crazy concept to wrap one’s head around as the […]
The New York Comedy Festival begins with a tribute to Mitch Hedberg
Today is the day. November 1st has finally arrived and along with it the start of this year’s New York Comedy Festival. Slated to take over the city from every aspect and every angle, this year’s lineup includes some of the biggest comedians and shows this world has to offer. From Boast Battle (a spin […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #94: Kids In The Hall’s Kevin McDonald live from The SONOS Store
We’re live from The SONOS Store in New York as we welcome Kevin McDonald. A founding member of The Kids In The Hall sketch comedy troupe. The team responsible for one of the most influential sketch comedy shows of all time. It’s a total lovefest as McDonald tells our hosts Mark and Matt how it […]
Fred Armisen hosts a variety show at Town Hall as part of New York Comedy Festival
Fred Armisen performed Friday evening as part of New York Comedy Festival to an enthusiastic sold out crowd at Town Hall. Constructed as a variety show of sorts, the night included funny thoughts, an explanation of musical genres liked and disliked, rock & roll performances with a full band, a Q&A session, and much more. […]
Trevor Noah delights a sold out crowd at the Beacon Theatre at New York Comedy Festival
Trevor Noah immediately took hold of the capacity crowd at Beacon Theatre on Saturday night and the audience never wavered for the duration of his nearly two hour set. Noah displayed an exceptional ability to perform, running through a slew of characters, accents, and celebrity impersonations throughout the night. A highlight segment recounted how he […]
Eric Andre’s sold out Carolines performances at the New York Comedy Festival bring guest spots from Chris Rock, Hannibal Buress
Eric Andre’s NY Comedy Fest show was nothing short of an emotional roller coaster ride, complete with a healthy dose of nudity, yelling, or diarrhea jokes. The night kicked off with three opening acts, all mediocre at best. The rowdy audience became audibly peeved at the prospect of more special guests, only to collectively freak […]
Checking out My Damn Channel Live during the New York Comedy Festival (photos)
<p> </p> The New York Comedy Festival started this Wednesday and kicking off the week of amazing comedy events was <p> My Damn Channel LIVE </p> at the <p> Ace Hotel </p> . <p> Beth Hoyt </p> and friend <p> Trish Nelson </p> hosted the night of comedy and if you’ve ever seen them at […]
The Laugh Button Live! with Comedy Central Records (photos)
<p> </p> The 2012 New York Comedy Festival is in full swing and part of said swing involved us! We teamed up with <p> Comedy Central Records </p> to put together a badass stand-up comedy show as a kickoff to the festivities. With a blizzard outside many braved the elements and gathered into The Stand […]
Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Anthony Jeselnik, and more to headline The New York Comedy Festival
The New York Comedy Festival is returning to NYC for its 15th year and they have big plans for things this time around as they’re expanding their programming to a full week between November 5th and 11th. Just this morning festival organizers announced the initial (17 out of 200 performers) lineup for this year’s festival […]