The first ever RoastMasters NYC Tournament is set
For the past year, many of New York City’s brightest comedians have tested their might and faced off against each other for The RoastMasters NYC series held at The Stand in Gramercy. Often vicious yet utterly hilarious, The RoastMasters NYC pits 2 comedians face-to-face on stage where they hurl well written and cutting insults towards […]
“Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle” will be back for season two
Comedy Central is gearing up for another epic battle. They are teaming up again with the Roastmaster General Jeff Ross for another round of Roast Battle, it was announced today by the network’s president, Kent Alterman. Featuring the world’s most venomous comedians in one-on-one standoffs, the bracket-style insult-comedy tournament first debuted on Comedy Central this […]
Pete Lee got a standing ovation for his “The Tonight Show” stand-up set
Former Wisconsonite Pete Lee appeared on The Tonight Show, to do some stand-up / beg the audience to save him from his new life in New York City. Lee, with his charming self-effacement, lyric mid-American accent, and slightly too-large suit, completely wins the crowd over. He grins his way through stories about his recent break-up, […]
Recapping The Annual Brody Stevens Festival, “Brodyfest 2024”
Anyone who ever got to be lucky enough to witness the late, great Brody Stevens onstage knows just how special a moment it was. Whether the room was nearly empty or completely full, watching Stevens take the stage was nothing short of magical. There’s a reason why he did so well in the last spot of the […]
The 20 Best Comedy Albums And Specials of 2021
A good stand-up special serves as a time capsule of sorts for the comedian. We’re not really referring to it being topical (that isn’t always the best approach). But rather, it is a representation of where that comedian was at that moment in life. Going into 2021, we were prepared to hear a lot of […]
Pete Lee is the nice, really funny Midwestern comic that we all need
The nice guy finally finishes first. Pete Lee is the epitome of what it means to be from the Midwest. When Lee, a native of Wisconsin, is onstage, everyone is invited to the party. Even that kid that never got any attention in school. He’s there, and he’s laughing just as hard as everyone else. […]
Pete Lee stopped by “The Tonight Show” to talk about how his happy attitude was tested by a breakup
Pete Lee is a generally nice and happy guy. He states his Midwest upbringing has a lot to do with it. But when he went through a breakup a year ago it really tested that nice and pleasant behavior. If you want more of Pete Lee, he was a guest on The Laugh Button podcast, […]
Nikki Glaser is a killer in the new film, “Anything Boys Can Do” created by Bonnie McFarlane
Nikki Glaser stars in a new film and it’s a killer role. Glaser is a woman who is trying to figure out the men in her life. Then, one day after one too many “no’s” things just snap click for her and she decides to take lives matters into her own hands. The short film, […]
Pete Lee drops by “The Tonight Show” to talk about his Midwestern niceness
If you’re keeping count, Pete Lee is legit one of the nicest guys currently working in comedy. Another nice guy in comedy is Jimmy Fallon, so it’s not much of a leap that he’d drop by The Tonight Show and just be a few swell guys telling stand-up jokes. Lee, who compared himself to a […]