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 […]
Zac Amico is your 2016 RoastMasters NYC Champion
This past Tuesday night droves of comedians and comedy fans came out to The Stand NYC to see who would take home the first ever RoastMasters NYC Championship belt. After an incredibly publicized 16 comedian, single elimination tournament spanning 6 weeks, one comic was left standing: Zac Amico. The Secaucus, New Jersey native outwitted the […]
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 […]
Christian Finnegan, Sean Patton, and Paul Virzi deploy some “Goodwill Hunting” when it comes to bombing on stage
We previously reported that one of New York’s favorite comedy clubs, The Stand would spend this summer closed as it works on opening a newer, bigger location in the city. But they left us with a parting gift, a short web video reflecting the pain of bombing on stage but set to the backdrop of […]
NYC comedy club The Stand is temporarily closing its doors, relocating to larger venue
One of the best comedy clubs in NYC is closing its doors, but only for a brief period of time (and for a good reason). The Stand announced that its closing its doors to its Gramercy location. But this is a happy story, because they’re doing it so they can open a new location in […]
Sam Jay to tape her first comedy album in NYC on September 21st
Sam Jay is on a tear right now, the comedian just returned from Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival where she was selected as one of the fest’s coveted New Faces this past year. She also taped a Half-Hour for Comedy Central set to air in the next few weeks. To add onto all the great […]
Tonight! The Laugh Button Live! and Comedy Central Records at New York Comedy Fest
Listen up live comedy fans. We have a terrific stand-up show lined up as part of the New York Comedy Festival that is going to kick ass. We’ve teamed up with Comedy Central Records and New York’s newest comedy club, The Stand to showcase the best new and up-and-coming talent Comedy Central Records has to offer. So […]