By Jessica Agi | June 16, 2008 at 1:54 am | 2 comments
At 27, Dan Levy is one of the country's fastest-rising stand-up comedians. With two movies about to pop and a daily one-minute talk show on College Humor, summer '08 is looking damn sunny for the bespectacled lad from Connecticut.
Dan Levy, the host of the College Humor Live...
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By Jessica Agi | June 3, 2008 at 3:16 pm | No comments
Today, one of New York’s top comedy clubs, The Comic Strip Live, is boldly going where few other clubs have dared to go: the Guinness Book of World Records.
Starting tonight, June 3rd, at 8:30 until Thursday, June 5th at 10:30, the Comic Strip will attempt to break the...
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By Jessica Agi | April 15, 2008 at 3:47 am | No comments
Check out some exclusive images from the “blue carpet.”
Moments before heading inside the press tent, two black SUVs, one with Adam Sandler and the other with Chris Rock, drove down the street behind The Beacon Theatreâ€â€where Comedy...
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By Jessica Agi | March 12, 2008 at 9:15 am | No comments
The first round of Rooftop Comedy’s National College Comedy Competition is almost complete.
There’s only a handful of schools left in the web site’s nationwide search to find the funniest college comedians in the fields of both sketch and stand-up.
For more...
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By Jessica Agi | February 15, 2008 at 9:44 am | No comments
Comedian Damon Wayans will pair up with YouTube on Feb. 16 to debut “WayOutTV,†Wayans’ channel on the web site that will serve as a platform for new writers, directors, actors, producers and musicians. The channel will showcase...
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By Jessica Agi | July 9, 2007 at 9:26 am | No comments
He may have only five solid years of pro stand-up experience behind him, but Ty Barnett -- season four's Last Comic Standing runner-up -- has already made many lasting impressions.
By Jessica Agi
Although he's been a full-time comic for just five years, Chicago-native Ty...
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By Jessica Agi | June 4, 2007 at 8:29 am | No comments
There's a smile behind each all-encompassing jab New York City comic Geno Bisconte dishes out. It makes us a little worried, actually. But is there cause for concern? "
By Jessica Agi
Geno Bisconte may not be a household name in the world of comedy, but he has a lot to say,...
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By Jessica Agi | March 26, 2007 at 8:27 pm | No comments
Watch videos of Tammy at RooftopComedy
Stand-up comic Tammy Pescatelli spills the beans on her stage secrets, her experiences on Last Comic Standing and why -- despite what you may think -- laziness does not a good comic make
By Jessica Agi
Having grown up in a small Italian...
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By Jessica Agi | January 8, 2007 at 6:37 pm | One comment
Punchline Magazine presents the year’s greatest stand-up underdog story: After his Last Comic Standing victory, the wise-beyond-his years comedian releases his first live concert film, is booked into next summer and preps for a lifetime in the laugh...
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