By Brendan McLaughlin | September 28, 2010 at 3:33 pm | No comments
Have you always wondered what your favorite comics would have to say about how you lay it down in the bedroom? Do you want to know more about what tricks they have up their sleeves, and whether they used humor to get their partners in the zone? You’re in luck; it’s Sex Week...
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By Jeffrey Gurian | May 10, 2010 at 10:13 am | 2 comments
Comic Strip Documentary Blows Up
We were excited enough when Chris Rock agreed to exec. produce the documentary film for the 35th anniversary of The Comic Strip. Now Abby Russell and Brent Sterling-Nemetz of Letterbox Pictures, who are actually shooting the film have really...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | February 18, 2010 at 9:54 am | No comments
One of the advantages of being up at 7 a.m. every morning, due to having a one year old?
You're always one of the first people to find out when your favorite comedians turn up on Sesame Street. This morning the mighty World Champion Judah Friedlander graced my television set as...
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By Jeffrey Gurian | January 7, 2010 at 5:53 pm | No comments
Comic Strip Xmas Party
The truth is I liked my last column so much it was hard for me to start to write this one. That’s a dangerous thing for a writer to fall in love with his own stuff! Anyway, thanks to all of you who sent your condolences on my Mom.
For the second year...
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By Jeffrey Gurian | November 13, 2009 at 10:21 am | No comments
TRIBUTE TO MARJORIE GURIAN
This column will be kind of a double column due to the sudden passing of my beloved Mom, Marjorie Gurian, right at the time my last column was due. It just kind of rocked me, and brought home the concept that all we have is today.
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By Jeffrey Gurian | September 7, 2009 at 10:25 am | No comments
CHRIS ROCK STEPS UP
In 1986, Chris Rock was discovered at the Comic Strip by owner Richie Tienken and Eddie Murphy. The story goes that Chris was setting up chairs and cleaning up in exchange for stage time, in a deal he made with Lucien Hold, the legendary manager of the club....
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By Dylan P. Gadino | June 25, 2009 at 12:40 pm | 2 comments
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It's no secret that Twitter really has been taken over by the country's best comedians. So this new Twitter development doesn't come as much of a surprise. I recently got my hands on...
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