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GOOD TO KNOW: Sextape Comedy

Premise: Three best friends (two guys one gal) living in New York City. They all have a deep love for comedy, but each in totally separate ways. One has a [...]

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Five Favs

Welcome to my Five Favs. This is my personal list of things I’m currently digging hard on. Like, so hard it’s bleeding. I’m sure you all know the feeling. You [...]

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INSIDE A COMIC’S PROCESS: Where and when do you like to write?

Every comedian has his or her own process for writing. You try out different places, times of day, mediums or state of mind (as Hemingway said, “Write drunk, edit sober.”) [...]

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Thug Life: An Interview With Moshe Kasher

Hmmm…what words immediately come to mind when describing this talented comedian/writer/actor? Engaging, astute, tawdry, vulnerable, charming, pornographic, hairy and funny are just some descriptions that come to mind. Moshe Kasher [...]

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Marc Maron on ‘The Tonight Show’

Marc Maron was a guest on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” last night. They’ve never met before! Weird right? Anyway, they talk food and a missing Boomer check it [...]

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Baron Vaughn Brings The Non Stop Laughs

Baron Vaughn is one funny dude with the coolest name in stand up. His style is super high energy, fun and just plain silly. Perfect for SO! He’s been on [...]

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Need A Woman Who Can Do It All? Holler At Stacey Hallal!

I knew Stacey Hallal was an awesome lady. We’d met several times while she was still living in Chicago. I always loved how driven she was, not to mention friendly [...]

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‘Steve & Brandon Think They Sold A Show’

“Steve & Brandon Think They Sold a Show” is a web series from JC Coccoli and Michael Busch. It stars Brandon Johnson, Steve Agee, Coccoli and Busch. With a cast [...]

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The Biggest LOL’s From The LOLiest Aparna Nancherla

It’s hard for me to even try and write an introduction to comedian Aparna Nancherla. She set the bar so high with this interview I feel like I should just get [...]

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Comics Aren’t Jerks: They’re Socially Awkward (Unless They’re An Actual Jerk)

The stand up scene can be an intimidating, lonely and cold scene. Comics sitting alone in a dark bar, staring down at their notes, sipping cheap shitty beer and maybe, [...]

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Must Follow Person Of The Week: Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer is a knockout. Not only is she just absolutely adorable, but she will blindside you with her humor–appropriate or not. She has previously been featured in our Top 8 [...]

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Lauren Lapkus Is One Crazy, Talented Woman

I met Lauren Lapkus several years ago in Chicago when she was improvising at one of the various theaters around town. Back then, she was known as a quirky and [...]

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The Charm, Supportiveness & Hilarity That Is Cameron Esposito

Even though I had already been doing comedy for years, I had always been terrified of stand up. It’s intimidating on so many levels, so a couple of years ago, [...]

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This Is What You Need To Know About Comedy In March

Yes, you’re probably more worried about the new Pope, well, actually, more so about the new season of “Game of Thrones“. Maybe, March Madness has come over you and your [...]