The 2011 New York Comedy Festival returns November 9 - 13 to offer up big laughs to the Big Apple with comedy's biggest stars performing on New York's grandest stages, including Carnegie Hall, The Beacon Theatre, Town Hall, and BAM.
This year's line-up includes Louis C.K., Kathy Griffin, Bill Maher,...
Posted November 2, 2010 | 08:48:53 (EST)
1. There is neither a drink minimum or drink maximum.
2. Because you just don't understand this MTV generation's obsession with live shows.
3. You can heckle without getting thrown out by security.
4. You can watch it in your underwear and not get arrested for it.
5. It was...
Posted September 17, 2010 | 14:28:57 (EST)
12. Rosie O'Donnell is inside one of those Times Square Elmo suits. Now you feel like the idiot.
11. You know that snarky subway conductor? It's Adam Carolla.
10. Gabriel Iglesias was made in a Build-A-Bear Workshop.
9. Nick Swardson could spend all day playing Gay Robot...
Posted August 11, 2010 | 13:39:28 (EST)
12. Gabriel Iglesias is fluffier than popcorn and at least ninety percent funnier.
11. Kevin Hart is such a dreamboat, don't you think? Wait, were you saying something?
10. B'cause Adam Carolla seems like the kinda feller you could have a beer with.
9. You hope Rosie O'Donnell flings sooo...
Posted September 16, 2009 | 10:59:56 (EST)
9. Glenn Beck hates everything Maher stands for. That should be enough.
8. Finally you can be the "funny one," re-Tweeting Maher's wry observations with the speed and dexterity of a twenty-year-old.
7. Maher is even more convincing live than on television. Bring your innocuously racist uncle for a re-education.
...Posted August 31, 2009 | 19:09:17 (EST)
9. Laughter is the best medicine. How do you think we eradicated swine flu?
8. With so much daily absurdity, it takes quite a sense of humor to survive in this town.
7. There's a reason why all comedies are set in New York, while nearly every drama takes place...
Posted August 17, 2009 | 18:58:27 (EST)
Everyone knows that New York is the comedy capital, but certainly there are other funny cities, too. Here's our Top Nine funniest cities besides New York (if only in name!):
9. Intercourse, Pennsylvania
8. Crappo, Maryland
7. Blue Ball, Pennsylvania
6. Bumpass, Virginia
5. Poop Creek,...
Posted August 12, 2009 | 11:44:11 (EST)
9. Patton Oswalt is even more endearing live than as a computer-animated, chef hat-wearing, talking rat.
8. You've always heard that Tracy Morgan is a lunatic on stage, but you've never experienced it for yourself.
7. "Wait, isn't Bill Burr the white guy from the Chappelle Show? And isn't...
Posted August 10, 2011 | 15:58:40 (EST)