Comedy in the Time of Corona
Comedians need an audience. For some, it’s like an AA meeting. Without it, they relapse into despair.
Comedy
Humble Bloom Winter Solstice 2019: When Comedy and “Tokes” Align
After a couple of puff, puff, passes, the stage and audience were ready for some laughs.
A CANNAVERSATION WITH EN VOLÁ featuring Simon Espinosa, Part 2
Cannabis creates new ways of thinking and new ways to understand society.
Farewell to Harmontown: The End of “Rick and Morty”Co-Creator’s Provocative Podcast
People loved how this weird and funny writer spoke his mind and did not care what anybody felt about it, and did it all through a relatively new and exciting platform.
A CANNAVERSATION WITH EN VOLÁ Featuring Simon Espinosa
"The cannabis community will always support the legitimate claim of justice and freedom"
VIEWS FROM BEHIND THE PODIUM
For over a year now, I have worked as a hostess at an upscale, trendy sushi restaurant in Manhattan. I spend most of my time behind the podium, putting a much-needed wall between me and the guests. Although the podium succeeds at preventing guests from snatching my iPad every time I say, “Your table is...
Just Get the Dumb Tattoo
As I write this article, my fourth tattoo heals on my upper arm. It’s a rose behind a chain which is broken on one end. It is deeply meaningful–the chain represents my roots as a chainmaker, and the rose is to honor the elderly chainsmith that allowed me to be her apprentice; she...
All Jokes Aside: How Side Ponytail Became Brooklyn’s Hottest Indie Comedy Show
This show belonged to the outcasts.
Mourning the Death of a Sex Friend
He made you feel special by bringing out the French press—one of his classic moves.
Aziz Ansari’s Right Now is Cautious of Extreme Wokeness
In today’s cultural climate, analyzing contentious humor can pose a challenge.
Happy Death Day to Her: Russian Doll
Nadia cynical exterior is not just a New York characteristic, but a coping mechanism much like her caustic wit—a way of keeping people at a distance.
New Erotica for Feminists Flips Well-Worn Phantasms of Pornography and Erotic Literature
By Emma VosCaitlin Kunkel, Brooke Preston, Fiona Taylor and Carrie Wittmer’s new collection of...
Springfield Confidential: Inside The Simpsons at NYCC 2018 with Producer Mike Reiss
Our retrospective of New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2018 continues with a glimpse behind the...
When Hollywood Says "Yes," the Podcast How Did This Get Made? Says "Hell No!"
Last week, hosts Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas came to Brooklyn with...
The Pregnancy Paradox: Soleil Nathwani on Comedian Ali Wong's Revolutionary Standup
Poster art for Ali Wong's Netflix special HARD KNOCK WIFE (C) Netflix All other factors...
Male Comics Stand Up for Women
This year is the 4th annual Dudes Against Violence Against Women Because DUH
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