1. COMEDY MATTERS ROUNDUP WITH RICHARD LEWIS, AMY POEHLER, CITY WINERY, HAMPTONS COMEDY FEST AND LOTS MORE!!!
    WITH MY PAL RICHARD LEWIS-CIRCA 2008 RICHARD LEWIS IS BELOVED My history with Richard Lewis goes back to the early 90’s if not the 80’s, but my first real memory of us together was in 1995 at the NY premiere of the film Drunks in which he was the star. Richard had a reputation of never…
  2. COMEDY MATTERS IS BACK!!!
    With Marc Maron, Nick Kroll, Jeff Ross, Chris Distefano, Jiaoying Summers, Pauly Shore, NY Comedy Fest, and so much more!!! Due to public demand Comedy Matters is back on the scene!!! It’s been very gratifying to see how many people and clubs have asked me to cover what they’re doing, s…
  3. The King of Staten Island Rocks
    PETE DAVIDSON/SCOTT CARLIN WITH HIS BOYS MOISES ARIAS, RICKY VELEZ AND LOU WILSON ON STATEN ISLAND People who know me know I don’t do “review” reviews. I write about my experience seeing a show, or a film or any type of creative performance. I write about how it made me feel, and what the char…
  4. “Dice” Clay Brings His Magic To The Stand, NYC
    Every once in a while something very special happens to me. Last night was one of those times. I’ve known Andrew “Dice” Clay since 1998. There are very few modern day legends in comedy, but he’s definitely one of them. TAKING AWAY A HEADACHE FROM DICE IN THE PARKING LOT OF …
  5. Comedy Matters Is Back Bigger Than Ever
    COMEDY MATTERS IS BACK Due to popular request I am bringing back my Comedy Matters blog/vlog. It’s an inside look at The Comedy World letting you hang with the comedy peeps you love, and meeting them on a personal basis. In this first one I will be doing a short review of some cool things that…
  6. Lisa Lampanelli Takes Divorce To Higher Levels!
    The Friars Club held a major event last night to rename the famed monastery in honor of comedy icon Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lewis laughing at one of the many jokes that were told during the ribbon cutting ceremony naming the Friars Club monastery building after himself! Fifty-fifth street in Manhattan …
  7. Hail (Sid) Caesar! There’ll Never Be Another!
    When I heard the sad news that Sid Caesar passed away this week at 91 years old, I was very moved.  He’s one of the last of his generation of comedians from what has been referred to as The Golden Age of Television.  I think I first got to meet him when I wrote for his Friars Roast in 1983. …
  8. My Day with VIP Talent Connect
    When I was just starting out as a comedy writer, I didn’t know one person in the entertainment business.  I had to go out and meet each and every person I ever met on my own.  If I had known of a company that could arrange for me to meet people in the entertainment business I would have jump…
  9. My Synchronicitous Meeting With Larry David
    People often tell me I know everyone in comedy. If you watch this little video, you’ll hear Nick Kroll and Paul Provenza telling me exactly that, and until a few days ago my answer was always, ” Yeh, but I don’t know Larry David.” For whatever reason, in all my years in th…
  10. Epix Presents: The Improv-Fifty Years Behind The Brick Wall
    In 1963 a man named Budd Friedman changed the world.  And I’m not being over-dramatic.  He literally changed the world, and especially the world of entertainment, by opening what became the world’s first ever comedy club, The Improv. Jeffrey Gurian with Budd Friedman in Montreal at th…
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