While DIY music venues are pretty much done for on the waterfront, a new independent comedy club– run by comics, for comics– has popped up…
NY Comedy Festival Adds Hannibal Buress, Nick Kroll, Bridget Everett and More
The New York Comedy Festival wasn’t exactly hurting for more star power, what with heavy hitters like Bill Maher, Sarah Silverman and Nathan Fielder already…
Comedian Damien Lemon Will ‘Get into the Deep Issues, But This Isn’t a TED Talk’
You’ve probably seen Damien Lemon on MTV 2’s Guy Code, or as the cabbie in one of those Spiderman movies or on Comedy Central’s The…
9 Comics Give Michael Che Their Two Cents On His New Daily Show Gig
On Monday night, Broken Comedy celebrated co-founder Michael Che’s 31st birthday with a full-on blowout. Inside an extremely packed backroom at Matchless in Greenpoint, Che hosted the night alongside…
Here’s Sarah Silverman On Kanye West, Rape Jokes, Her HBO Pilot, and the Word ‘Retarded’
Sarah Silverman (Todd Barry’s onetime housemate in the East Village) was at the 92nd Street Y last night, so we sucked it up and headed…
This Actor-Comedian Doesn’t Want to Desecrate His Local With ‘a Particular Type of Woman’
The bartender at Brooklyn Star doesn’t know Seaton Smith. Perhaps he will someday soon, but not because Seaton’s been a regular for the past several…
Want to Hear a Sacagawea Joke? This Comic Wants to Tell You One
I first met Natalie Shure on an organized trip to Auschwitz. Sites of historical atrocity are unusual stomping grounds for a standup comedian, but Shure…
Sigh, Amy Poehler Made Fun of Our Name (And a Whole Lot More From DCM)
Sigh, Amy Poehler made fun of us.