Stand-up Comedy

Richard Pryor Crucifies Himself, Again and Again

JACK OF ALL TRADES

Yuk it up with Fred Armisen

COMIC BONDING

Riff along with Todd Barry

The Stand Up

Mike Birbiglia Tells Me What He's Learned About Standup Comedy

Sleepwalk With Me is the loosely autobiographical film adaptation of Mike Birbiglia's award-winning show about his travails as a struggling comic, boyfriend, and sleepwalker. I just talked to Mike for some insight:

Space//Space Heads Into the Ether

Banana Bag & Bodice return with furry suits and a rocket

Kid Koala

WHAT'S COOKIN'?

The cast of Bob's Burgers 
kicks off its second season

Bad Fever

Aimee Mann

GREEN DAY

Tom Green addresses your Internet habits

Bye Bye Braverman

'George Carlin Street': It Could Happen!

​Legendary comic George Carlin, recently and beautifully memorialized by Louis C.K., started out his life in Morningside Heights. He lived on 121st Street between Amsterdam and Broadway for pretty much the entirety of his childhood, starting in the '40s, and now his fans are pushing for the ci ... More >>

GWAR ATTACKS

Comedy from outer space

Me You Us Them

FUNNY OR DIE

Will your favorites comics win?

Comics Get Seriously Dramatic This Season

​Hey, Broadway lovers, brace yourselves for the serious thesping gifts of: Robin Williams in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Ben Stiller in The House of Blue Leaves Chris Rock in The Motherf**ker With The Hat

LENNY BRUCE LIVES

Steve Cuiffo takes it back to Carnegie Hall

UNCUT & UNCENSORED

Good thing the FCC doesn’t regulate sketch comedy

ON THE JOB

Three great comics have Xmas covered

Lenny Bruce Isn't Served By "Lenny," Nat Hentoff Says

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. June 10, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 23 The hunting of Lenny Bruce By Nat Hentoff During the first half of the play, "Lenny," I was thinking primarily of how well Lenny's material stands up. Even when someone else is doing it -- five years aft ... More >>

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

GO GREEN

Tom Green is as genius as ever

HOT MAMA

Here's to you, Mrs. Stifler

SAY WHAT?

Marc Maron's WTF Podcast live at Comix

CRACKED UP

See why everyone loves Elephant Larry

FREAKS AND GEEKS

Emerging comedians awarded for their ability to make us laugh

Q&A: Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation), Trying Not to Be a Douche

​ Aziz Ansari is on his morning commute through the Hollywood Hills to his real serious day job -- NBC's Parks and Recreation, with Amy Poehler -- and is willing to be a trooper and get through this interview despite L.A. traffic and bad cell phone reception. You see, the in-demand comedian h ... More >>

Sketch Comedy Group Elephant Larry Love Maid in Manhattan, the Shake Shack, and Don Draper

We recently published our Best of NYC issue, the Voice's annual opportunity to give out awards like Best World Music Venue and Best Alt-Museum. In turn, we asked a few of our favorite New Yorkers to name their favorite local things. They are: Chris Principe, Stefan Lawrence, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff S ... More >>

IT'S AZIZ TIME

Everyone say, 'Raaaaaaaandy!'

Clip Job: Head-Shrinking the Lenny Bruce Conviction!

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesNovember 26, 1964, Vol. X, No. 6The Bruce Conviction: A View from the CouchBy John TarburtonAn interesting article in the New York Times of November 5 recounts the conviction of Lenny Bruce on the previous day for giving "obscene performances" ... More >>

LAUGH LINES

Yuck it up with Murray Hill

Andrea Peyser Spreads War on Late-Night to Conan O'Brien; Jimmy Kimmel Seeks Non-Aggression Pact

The rightblogger War on Letterman, lovingly detailed here earlier, has opened a second front -- against Conan O'Brien. And they're bringing in the big guns -- that is, the New York Post's first-string scold, Andrea Peyser. "JOHNNY CARSON is rolling over in his grave," she begins. "Even the late L ... More >>

Obama, McCain Tell Lame Jokes at Al Smith Dinner

SLEEPLESS IN NYC

Mike Birbiglia shares his struggles with sleepwalking

SIT-DOWN COMEDY?

Katsura Kaishi shows you rakugo

Rest In Peace, George Carlin, and Thanks for Disturbing It

'Delta Farce'

'This Filthy World'

'Who Killed the Electric Car?'

The CMT Music Awards: A Running Diary

Resurrecting the Martyr of Comedy

'The Comedians of Comedy'

Como se Dice Comedy Channel en Español?

Sightlines

At Wit's End

Rich Men, Pour Men

Yankee Stadium Beer Vendors’ Cups Runneth Over—So Tip ’Em Already

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The hardest-working comic on Long Island! Glen Anthony!

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