Kevin Smith Talks Live Podcasting: “It’s Punk Rock Without Four Chords”
Ask Kevin Smith how he’s doing and you’re liable to get a detailed, ten-minute answer involving everything from the tour bus industry to his family in Florida. Anecdotes bookend each topic and serve as...
View ArticleLil Dicky Made You Laugh; Now He Wants to Make You Listen
Imagine you're holding an instruction manual called "How to be a Famous Rapper." Now open to page one. What does it say? There's probably some stuff about making beats, money, diamonds — the usual...
View ArticleTom Segura Recounts a Florida Drug Deal Gone Weird
If jokes about a dude rubbing his balls on hotel curtains or receiving oral sex from Siamese twins make you twitch with discomfort, click away now; Tom Segura is not for you. If, however, either of...
View ArticleReview: Tom Segura Delivers Porn Jokes, Dirty Insights at FTL Improv
Tom Segura may not be a household name just yet, but he’s far and away one of the funniest men in stand-up comedy today. The star of his own special on Netlfix, Completely Normal, and one-half of the...
View ArticleIn 2015, Amy Schumer is All of Us
Amy Poehler better watch out; there’s a new Amy out for her laughs, and she’s doing it with a little bit of feminism and a whole lot of vulgarity. While Amy Schemer is no newcomer to the comedy scene,...
View ArticleThese Are the Five Best NSFW Storytellers in Comedy
Depending on your level of cynicism, stand-up comics are either incredibly brave entertainers or narcissists in desperate need of attention and a hug. Regardless, every successful stand-up comedian has...
View ArticleJim Jefferies Is Really, Really Good at Pissing People Off
His weapons are alcohol (which empowers his rants like a boozy version of a spinach-inhaling Popeye), swear words (with one in particular that's not generally accepted in polite American conversation),...
View ArticleThe Naked Magic Show: Sleeves Up, Pants Down at the Broward Center
Growing up in Brisbane, Australia, Mike Tyler never imagined he’d be performing in front of sold-out crowds across North America. Naked. After packing venues throughout Australia, Hong Kong, and New...
View ArticleHannibal Buress on Bombing at the West Palm Beach Improv: "That Show Is...
Hannibal Buress both does and doesn’t care what you think about his comedy. The Chicago native meticulously combs through his material in hopes that audiences find his quirky brand of honest,...
View ArticleDave Chappelle Is the Comedic Voice Trump's America Deserves
In 2006, during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Dave Chappelle told his onetime sketch-comedy target: "I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt like I was deliberately...
View ArticleTracy Morgan, After Surviving Tragedy, Simply "Wants to Eat at Versace"
Before any questions are asked, Tracy Morgan is already off and running. “We love Miami, me and my wife. My wife wants to go to Versace and eat dinner one night. I want you to print that. My wife,...
View ArticleI Mom So Hard Brings Honest Mommy Humor to Hollywood
The internet has been a boon to modern moms in many ways. It has provided stay-at-home moms with contact and communication with the outside world. It has practically created the work-at-home mom. And...
View ArticleAfter Apu, Hari Kondabolu Is Settling Uneasily Into Fame
Comedian Hari Kondabolu — who has seen his profile rise thanks to his Netflix special and the documentary The Problem With Apu — will perform October 6 at the Broward Center.
View ArticleComedian Ryan Hamilton Works Clean, but You Might Not Even Notice
Comedian Ryan Hamilton doesn't mind his clean comic reputation. He thinks it probably has helped his comedy career. And besides, he knows there are worse things he could be called.
View ArticleComedian Ben Bailey: "I Want Fans to Forget I’m the Cash Cab Guy"
Ben Bailey sees himself as a comedian first and the host of Cash Cab second. Many of his fans, on the other hand, are bigger fans of his Cash Cab work — if they’re even aware of his 25-year stand-up...
View ArticleSpill the Beans Comedy Gives Audiences a Room With a View
Spill the Beans Comedy is filling the void left in 2017 with the closing of Fort Lauderdale Improv.
View ArticleJB Smoove Brings His Smart Lollygagging Comedy Tour to Lauderhill
JB Smoove took time away from his Lollygagging Comedy Tour to speak with the New Times ahead of his gig at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center on Friday, October 11.
View ArticleIn Latest Comedy Show, Jim Gaffigan Tackles the Stigma of Being a Tourist
Jim Gaffigan is a rarity in contemporary standup comedy: a clean, family-friendly comic who's able to sell out venues both stateside and internationally without working blue. He’s also one of the only...
View ArticleComedian Josh Johnson Is “Your Favorite Sad Funny Man”
The standup comic is set to open for The Daily Show host Trevor Noah at Hard Rock Live Saturday, January 18.
View ArticleShrill? Yes. Filthy? Yep. And Still, Gilbert Gottfried Makes You Laugh
Comedians and rock stars share a common bond when it comes to touring. Their lives are essentially blurs that move from one check-in counter to the next. For legendary actor and stand-up comedian...
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