Written by: Joseph Santiago

Key Lewis is a very talented Stand-up Comedian. He has performed, and headlined in various top venues as well as numerous appearances on television. Key Lewis is very eclectic with his comedy, and is able to connect with any audience. He has also served in the Navy, not only has he served our country, he continues to serve other Veterans by performing live stand up comedy by bringing them together in unison through laughter, and alleviating stress. He recently toured as part of a comedy team who are all veterans, The GI’S Of Comedy, the producer of the GI’S of comedy is Thom Tran. They traveled as far as Jordan, Egypt, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Italy, Japan, Korea. read more

Written by: Joseph Santiago

Stand Up Comedian Amy Schumer had a show November 07 2015 in Maine show. She  recently apologized for her shortened stand up comedy show.  Schumer blames her inexperience with bigger venues and stated it was a “Rookie Mistake”

Schumer has grown into a huge stand up sensation in recent years. She recently started in Hollywood Blockbuster Trainwreck. The stand up comedian performed two sets in Portland at the Cross Insurance Area. The audience become upset after she only performed on the stage for 35 minutes before the opening act. read more

Written By Gary Miller

The holiday season is approaching like a well meaning, stalking butler in a cheaply made Santa outfit. With two outstretched hands and a gift tightly held in between two white gloves the butler brings you yuletide joy. Yuletide joy can mean whatever you want it to mean. For us, yuletide joy means Bill Burr.

Bill Burr is one of the most sought after stand ups performing today. He’s also known for his tremendously popular weekly podcast, “Bill Burr’s Monday Morning Podcast“. Burr has a long list of credits to his name, he’s been in numerous television shows, movies, specials, and recordings. Bill Burr is everywhere and for good reason. read more

Written By Gary Miller

Dallas, Texas native Jerry Rocha has been doing comedy since he was a teenager. His hard work has paid dividends as his hour special The Gentleman Jerry Rocha premiered on Fuse TV October 18, 2015. Production for the special was assisted by Gabriel Iglesias, who featured Jerry on the third season of “Stand up Revolution”.

Jerry Rocha is currently based out of Los Angeles where he regularly performs at the Hollywood Improv and the Comedy and Magic Club. A productive comedian with numerous credits to his name, he was a semi-finalist on the seventh season of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” appeared in NUVO’s “Stand Up and Deliver,” was featured on SiTV, and the Latino Laugh Festival. Jerry has released a hot top-selling comedy album on iTunes called “Take That, Real Dad,” and even has his own half-hour documentary that appeared on the Travel Channel. read more

Written by: Joseph Santiago

Entertainment Editor, Best Comedy Tickets

Tracy Morgan just his return to stand up comedy with four month tour around America. The “Picking Up The Piece comedy tour will start February 2016 and there will be more dates coming as details unfold.

Morgan  made his return to the comedy stages performing at local comedy clubs in NYC. He seen making surprise sets The Comedy Cellar and The Stand NYC. He recently went back to his old stomping grounds and hosted Saturday Night Live.

The “Tracy Morgan: Picking Up the Pieces” tour is set to begin Feb. 5 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, it was announced earlier today.

Morgan was in a coma for more then two weeks following a June 2014 auto accident, when a 18–wheeler Walmart truck slammed into the comedians limousine carrying fellow comedians Ardie Fuqua, Harris Stanton. “Jimmy Mack” was killed in the car crash. read more

Written by James Lang

Stand Up Comedy Tips From the Best in the Business, Giving You the Tricks of the Trade So You Can Master the Journey!

Why are you here? No, it’s not a trick question. Improving your stand up game is important if you have dreams of making it big, so why are you reading this right now? Why are you pursuing stand up? If your answer isn’t: “I’m reading this because I love comedy, I love making people laugh and I would do it no matter how successful I am.”, then you’re on the right track. If you’re looking for a get-famous-quick career, then a career in comedy is most certainly not for you. read more

Written by Melissa Mandulis

Laughter is the Best Medicine – Benefits of Comedy Shows

Comedy is a very important part of human life has it has infinite benefits. However, the benefits of comedy itself are not much as most of its benefits come from laughs that come with it. Since the most important element of comedy is laughter, the benefits of regular laughter cannot be separated from comedy. Comedy tickets always sell like hot cake because of the numerous importance of laughter.

While a few people believe that you can develop yourself to be a comedian, most people believe comedy is inborn. Comedians are born like that. Both beliefs are right as we have both categories of comedians making waves right now. The only difference is that comedians with natural talents do not usually prepare for any event as they can create humor out of every situation while comedians without natural talents prepare and even rehearse several times before they go for events. read more

Written by: Joseph Santiago

Part of being a comic is knowing the right time and place for sharing your talents with the people around you. As Shakir Standley (from Last Comic Standing) found out, a packed train car with a captive audience may not be the best place to launch into a set.

As a current finalist on NBC’s hit show, Last Comic Standing, Shakir shared his hilarious experience with the audience. It worked, as he’s survived yet another round.

http://www.nbc.com/last-comic-standing/video/shakir-standley-the-invitationals-set/2887918 read more

By James Lang

What happens when a billionaire pop star makes it onto the stand-up stage of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon? Well, Madonna has solved that one for us with a pathetic attempt at stand-up. The saddest part? The Tonight Show represented the pinnacle of a stand-up comic’s career; a lifetime of pinching pennies and trying to survive until the next gig.

Watch the video below and you’ll see that the act was clearly staged. Was it that she was trying to blow it so badly that it was funny? Or did she simply not prepare and thought she could just “Madonna It”? read more

By James Lang April 1, 2015

Following Jon Stewart’s departure announcement on  February 10, 2015,  Comedy Central gave the official  word  on Monday (March 30, 2015) that  Trevor Noah  would be  taking over as host for The Daily Show. Jon  Stewart has  been credited with not only developing a  top-rated show  in a tough times a lot,  but creating the  category itself.  Sure, Saturday Night Live has done their  “Weekend  Update” for a number of years, but there hadn’t been a dedicated  satirical news show prior to Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show along with its sister program The Colbert Report. So, to say that Trevor Noah has some big shoes to fill would be an absolute understatement. read more