New York Comedy Festival

LOUIS CK recorded his latest stand-up special back during his sold out run of performances at the New York Comedy Festival in November. If you didn’t have the chance to catch his NYCF shows, now you can download the special for a cool $5 at his official website, LouisCK.net.

It would seem that a lot of you have done that as well! According to a recent Reddit conversation with Louis CK, the special has already been purchased by more than 110,000 fans! Check out this story over at Rolling Stone to see how DIY can be a good decision – especially when you’re the hottest comedian on the planet!

The New York Daily News covered New York Comedy Festival this week, giving a mention to Seth Myers and Brian Williams’ appearances at the Stand Up For Heroes benefit as well as props to Norm Macdonald on his hilarious performance at Town Hall!

Check out this all important question with Jim Gaffigan: “What would you be like in the military?”

Amongst the backstage chaos and the arrivals of celebrities and world leaders ranging from Bill Clinton to Bruce Springsteen, Jim Gaffigan to Diane Sawyer — Cindy Adams of Page Six was covering the “Stand Up For Heroes” benefit show which kicked off the New York Comedy Festival.

Check out her report here!

The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, gave an amazing performance at Stand Up For Heroes – as did Jon Stewart, Jim Gaffigan, Ricky Gervais and President Bill Clinton! To read more about the benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, click here!

The annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit show kicked off the New York Comedy Festival last night and Rolling Stone was on hand to cover the festivities. Check out their article praising the event, which included appearances by Jim Gaffigan, Ricky Gervais, Jon Stewart, Bruce Springsteen and President Bill Clinton (amongst others).

Tonight, The New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation hold the annual ‘Stand Up For Heroes’ gala at the Beacon Theatre. Check out this great article from the Wall Street Journal regarding the show and tune in to Nightline on ABC tonight to see coverage of the event!

The New York Post ran an awesome article featuring our very own Caroline Hirsch along with Kathy Griffin, Amy Schumer and Bonnie McFarlane discussing the women of comedy and the New York Comedy Festival. Check it out and don’t miss the festival!