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Who’s Moving? Who’s Breaking? Plus News From Seaton Smith, Derek Gaines, Tone Bell

Who’s Moving to Los Angeles? Who’s Breaking Out at Only 22? Plus News From New York Comedians Seaton Smith, Derek Gaines, Tone Bell and More

Guess Who’s Special Kevin Hart’s Producing Next?

Guess Who’s Special Kevin Hart’s Producing Next? Plus Street Jokes, Tony Hinchcliff in NY and More

Tracy Morgan, Artie Lange, Dolph Ziggler and More

Tracy Morgan Hangs Outside Carolines, Artie Lange Gets Emotional About Crashing, Plus Dolph Ziggler Judges Roast Battle and More

Skankfest, Rich Vos Roast, and Street Jokes

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Bill Burr, Ron Bennington, Plus News from Derek Gaines, Orny Adams and More

Mike Cannon is a permanent judge at all the Roast Battles at New York Comedy Club and he told me he’ll be taping his first hour special at NYCC on July 16th. It’ll be audio, but some bits will actually be animated for the internet. It’s being produced by 800 Pound Gorilla who also did Jeff Dye, Matt Ruby and which works with George Lopez and Jim Jefferies. He got to them after featuring for Pete Dominick and Pete encouraged him to do a special and turned him on to the producers. BTW, NYCC is undergoing renovations to make it even more comic-friendly. They’re building a new green room for the comics to hang out in before they go on, and also a cafe just for a cool hang so even comics not on the show have a place to chill. Should be awesome.