Caroline Hirsch (right) co-founder of the New York Comedy Festival, with comedian Bill Maher, who is among the headliners at this year’s shows which starts Nov. 7 at the Apollo. ( Photo: Courtesy Caroline Hirsch) New York Comedy Festival Celebrates 20 Yr Anniversary Melissa Rivers says her mom told her never to be afraid to laugh at herself. If you don’t, mom warned, “You could be missing... City Arts 25 Oct 2024 | 06:46
The cast of Seinfeld (from left): Jason Alexander (George),Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry), Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (Elaine) and Michael Richards (Kramer) at the 1997 Emmy Awards. Photo: Alan Light, Wikimedia Commons Could ‘Seinfeld’ Still Make Us Laugh and Think–25 Yrs After Last Show on NBC? ‘Seinfeld,” which made us laugh and think during its dazzling nine-year run on NBC, went off the air 25 years ago this month.... News 11 May 2023 | 07:29
Mayor Eric Adams (third from right) attends Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Photo: Diane Bondareff/Mayoral Photography Office Wishing Prominent Noo Yawkers a Happy 2023! What do the upper crust of New York hope for in 2023? What are their dreams, secret fears and goals? You and I? We just hope... Voices 27 Dec 2022 | 10:32
Meeting the Morning After At the close of Pandemic Year II, December 31, 2021 was clearly an evening in need of champagne. Lots of champagne. Which... News 30 Dec 2021 | 03:19
Screenshot of Steve Somers and Jerry Seinfeld broadcast on YouTube Steve Somers, WFAN’s ‘Schmoozer,’ Signs off After 34 Years Steve Somers, who signed off from WFAN on Nov. 15, left a legacy unmatched in the annals of the radio ecosystem of New York.... Voices 15 Nov 2021 | 08:41
Manager and comedian Felicia Madison. Photo courtesy of West Side Comedy Club A ‘Comedy Kibbutz’ on the Upper West Side The West Side Comedy Club in New York City is a bright spot underground. Simply walk downstairs and start laughing. It’s... News 28 Sep 2021 | 02:41
The John Lennon “Imagine” memorial mosaic from Strawberry Fields in Central Park, New York. Photo: Dave Addey, via Flickr When John and Yoko Were Our Favorite New Yorkers Fifty years ago, an airplane carrying John Lennon and Yoko Ono touched down in New York City – and so much promptly changed.... Voices 23 Jul 2021 | 08:11
At the ribbon-cutting for Carolines on Broadway re-opening on May 31, 2021. From left to right: comedian Yamaneika Saunders; Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer; U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer; owner of Carolines on Broadway Caroline Hirsch; State Senator Brad Hoylman; and Senior VP and Chief of Staff of Times Square Alliance Regina Fojas. Photo: Diane Bondareff Laughing Again with Caroline New Yorkers are ready to laugh again, and there’s no better place to do that than in arguably the funniest landmark in the... News 21 Jun 2021 | 09:46
New Bike Lanes Debut in Village and Midtown; Riders Pleased but Many Ignore Rules of Road