The bio on Eugene Mirman's website poses the question "Who or what is Eugene Mirman?" and answers, "In 1978, at the age of four, Eugene Mirman emigrated from Russia to seek a better life in America. It fucking worked." Of course, you've probably been familiar with Mirman at least as far back as the summer of '06 when he killed at Gothamist's Laughable Hype show. For any other entertainer, that magical night would have been......

HEADS UP: Last year we had Daniel Kitson join our Laughable Hype comedy show, and we've been eagerly awaiting his return to the states since then. Good news...he's back! We strongly urge you to buy tickets right now so you can catch the special performance on Monday at Mo Pitkins. These will go fast Sold out! But this just in...Kitson will also be performing at Union Hall this Sunday at 9pm (first come first served).......

MUSIC: There's no better way to end the week by heading over to the Seaport Music Festival on a Friday evening. Sit on the pier with a glass of wine and watch some bands as the sun goes down. The water and ships provide the perfect summer backdrop. Tonight Fujiya & Miyagi will get you moving with some dance beats and Black Moth Super Rainbow will stick to the synth-rock. Friday // 7pm // South......

Even before they were a part of our first ever Laughable Hype comedy show, we were fans of Human Giant (then known just by their common names: Aziz Ansari, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel). The group got their own show on MTV (airing in a few months) and have released a sneak peak in to what we can expect from it. You can watch it here, though if you are a fan - you've probably already......

VINYL SALE: If you're looking for some rare vinyl, you might want to check out this monthly event: Shakey's Record Fair. A meatpacking district locale seems...a little off, but as FreeNYC points out, if you're "looking for that super rare old school funktified 7"...Shakey's Record Fair is probably the only place you'll find it." 8pm // APT [419 W 13th St] // Free THEATER: Rules of the Universe is a new site-specific play performed in......

Reader Njoki (whom some of you may remember from Eugene Mirman's music quiz during Laughable Hype) let us know she had some photographs of the Intrepid today. And it was for a special event - a swearing-in of new American citizens, with special guest Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez (maybe not so much "woo!" but still interesting that he made it up here). What a day to be worn in on the Intrepid, as immmigration......

Sometimes you need to clean yourself up, get serious, and move in with daddy for a few months before you head to Latin America for a new gig. The District bids Jenna Bush adios. D.C.-based television shows have an elderly audience and DCist has some suggestions to fix that. They're also throwing Butterstick the panda bear a birthday bash. Yeah, we may have a few issues with our World Cup broadcasters here, but this guy......

Thanks to everyone who came out to Pianos last night for our Laughable Hype comedy show! Above are pictures of 4 of the 5 comedians that performed (we didn't take a picture of Todd Barry because we thought he'd call us out for doing so). Thank you to all of the comedians: Eugene Mirman, Aziz Ansari, Todd Barry, Daniel Kitson and John Mulaney. Daniel Kitson was a last minute addition and we couldn't be......

Our comedy show, Laughable Hype 2.0, is happening tonight! Details: Tonght, June 27th, at Pianos (158 Ludlow Street) Doors are at 8pm, Show starts at 9pm Hosted by John Mulaney with Aziz Ansari, Eugene Mirman, Todd Barry and Daniel Kitson Tickets are...SOLD OUT! Since we just found that out in the midst of typing this we feel sort of bad. So we're going to give away two list spots (we think we're allowed to......

There's just one week until our comedy show, Laughable Hype 2.0. Details: June 27th at Pianos (158 Ludlow Street) at 9pm Hosted by John Mulaney with Todd Barry, Eugene Mirman and Aziz Ansari Tickets on sale here! $7 in advance, $8 day of show. One of them had the funniest interview to date on Gothamist. Another is on a label with some of our favorite bands. And another just opened for Radiohead at Bonnaroo,......

Last year we held a Laughable Hype Comedy Show at Tonic, a funnier version of our Movable Hype shows. This year, we're holding another one and it's going to be just like this Pitchfork Festival party - except, minus Sunset Rubdown, Voxtrot and the Joggers. If you did the math correctly you're left with the funny...here are the details: June 27th at Pianos (158 Ludlow Street), 9pm with Todd Barry, Eugene Mirman and Aziz......

Come join us TONIGHT at our Movable Hype Anniversary Show. Just a year ago we threw our first show/concert/party at the Knitting Factory. Since then we've actually thrown 4 more there, tonight is the 5th. In addition we've had a slightly smaller version of the show at Pianos and one comedy (Laughable Hype) show at Tonic. Technically that means this is lucky number 7, but we'll still call it 5 (because we never were very......

We just got word in that two of our favorite comedians will be hosting the Movable Hype 5.0 Anniversary Special Show (we're trying to make that title as long as possible)...so we thought we'd share the news with you: Aziz Ansari and Rob Huebel will be hosting! They are pictured all the way to the left and all the way to the right in this photo (which was taken at our Laughable Hype comedy show......

- An interview with Yomairo Reynoso, Dancing Queen and Teacher - People do stupid things on the Brooklyn Bridge - Why your cellphone reception may have been weird lately - Animated movie Madagascar mimics Grand Central, but not quite Central Park - Legal five minute double parking? No way - The receipe for BLT's Cheddar and Chive Biscuits - Young adult reading updated - Mayor Bloomberg makes a Spanish pitch for reelection - The Donald......

Aziz Ansari says if you're not hyped for tonight's Gothamist.com Laughable Hype Comedy Show then you need to read this review of his last show: "Aziz Ansari destroyed Tonic last night. Seriously, he demolished the place... The zaniness only intensified after Aziz flipped the f*@k out at his roadies when a plug was accidently pulled between 'MIA' and 'gay marriage'. Aziz went insane and started throwing equipment and water bottles at the roadies who apparently......

- Strange dispute with landlord and tenant turned fatal - The Taxi and Limousine Commission considers Metrocards for taxis - That eternal debate: Is drinking good for you? - The fencing of Washington Square Park has its many detractors - Purple carrots are in season - The Star Wars nerds are in full force in the city! - The U.N. thinks about moving to Brooklyn temporarily - Check out Chris Ofili's lovely watercolors at the......

Friday the 13th stopped being scary for us when we were younger, rebellious and declaring things like "13, in fact, is our lucky number". We embraced the superstition and turned it in to our lucky day. Or, as it turns out, just another day. Anyway, we were hoping that some theater in this city would be showing Friday the 13th: Jason Takes Manhattan, but no such...luck. You'll have to deal with these other non-scary events:......

Tomorrow night (Monday May 9th) comedian Colin Quinn (who, if you're like us, you know first from MTV's Remote Control) will headline an evening of stand-up comedy with Todd Barry, Greg Giraldo, and special guests. The evening will be hosted by the comedy duo and Saturday Night Live writers Slovin & Allen. All proceeds from the evening will benefit 826NYC’s writing lab for children. 826NYC was founded by Dave Eggers - it's a nonprofit tutoring......