Photo by DigiArt2001 on Flickr Show World owner Richard Basciano gives his first interview in 30 years to today’s NY Daily News, defending himself against allegations that he was shaking down his business partner, Laugh Factory co-owner Jamie Masada. Basciano calls Masada’s story “distortions and lies” and says that there were no "millions to hide" as Masada accuses because the club was not making a profit. He accuses Masada of poorly managing The Laugh Factory,......

Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada has filed suit against his Times Square business partner, Show World owner Richard Basciano, claiming that he has been shaken down by the mob-connected adult theater owner. Masada alleges to have been threatened with a gun, coerced into contracts and even says that the club was told that "somebody could be killed" if a certain comedian was booked again. The suit pits the new, cleaned-up Times Square against its seedier......

Oy. As the debate about Michael Richards, aka Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld, and his racist rant at comedy club hecklers continues, it now turns out that he may have had a run-in with comedy club patrons - and went off in an anti-Semitic rant at that time! TMZ.com spoke to a couple who says Richards went berserk while, yes,being heckled at LA's The Improv. Carol Oschin said, "Michael Richards said, 'You're a f---ing Jew.'......

Jessica Kirson, Comedienne...

Comedy comes in many forms. Musical, sketch, improvised, and sometimes the best of all, unintentional. This week is rich with all of the above. Freestyle Love Supreme is back this Thurday at 10pm at Ars Nova. For anyone who hasn’t seen them, the equation for FLS is human beat box + live musicians + comedians, all of whom are enormously talented. The six performers riff off audience suggestions to create a different show every night......

Sara Schaefer (is Obsessed With You)...