ScribeMedia: How the Web Has ‘Democratized’ the Comedy Business

Thanks to the folks at TrylonSMR, ScribeMedia.org, an online media production company with an editorial section that covers events across a broad range of subject areas, featured an audio podcast on the comedy breakfast featuring Sarah Bernard, President of 236.com from our “Comedy & Media  Breakfast” last week at Samsung.

“Dying is easy, comedy is hard.” Sir Donald Wolfit, British actor and director, was reputed to have said these words on his deathbed. Who knows if dying is easy? But in a digital age comedy is getting easier, what with the countless outlets online for existing comedians to build an audience and aspiring comedians to find one. Read more

Special Event on October 24th

We are pleased to announce that NY:MIEG is joining forces with Uncensored Interview and Witness to support their upcoming event on October 24th “Where Awareness, Video and Music Collide”

UI/WITNESS CMJ Party 2008:

Uncensored Interview is officially partnered with music pioneer Peter Gabriel’s human rights organization WITNESS for an end of week celebration at CMJ 2008.  WITNESS is dedicated to using video and online technologies open the eyes of the world to human rights violations.  Uncensored Interview, a broadband video platform for interview content of musicians and bands is also an exclusive partner of CMJ, and will be hosting the event with WITNESS and dedicating the evening to raising money for their cause. Read more