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Kurt Metzger

  1. Kurt Metzger’s Appearance on ‘Bennington Show’ Was Revealing, but Not In […] Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. Kurt Metzger is known primarily […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  2. amy schumer
    Amy Schumer Discusses Metzger With Lena Dunham“I get it, and I wasn’t even resentful of the connection. I was resentful of the lack of trust.”
    By Jackson McHenry
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    Amy Schumer Speaks Out About Kurt Metzger’s Controversial Rape Comments“He’s the problem, no question, but the focus is on him rather than on what the real main problem is.”
    By Anna Silman
  4. speaking out
    Metzger Clarifies His Rape Comments“None of my venom is for any victims of anything. I wouldn’t blame a victim for ANYTHING.”
    By Karen Brill
  5. disappointments
    Metzger Says Schumer Spoke Out After He Said To“She would have been silent to the end.”
    By E. Alex Jung and Karen Brill
  6. Rape Accusations Against a UCB Performer Have Sparked an Ugly But […] Last weekend, Facebook filled up with posts by various comedians and writers in New York after news broke that both UCB theaters in the city […]
    By Megh Wright
  7. Using the Anger with Kurt MetzgerIf there’s one thing that drives Kurt Metzger’s comedy, it’s anger. Growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, Metzger was angry that he was forced to […]
    By Ian Goldstein
  8. Finding Controversy by Accident with Kurt MetzgerAfter 15 years of performing standup, New York comic Kurt Metzger’s career is gaining momentum, all without the help of business cards and […]
    By Isaac Kozell
  9. The Best of ‘Inside Amy Schumer’s First SeasonThe reason why Inside Amy Schumer seemed to work since the show premiered, and the reason why the entire first season ended up being a success, […]
    By Roger Cormier
  10. Talking to Kurt Metzger About Starting Out in Comedy, Patrice O’Neal, and […]If you’re a person who believes that comedy has any sort of social mission, Kurt Metzger probably isn’t the comic for you. But if you’re a fan […]
    By Phil Davidson
  11. ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ is Much Better Than Any Awful Pun I Can Make HereInside Amy Schumer premieres tonight at 10:30 p.m. eastern on Comedy Central. Gander at your local cable box’s listings to confirm this. The […]
    By Roger Cormier
  12. The Great NYC Standup DebateThere’s been a debate raging across the internet this weekend about the UCBeast Theatre in New York’s practice of not paying stand-ups who […]
    By Bradford Evans