#FollowFriday – Wyatt Cenac, R. L. Stine, The State

WYATT CENAC (Show 3.14) — the former Daily Show correspondent has a new stand-up special that premiered on Netflix on Oct 21 called “Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn,” and he’s touring to support it! Love that tour poster…

R. L. STINE (Show 2.02) — the spooktastic author has revived his popular Fear Street series for young adults and is hitting bookstores across the country to read from the first new book “Party Games.”

THE STATEMICHAEL SHOWALTER (Show 2.09), DAVID WAIN (Show 3.05), and KEVIN ALLISON (Show 2.05) along with 7 of the other 11 original State members are reuniting tomorrow in Los Angeles as part of Festival Supreme! Go to it!

#FollowFriday – Seth Olenick, Jon Kesselman, Dan Abramson

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SETH OLENICK (photographer) – Seth has been snappin’ smart shots of the show for a couple years now, but he’s been documenting comedians in New York and LA for a decade prior, and he’s collected his best portraits into a limited-edition, handsome volume called FUNNY BUSINESS which you can and should buy for your coffee table. Just make sure not to spill coffee on it. This book deserves better than that.

JONATHAN KESSELMAN (Running Later 1.01) – the writer/director of the Hebrew Hammer has helmed a new movie written by and starring Maz Jobrani called Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero, and it’s receiving its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival on October 26. If you don’t live in Austin, check out the trailer on YouTube and then twiddle your thumbs until the full film comes to your town.

DAN ABRAMSON (Running Later 1.01) – the editor-in-chief of Funny Or Die’s occasionally published humor magazine The Occasional has been named the editor-in-chief of the newly launched Funny or Die News, the latest vertical in the FOD media empire. Look – there was a thing in the Hollywood Reporter about it!

#FollowFriday – Brian McCann, Jim Gaffigan, Scott Wiener

BRIAN McCANN (Show 5.02) – the former Conan writer has a new one-man (or ONE-MCCANN???) show at the UCB Theatre in Chelsea called “The Leisure Hour! with Brian McCann” which you can catch tonight at 7:30pm! GO TO IT!

JIM GAFFIGAN (Show 3.09) – the Hall of Fame comedian is embarking on a world tour in support of his new book, Food: A Love Story, which is available now for pre-order. Order before Sept 30 and receive a one-of-a-kind educational food map placemat!

SCOTT WIENER (Show 3.08, Show 4.06) – the founder of Scott’s Pizza Tours and pizza box-collecting maniac is putting his obsession to good use with the return of his annual, mouth-watering charity event Slice Out Hunger – aka NYC’s biggest pizza party – happening October 8th at St. Anthony’s Church on Sullivan Street. Over one thousand pizzas from NYC’s best pizzerias available to sample for just $1 a slice!

#FollowFriday – Two Fun Men, Streeter Seidell, Seth Herzog

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ARTHUR MEYER & JOHN HASKELL (Show 1.08) – the longtime Fallon writers and ‘Two Fun Men” introduced their depressingly authentic “Two Single Guys” characters on last night’s Tonight Show. Email them. Date them.

STREETER SEIDELL (Show 2.08) – the former CollegeHumor writer/performer has been tapped to join the Season 40 writing staff of Saturday Night Live. Like the song nearly goes, “You gotta FIGHT for your RIGHT to WRITE for A TELEVISION INSTITUTION!”

SETH HERZOG (Show 1.08) – the Tonight Show warm-up comic has been hosting one of the best stand-up showcases in the city for a DECADE, and the celebrated that special anniversary with three great shows this past week, captured in pictures here.

#FollowFriday – Ted Alexandro, Max Silvestri, ItsTheReal

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TED ALEXANDRO (Show 1.09) – not only does Ted currently have a wonderful “Teachers Lounge” web series which you can watch in its entirety right now,  but he also made a return appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night!

MAX SILVESTRI (Show 4.05) – Max is hosting a new show on the FYI Network called Pressure Cooker, premiering Sunday Sept 7th at 10pm EST. What’s the FYI Network? What’s Pressure Cooker? TUNE IN TO FIND OUT!

ITSTHEREAL AKA Jeff & Eric Rosenthal (Show 1.01Show 3.10) – the baddest yeladim of hip-hop have been signed to atom factory and William Morris Endeavor, who also represent John Mayer, John Legend, and other folks not named John! It’s kind of a big deal.