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The Comic Bible™ stand UP and read THIS™ is a quarterly international news magazine covering all aspects of the comedy industry.

Overview
Founded by MaryAnn Pierro in 1994, The Comic Bible Magazine, now published by PMS Productions Inc., features comedy entertainment news, insider information, worldwide comedy coverage, reviews, tips, listings, resources plus important interviews with high-profile comedy talent and industry professionals.

History
When released in the 1990’s, The Comic Bible gained immediate recognition as the only publication of its kind, dedicated to covering comedy and providing much needed resources to the industry. Its motto stand UP and read THIS took The Comic Bible, which began as a booklet containing comedy club listings, basic tips and advice pertaining to the comedy industry, to a 5.5x8.5 perfect bound publication, listed with the Library of Congress, ISSN: 1105-1095 in 1997. Also that year The Comic Bible Magazine began publishing annual directories one which lists all of comedy clubs and festivals and another of Comedy Industry Professionals, Bookers, Agents, Producers and Managers. The Comic Bible Magazine sponsored and produced several high profile comedy events including the Laugh for a Good Cause program, Sketch Off and Funny Shorts Film Festival (in association with Carolines Comedy Club) which also featured short films by The Comic Bible. In 2000 the print publication expanded into a larger 8.5 x 11 format and ‘The Comic Bible’ became a registered trademark.

In 2010, PMS Productions branded Comic Bible Books and released a book titled “Celebrity Comics Babble – A Romp Through a Red Carpet of Interviews; Volume 1” containing over thirty celebrity interviews compiled from The Comic Bible Magazine. There are three more volumes that are yet to be published.

Current
Returning in 2011 with a new 136 page quarterly format, The Comic Bible Magazine remains dedicated to the comedy industry, contains regular columns from renown comedy experts, and those in various fields of the comedy business. In addition to informative, experience based-articles, the magazine covers world-wide comedy events. Listings of comedy clubs, festivals, reviews, important interviews with comedy talent and industry insiders and the occasional humorous story are also staples of this publication.

The Comic Bible Magazine has an ever growing world-wide subscriber base, and can be found in bookstores, newsstands, comedy schools, clubs, online and is distributed through various small market companies nationally through Source Interlink and to Canada. Expanding its presence to the internet, the magazine offers limited online content and a video magazine format. The Comic Bible Magazine launched a content driven blog, updated constantly, and an online video presence with Comic Bible TV. Staying on top of the digital age, 2011 was met with the release of The Comic Bible Magazine app containing resources and some previous issue content from Comic Bible Magazine. In 2012 the full version of each current issue also became available to the mobile market. The Comic Bible magazine also continues to support the comedy industry through media sponsorship of prestigious comedy events and production.

Notable Interviewees

 * Marc Maron
 * Judah Friedlander
 * Lisa Lampanelli
 * Pauly Shore
 * Jim Gaffigan
 * Paul Provenza
 * Jackie Monahan
 * Lewis Black
 * Ray Romano
 * Bonnie McFarlane
 * Tracy Morgan
 * Wanda Sykes
 * Tommy Chong
 * Tommy Davidson
 * Heather McDonald