After a two-year hiatus the ECNY awards have returned to acknowledge some of the best and brightest of New York's comedy scene. The awards have not only been revamped, but have also added a few new categories, including best comedy news/commentary, for which Starpulse's own Ben Kharakh has been nominated.

Past ECNY award winners include Human Giant star Aziz Ansari, Cavemen star Nick Kroll, and John Gemberling & Curtis Gwinn, stars of Adult Swim's Fat Guy Stuck in Internet.

Show your support for Starpulse's Ben Kharakh and great comedy coverage by visiting ecnyawards.com and voting for Ben. All it takes is a simple registration and confirmation! Again, the category is 'Best Web Site: News or Commentary', his nomination comes from previous writing he did for the Gothamist.

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Some of Ben's Comedy Interviews on Starpulse:

Talkshow's Spike Feresten

Neil Hamburger, America's Funnyman

Nick Swardson

Carpooler's TJ Miller