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Day: February 26, 2013

TBS orders four-week trial for Pete Holmes in late-late night TV slot following Conan
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TBS orders four-week trial for Pete Holmes in late-late night TV slot following Conan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 26, 2013February 26, 20131

Midnights will get a little more weird this fall on TBS. Stand-up comedian Pete Holmes, who you may know by voice more readily via his …

D.L. Hughley, Andy Dick join season 16 cast of “Dancing With the Stars”
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D.L. Hughley, Andy Dick join season 16 cast of “Dancing With the Stars”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 26, 2013February 26, 20132

One of these seasons, a comedian will emerge as a viable candidate to win Dancing with the Stars, right? Right? After all, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence …

Mitch Fatel’s “Candy Cane” joke is just as NSFW when it’s animated
CDs/DVDs / Video

Mitch Fatel’s “Candy Cane” joke is just as NSFW when it’s animated

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 26, 2013February 26, 2013

Mitch Fatel has a new stand-up CD coming out in March called “Public Display of Perversion.” How public is his display of perversion? Perverse enough …

In Memoriam: Phyllis Diller paid tribute to the Oscars; Oscars fail to return the favor
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In Memoriam: Phyllis Diller paid tribute to the Oscars; Oscars fail to return the favor

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 26, 2013February 26, 20132

Phyllis Diller, who died in 2012 at the age of 95, helped blaze a trail for generations of funny women not only in stand-up comedy, …

The Onion’s Oscar Live-Tweet Fail Reminds Us That Thing X Exists, Funny Remains
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The Onion’s Oscar Live-Tweet Fail Reminds Us That Thing X Exists, Funny Remains

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 26, 2013February 28, 20131

Did you hear the one about the satirical publication that live-Tweeted a joke on Oscars night that won hundreds of favorites and ReTweets, only to …

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