Louie Anderson returned to the Late Late Show stage on Monday night, and even before you make your New Year’s resolutions, Anderson’s personal trainer has a suggestion for him. Take a hike! No. That’s the suggestion. You’ll see. Roll the clip (Craig Ferguson introduces Louie at about 32:50 in the full...
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The Pete Holmes Show has gone out of its way to include many stand-up comedians as Pete’s special guests for interviews and taped segments, but Monday night’s show was the first time for a stand-up comedy showcase. First up: Gabe Liedman, one-half of the comedy team Gabe and Jenny (with Jenny Slate) and currently a writer for Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Liedman shared his thoughts on pot, the A&E series Intervention, and Netflix personalized suggestions. Roll the...
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When you or I make a parody video, it may make millions laugh or just sit there online, waiting to find an audience of fans with similar sensibilities. When Shezanne Cassim made and posted a video making fun of youth in Dubai, the authorities there not only weren’t laughing, their lack of humor and tolerance prompted them to imprison Cassim, a U.S. citizen. He’s been behind bars there since April, charged with violating a cyber crimes law in the United Arab Emirates. Cassim, 29, is an American citizen, graduating from the University of Minnesota in 2006. His parents still live...
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