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In real-life, the New Zealand comedy music duo Flight of the Conchords won a Grammy this year and is up for another one in 2009. In their HBO show, however, Bret and Jermaine are still trying to catch a break as the second season opens. Funny or Die gets to …
Louis C.K.'s 2008 special is out today on CD and DVD, just in time to recalibrate both your holiday shopping wish lists as well as your Top 10 lists. I interviewed Louis C.K. back in September about "Chewed Up" as well as about where his career has taken him, and …
Yesterday, people wore shorts. Today, it's snowing. Am I in Las Vegas? Good guess, but no, this all has happened right here in Brooklyn (aka The Comic's Comic HQ). Yet another sign that up is down, down is up, and there must be news going on in comedyland. Let's catch …
Word from the trades this morning that Big Vision and Chambers Bros. have acquired the rights to the Cheech and Chong music catalog and will recycle some classic routines into a new film, Cheech and Chong's Smokin' Animated Movie. The Hollywood Reporter acquired these quotes from the duo, currently reunited …
Will Ferrell and his Funny or Die writing partner, Adam McKay, went online just a couple of hours ago to begin promoting Ferrell's limited run engagement on Broadway that celebrates the end of the Bush Administration, aka You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush. If you have …
One of the infinitely awesome things about stand-up comedy is that everyone, even the best and the biggest and the rich and famous among us, has to work at it to maintain a sufficient level of comedic excellence. Witness Jerry Seinfeld, who tapes tonight for Friday's Late Show with David …
You can now enjoy watching the trailer for the documentary film, The Awkward Kings of Comedy, featuring Victor Varnado, Eric Andre, Baron Vaughn, Hannibal Buress and Marina Franklin. "Comedy plus blackness, to the nerd power." You're welcome. UPDATED: Now with the actual trailer embedded after the jump.
Note to selves: If you make blind jokes about a person, he or she may not see the humor in it (literally or figuratively), but know that someone will pass the jokes along to that person, and that person will not be amused. Even if that person is New York …
Need money? Want to win money? Do you have access to the Internets? Then keep reading, because here are a couple of comedy contests that you can enter… Comedy.com hosts a "Santa Roast" contest, and all you need to do is weigh in with your best comment by Dec. 19 …
So, the last new Saturday Night Live of 2008 is the 11th episode of the fall, and thinking back to 2007-2008, the shortened Writers Guild strike season only provided for 12 new SNLs, so they've done a lot just since September. SNL doesn't normally do produce this much new sketch …