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In today’s newspapers, Jerry Seinfeld wrote an op-ed piece in the New York Times appreciating the late George Carlin, who had just joked about evading death to Seinfeld mere days ago. The quote most will focus on: You could certainly say that George downright invented modern American stand-up comedy in …
Some final thoughts from George Carlin himself, via interviews. "Gee, he was just here a minute ago." That’s how Carlin wanted to be remembered. More from the vaults: Perhaps his final interview? He spoke with Psychology Today 10 days before his death, and because of the nature of the magazine, …
George Carlin was such a big part of HBO with his 14 specials over the years, so it’s no wonder that the cable network giant would reconfigure its schedule to salute the legendary comedian, who died last night at the age of 71. Here are the details… HBO: Re-airing Carlin’s …
George Carlin died last night of heart failure, 30 years after his first of several heart attacks. He was 71. Carlin’s first HBO special aired in 1977. His last HBO special, "It’s Bad For Ya," his 14th, aired in March. In recent years, Carlin had talked onstage about death and …
Here is that montage teaser for next week’s Vegas semifinals on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. These are your 32 remaining comedians…the ones you love and the ones you already love to hate…enjoy!
Want to know how MADtv continues to thrive and survive for a 14th season, coming this fall on FOX? They keep shuffling the cast deck. That’s one way they do it. Sure, Michael McDonald has been on for 10 years, and Bobby Lee for seven, but many more are in …
If you’re in need for some silly foolishness and think The Love Guru didn’t bring it, then maybe you should just take a breath and wait until July 27, because that’s when Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! returns to Adult Swim. Tim and Eric say so themselves.
From the finals last night of the inaugural Great American Comedy Festival contest… Deacon Gray from Denver (and originally Oklahoma City) wins $5,000!Second place to Erin Jackson from D.C., and $3,000.Third-place prize of $2,000 split between Drake Witham (Seattle) and Jim McDonald (Los Angeles). The local paper in Norfolk, Neb., …
Josh Homer explains how children really are much more than gifts from God in this outtake from tonight’s episode of Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. Enjoy.
Paul Ogata, winner of last year’s San Francisco Comedy Competition, appears tonight on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. Here’s a clip that explains how Ogata feels about bathroom attendants. Enjoy.