The Onion’s Oscar Live-Tweet Fail Reminds Us That Thing X Exists, Funny Remains
by 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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It’s a slam dunk: Key & Peele show off their basketball moves; engage in “Epic Rap Battle”
Televised sketch comedy in the Internet video era has found its match in this current crop of Comedy Central series. Key & Peele is between …
A short documentary on Patton Oswalt, “To Be Loved & Understood”
The folks at Thrash Lab released a short documentary today about comedian Patton Oswalt. It’s directed by Julien Nitzberg (The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West …
Dan Ahdoot takes on Metta World Peace, after being intro’d by him
One is a professional stand-up comedian who also is an aspiring actor. The other is a professional basketball player who also is an aspiring comedian. …
Dan Mintz on Late Show with David Letterman
If all you know about Dan Mintz is that he voices Tina on Bob’s Burgers, then congratulations on that much. But you really should know …
Jon Reep’s need for SPEED, hosting TV racing series “R U Faster Than a Redneck?”
At Daytona International Speedway this weekend, the mainstream media is all about Danica Patrick and her bid to win the Daytona 500. But there’s another …
Throwback Thursday with Classic Television Showbiz: Kliph Nesteroff interviews Willie Tyler and Lester
What better day than Throwback Thursday to celebrate our friend of the site’s site, Classic Television Showbiz. That’s where Kliph Nesteroff, a comedian from Vancouver, …
Let’s do it LIVE! Old TV format is new again with comedians hosting late-night talkers in 2013
One of the breakout series on TV this month isn’t on one of the five broadcast networks, nor is it scripted, nor is it even …
Mark Normand’s late-night debut on Conan
Mark Normand has TV credits to his name, but last night was his “dream come true” as he said at the end of performing his …
Cecily Strong talks about her SNL audition characters
Cecily Strong already has proven herself to be the strongest rookie in this season’s cast of Saturday Night Live. On her first late-night TV talk-show …