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Jack Johnson has known that Andy Samberg impersonated him on SNL with "The Mellow Show" for a couple of years now. Today, Johnson has gotten his revenge on screen. Sort of. He did convince Samberg and his SNL Lonely Island buddies (Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone) to appear in his …
Until I find the path to reblog something from Tumblr into TypePad, we're going to have to rely on the ol' tried-and-true method of the cut-and-paste. Which is to say, look, people, Paul Scheer is one of the stars of FX's comedy about fantasy football called The League, which starts its …
TMZ is letting Lisa Lampanelli take over hosting duties today for its half-hour TV show, in which the pap smearers pitch their awfulness to her, for reasons which are never really explained. Exciting, isn't it? Roll a clip.
If Comedy Central passes on the pilot of Tonight's Funniest, it won't be for a lack of jokes. I attended a taping of it last week in Harlem (in the same studios where CC taped the first season of Important Things with Demetri Martin, btw). It's a faux game show. …
In case you were wondering what Patrice Oneal was up to these days, now you know. He'll be recording a one-hour special for Comedy Central in November as part of the New York Comedy Festival! Time, date, and ticket information to come.
Remember back in April, when Eric Appel directed Charlie Sanders in Funny or Die's first short film, The Big Dog, and I asked Sanders what was next for him? So what's next for you? "I just shot a pilot for MTV." How much did The Big Dog help in that …
Did you get a half-hour Comedy Central Presents? Oprah isn't exactly giving them away in her final season, but Comedy Central is handing out sixteen half-hours, taping in October in New York City, and airing on your TV sets sometime in 2011. You can get free tickets here. Here are …
Byron Allen's entertainment empire, Entertainment Studios, is unleashing four more comics on TV in a new weekday syndicated chat show that debuts Monday, Sept. 20. The Gossip Queens will enjoy what's known as a "slow rollout" in syndication, according to the press release, debuting on TV stations in Chicago (WCIU), …
I'm not an expert on TV, although I play one on the Internet. So let me tell you this: When a TV network changes the time slot for a series twice in its initial season, that's not usually a good thing. Is it ever a good thing? Discuss. In your …
Bil Dwyer has hosted several real game shows (Extreme Dodgeball, I've Got a Secret, and Dirty Rotten Cheater among them), a meta parody game show for MTV (The 70s House), and an inhuman battle to the death (Battlebots). This fall, you can see Dwyer anchoring the Tiny Football League. What's …