The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In a just world, the Comedy Gods weed out the no-talent hacks and leave the true voices to prosper. Alas, alack, we do not always live in a just world. And so it is that the Comedy Gods are wreaking havoc on another of our true voices: Patrice O’Neal. Many …
Remember when Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes and made all those silly jokes about all of these silly celebrities and their horrible movies and personal scandals and then this little piggy went “Wee! Wee! Wee!” all the way home? Oh. You do still remember that? Is it because Gervais …
If you’ve seen Heineken’s ad, “The Date,” then you see some fairly amazing things happen in one trip through a restaurant. But take a look at this: It’s actor Guillaume Dolmans, walking you through some behind-the-scenes magic, where he pulls off even more crazy stunts. Roll the clip! Thanks …
Funny or Die debuted this sketch last week during the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, and it played great on the big screen. The premise: Eleven-year-old Kiernan Shipka (Sally Draper on Mad Men) has been in so much therapy on her TV show, that it qualifies her to provide therapy …
Some of the people who have joined the Occupy Wall Street movement in NYC and other cities across America may be ridiculous, but the movement is anything but. Comedians, of course, are trying to tap into the activist community to both help it and mock the system. This week, we’ve …
“This is my last hit,” says Dave Attell between cigarette puffs, in typical self deprecating fashion. “No, Dave, The Gong Show was your last hit,” I reply. This is Attell’s next potential hit, and it goes back to something near and dear to the stand-up comedian: Pornography. Specifically, old porn. …
Stephen Colbert’s Super Political Action Committee produced a new TV ad this month supporting the NBA owners during the pro hoops lockout, which already has prompted the cancellation of the first two weeks of the 2011-2012 season. On last night’s Colbert Report, Colbert said they bought ad time on the …
The 2011 Canadian Comedy Awards were handed out last night in Toronto, with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart correspondent Samantha Bee named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year. Bee beat out fellow nominees Howie Mandel, Russell Peters, Roger Abbott and Ron James for the top prize. Other big winners …
The SPEED channel announced today that it’d launch its new game show, Pumped!, on Nov. 17, hosted by stand-up comedian and radio/podcaster Greg Fitzsimmons. The network has ordered 20 half-hour episodes of the show, in which Fitzsimmons surprises patrons at undisclosed Sunoco gas stations, then quizzes them with automotive trivia …
What’s the weirdest thing about this clip: That Family Feud asked this question? That the show aired this response on TV? That it then put this on YouTube? That Steve Harvey is still hosting? That Steve Harvey gave this woman a full minute to reconsider her answer before saying it …
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