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IFC has filmed a new round of interstitial bits with Scott Aukerman for IFC’s Comedy Death-Ray, and in this little bit, Aukerman asks his friend and colleague in comedy — Zach Galifianakis — about his experiences in high school. Because they’re supposedly in an ad break during an episode of …
Paul Rudd graced the cover of GQ’s August 2010 magazine for its annual Comedy Issue. Remember that? Take a look in case you forgot. OK. Now look at the August 2011 cover of GQ. That’s Mila Kunis. Notice anything different? Well, not really different, considering GQ is a men’s magazine, …
On last night’s episode of America’s Got Talent, musical comedian J Chris Newberg did not get one of the four spots in the semifinals. Spoiler alert? Although if they’re doing four out of 12 in each of the quarterfinals, you’d suspect that there might be a special episode later in …
Looks like the one-night pairing of Nick DiPaolo and Artie Lange on FOX Sports Radio was enough of a success that the duo is looking to make it a full-time deal. TMZ.com caught up with Lange and DiPaolo yesterday and asked what’s up. TMZ says the duo is in talks …
The 2011 Emmy nominations came out this morning and revealed a few surprises, and yes, a couple of snubs. Same ol’ same ol’. Perhaps most surprising? That comedian Louis CK received the most individual Emmy nominations of anyone, with four: two for his FX show, Louie (acting, writing), and two …
John Ramsey has enjoyed success as a comedian in America, among his credits having reached the late, great HBO U.S. Comedy Arts festival in Aspen and performing on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. But for the past year, Ramsey has served as a volunteer in Kenya. Not so funny, right? …
Howie Mandel loves him. Piers Morgan hates him. But what does Sharon Osbourne think? You’ll have to watch the whole segment to find out, as J. Chris Newberg performed in the first of four quarterfinals last night as part of the 2011 season of America’s Got Talent. Was that probably …
Earlier today, Margaret Cho kicked off a 72-hour “pay what you want” sale of her Grammy-nominated album, Cho Dependent, that includes two unreleased songs of hers, with 20 percent of the proceeds donated to Immediate Justice, a charity devoted to empowering young women and gay people of color. The 72-hour …
Sherwood Schwartz, who created not only two of the biggest TV sitcoms of a generation but also two of the most famous TV theme songs in both Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch, died in his sleep early this morning. Schwartz was 94. Here he is pictured getting kisses from …
The 2011 primetime Emmy nominations will be announced on Thursday morning by Melissa McCarthy (who stars in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, though you may know her best from this year’s hit movie, Bridesmaids). It seems like a thankless task, really. Getting up before first thing in the morning …