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Funny or Die has launched into the 3D world of 360-degree Virtual Reality with this first sketch, in which Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel play funny cop/funny cop and you play the suspect in an interrogation room. Roll the clip! But get your 3D glasses first for full effect!
The hit Broadway musical Hamilton will hit peak cultural status this coming weekend with the Tony Awards, and New York City comedian Richie Moriarty pays tribute today with this video of him singing “Alexander Hamilton.” Only Moriarty does it via 14 different celebrity impersonations. Including Adam Sandler, JFK, Christopher Walken, Mickey Mouse, Beaker …
Canadian stand-up comedian D.J. Demers made his American TV debut a couple of years ago on Conan, and will be filming a one-hour comedy special later this month in Toronto. But Demers has higher aspirations down here in the United States. “I wear hearing aids. I’m from Canada. Two disabilities,” …
What is a Laughter Coach? Tita Begashaw, a 62-year-old from Seattle, is here to fill us in. She went by just her first name, Tita, when she approached the judges on Tuesday night’s second episode of auditions for America’s Got Talent 2016. Does laughter begat more laughter? Is laughter contagious? …
Jhpiego is an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University that works to bring quality health care services to women around the world. Many comedians have supported the agency’s causes, and at a “Laughter is the Best Medicine” Gala last month, the agency recognized Comedy Central President Kent Alterman and actress Julie …
Maya Rudolph joined Tina Fey onstage at SNL years ago for a Mother’s Day episode monologue to sing together, and last night, Fey returned the favor for the second episode of NBC’s Maya and Marty. Both former SNL stars copped to loving 1970s-era variety TV series — citing Sonny and …
Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s have employed swimsuit and lingerie models and female webutantes to smash juicy burgers in their faces over the years, but now, they’re turning to Lil Dicky? That’s right. The comedian/rapper born David Andrew Burd, but better known as Lil Dicky with 800,ooo+ YouTube subscribers, 382,000 Instagram followers …
The second season of the Fusion edition of The Chris Gethard Show comes to a close tonight with an epic wrestling match pitting Gethard against his nemesis Vacation Jason. Plus an appearance from Jon Hamm! And the extremely expensive visions of Julio Torres? Yes, TCGS was never an ordinary call-in …
In case you missed it because you’re not Canadian, VICE Canada published a two-part series last week about the life of Carrot Top (Scott Thompson) onstage at the Luxor resort and casino in Las Vegas where he holds court with his trunks full of props and so much more, and …
Tape Face — aka The Boy With Tape On His Face — won the Panel Award at Edinburgh Fringe in 2012, and has won multiple awards from Chortle and from the Adelaide Fringe. So it’s about time for him to conquer America, yes? That’s the plan. And it began tonight …
