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Woody Allen turns 75 today. So it's oddly coincidental for animator Dan Meth to unveil this new animated/live-action short featuring the classic comedian. It's called "This is Crazy." Which it is. It's crazy. Happy Birthday, Woody!
Last week, Conan O'Brien introduced an animated clip from Taiwan that supposedly documented a fake fight Conan and Andy Richter were having in the office. Guess who watched it? The actual animators for Taiwan's NMA (Next Media Animation)! They quickly responded with a humorous counterattack on Conan that accused him …
Remember when Quincy Jones tried doing a 25th anniversary all-star remake of We Are The World but forgot to invite all the stars? Yeah, that sucked. At least when Comedy Death-Ray assembled the alt-comedy-music crowd of Hollywood this holiday season to record their own version, they told us upfront that …
Looking for a different kind of family recipe to survive your Thanksgiving? Just ask "Carol Ann," who shows you how to make her own kind of pumpkin pie, the kind only a drugged-out drug addict could love. Show us how it's done, Sue Galloway. Roll the clip!
To kick off your holiday week, Sarah Silverman is here to tell you about one of her childhood memories of Thanksgiving, and even though it's animated, and even though her father, Donald Silverman, also narrates this story, it's still very Not Safe For Work. Nice to see families come together …
Jim Gaffigan has added a seventh show to his December run of shows here in NYC at the Nokia Theater with Todd Glass opening — tickets went on sale at noon today — and last night, Gaffigan sat down with me to talk about some other news in his world. …
Comedians love to talk about "killing" onstage, but Jamie Kaler took it to another level earlier this month in Ohio at the Columbus Funny Bone, when a female audience member celebrating her 40th birthday apparently began to choke during his set. Other audience members rushed forward and performed the Heimlich …
Do you know how to act in public? More importantly, perhaps: Do you know how to act in a public bathroom? I didn't think so. Adam Carolla definitely knows you don't, which is why he has made this short public service announcement with CollegeHumor to remind you. Oh, and also …
Somebody let the sketch group Chubby Skinny Kids get their hands on some Ghostbusters equipment…uh oh! In this bit for Funny or Die, they imagine what would happen if the Ghostbusters were a little too into their jobs. Roll it! Featuring: Thomas Middleditch, Eliza Skinner and Baron Vaughn. The …
With all of this hubbub about shorter and shorter talk shows, here comes Richard Belzer with "Webisode 1" of what he's calling the "Two-Minute Talk Show." Two minutes? Wasn't three short enough for Barry Sobel and Conan O'Brien, and isn't Jon Friedman working to reclaim his "record"? Yes, yes and …