The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Yes, it's a spoof of The Dog Whisperer. Yes, that's the same Julie Klausner who wrote a funny and revealing memoir that Gary Sanchez Productions is hoping to turn into an HBO series starring Lizzy Caplan. Yes, that's the James Urbaniak who voices Dr. Venture on The Venture Bros. And …
Even a movie promotion cannot stop this new episode of "Between Two Ferns" from being surprisingly funny, but then again, when both Zach Galifianakis and Steve Carell star in the movie Dinner with Schmucks, and they both are funny in pretty much every situation they choose to be, then this …
Michael Showalter had some issues with Michael Ian Black, and now he is moving on to the issue of TV advertising, launching a new web series exclusively on Babelgum called "The Making Of." In four installments, Showalter will break down the creative process of your better-known commercials, such as this …
Want to watch that clip that got passed around the Internet on Monday afternoon of Zach Galifianakis doing "Between Two Ferns" with NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, which he conducted live over the weekend at the Nantucket Film Festival? Sorry you missed it. You may have to wait until …
Comedy Central has unveiled a new online plaything of a talk show called Portable Lounge. The portable part means just that, the lounge where comedians talk about this and that and these other things will take place wherever the mood feels right. Chris Gethard, star of Comedy Central's upcoming Big …
If you're not a regular watcher of the TLC cable channel, then you probably have a healthy and sensible life and think it stands for…oh, the heck with this intro. Even if you don't watch the TLC program, 19 Kids & Counting — the only series on the TV that …
I received an email from "Jerry & George" telling me that they're launching new "Web-only" episodes of Seinfeld on Thursday, May 27. If that's not odd enough for you, take a look at their trailer. It seems as though after 21 years of being on the TV in new episodes …
Not sure how I missed this news yesterday, but My Damn Channel has announced that it's taking the live showcase of famous people reading memoirs of famous people, aka Celebrity Autobiography, and turning it into a weekly web series on Wednesdays starting May 19. Here's the trailer: Related: My interview …
Fresh off his win and nominations in the Streamy Awards, Kevin Pollak decided to take one of the lessons from the "how to get a nomination" video close to heart by directing, co-writing and co-creating a new online mockumentary series involving vampires, called Vamped Out. Because that's the rage these …
The genius is in the details, people. We all knew this episode was coming — they teased it last week, even! — but still, so funny. It's Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, and his guest is Ben Stiller. Whether you've seen it before or not is irrelevant, because you'll …