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Bob Odenkirk treats us to a peek today at the upcoming sketch showcase at the 26th annual Montreal Just For Laughs festival. Odenkirk will co-host with SNL’s Bill Hader. Odenkirk’s wife manages Hader, he says, "so that’s how he got swindled into it. The shows are the 16th and 17th… …
We can agree that laughter is not only good, but good for you — the endorphins reduce stress and literally make you feel better, can help you live longer and make you more pleasant to be around. Laughter also is contagious. And even a fake laugh can prompt real laughter. …
Not since Sacha Baron Cohen strutted around the beach in his suspender-speedo have we seen the likes of this. Funny people swapping suits. Bathing suits. So. Who wore it better this weekend in Malibu…(photos via PopSugar) Jenny McCarthy? Or Jim Carrey?
So Louis CK also had a shot at a sketch show, and the opening scene to his TV pilot did involve a helicopter (though it’s not the helicopter sketch you’ve seen before on video). I saw it this morning on Videogum and am more than happy to share it with …
On the Fourth of July, most comedy clubs across the United States went dark, figuring customers more likely would stay outside to barbecue and watch the colorful kablooie of fireworks tonight. Here is the view from my rooftop in Brooklyn Heights/Cobble Hill of the start of the 2008 Macy’s fireworks …
Roger Hamm loves him some fireworks, especially the 100 percent illegal kind. Happy Birthday, America! Or is it happy anniversary? Either way, listen up for further instructions. See <a href="https://www.funnyordie.com/videos/4b42c68bab">100% Illegal Fireworks</a> and more <a href="https://www.funnyordie.com/">funny videos</a> on <a href="https://www.funnyordie.com/">FunnyOrDie.com</a> See more funny videos at Funny or Die
After all of this, we have come to this…the second semifinal round in Las Vegas, where another 16 stand-ups will be cut down to five (make that seven) finalists for the sixth season of Last Comic Standing. Time to deadblog it now! Esther Ku tells the NBC cameras if she …
Want to talk Last Comic Standing with one of its "potential" (ahem) finalists? Esther Ku is offering a live chat on her site at 10 p.m. Eastern once tonight’s semifinals show from Vegas ends. I’ve already warned Ku to watch out for the crazies! Related: Ku was a guest last …
After a week off, Wainy Days returned this week with a new episode, and David Wain has plenty of star casting help, including Lee Majors as his NSFW dad. Also Sarah Clarke and Xander Berkeley. Women continue to fall prey to Wain’s quirky, NSFW charms. This week, it’s "Rebecca." Look …
Comedy Central’s upcoming Reality Bites Back debuts on July 17. It’s a game show spoof of reality show contests. Meta meta. Michael Ian Black hosts. Who’s going to play? Kyle Cease, Chris Fairbanks, Jeff Garcia, Red Grant, Tiffany Haddish, Bert Kreischer, Mo Mandel, Donnell Rawlings, Amy Schumer and Theo Von. …