Oh No, Mr. Bill! Returns for another ad campaign. Priceless?
by Can you think of another SNL character that’s gotten so much advertising exposure over the past 30 years? The New York Times reports that MasterCard …
Five clips from the 2008 MTV Movie Awards worth watching again
So I thought missing the 2008 MTV Movie Awards wouldn’t be that big of a deal, because MTV likes to replay its awards programmings around …
Second City founding member Paul Sills, dead at 80
The Chicago Improv Festival would start on a somber note as the Chicago improv community learned that Paul Sills, a founding member and original director …
Stephen Colbert and comedy at Princeton
Stephen Colbert gave the annual Class Day speech today at Princeton University, a place near and dear to my heart — and nearer still since …
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Final showcase for 2008 Montreal New Faces?
Just For Laughs may be only about six weeks away, but that’s still enough time for a few Southern-based stand-up comedians to make a good …
Chicago Improv Festival opens tonight
The Bastion tells me, and therefore you, as well, that there’s plenty of talented comedians coming home to roost at the 11th annual Chicago Improv …
Last Comic Standing 6: Hollywood and Houston
So I’m at my college reunion, thinking to myself, is it wrong for me to miss the Hollywood episode of season six of NBC’s Last …
Book Expo features Lewis Black, John Hodgman
Book Expo America proves how reading is fun-damental once again this weekend in Los Angeles, and funny people Lewis Black and John Hodgman are helping …
Fred Simmons and The Foot Fist Way
Late Night with Conan O’Brien is rebroadcasting the odd show earlier this year that featured a segment with "Fred Simmons" demonstrating his foot fist way, …
Gregg Gethard’s “mortifying” TV tale
This story from comedian Gregg Gethard about his adolescent TV appearance on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego sounds like the kind of thing …