The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Paul Scheer’s new Adult Swim parody procedural series, NTSF:SD:SUV::, premieres this week. And AOL TV (which hasn’t been absorbed by The Huffington Post…yet) visited the set to interview Scheer and the rest of the cast, which includes Brandon Johnson, Rebecca Romijn, Kate Mulgrew, Martin Starr and June Diane Raphael. Also …
What was the fuss all about, again? NBA player Ron Artest, who wants to change his name to Metta World Peace, says silly things when he’s not shooting hoops or starting fights on the basketball court. This summer, show business people convinced Artest to launch his own comedy tour. Artest …
Yesterday, a website asked if Zachary Levi (NBC’s Chuck) had taken a bit from stand-up comedian Demetri Martin. Clearly, Levi, appearing several months ago on the Dec. 23, 2010, episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, got his first big laugh with a line that’s strikingly similar to a …
What a relief that GQ’s 2011 Comedy Issue also managed to put a male comedian in a bathing suit! Well, it is Ken Jeong. And the magazine wants us to believe that he is photobombing this shoot with model Kate Upton. Except isn’t the whole point of a photobomb that …
Funny or Die is getting into the comedy podcasting business, and they’ve picked one of their most popular video producers to help them do it. Earwolf broke the news of its deal with FoD tonight. As of September 2011, Earwolf will become the exclusive sole provider and producer of Funny …
If you’re watching AMC’s Breaking Bad, or just catching up to this Emmy-winning drama, then you’re well-aware of Bob Odenkirk’s rascally role as attorney Saul Goodman. In season four (which premiered last night), Saul has hired himself a bodyguard, Huell, who is played by none other than stand-up comedian Lavell …
The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, now in its fourth year, is unlike any other comedy festival. Intended to be a joke on the notion of comedy fests, it has nevertheless become a Brooklyn institution now, and as Mirman and his co-conspirators Julie Smith and Caroline Creaghead note, it has managed …
The final Harry Potter movie opened across America at midnight, and with it, the final chance for comedians and comedy troupes to toast, roast and boast about their parody videos. Let’s take a look at a few making the rounds this week. First up is The Second City Network’s popular …
Tim Harmston made his debut last night on Late Show with David Letterman. Roll the clip!
Buzzine got behind the scenes during taping of season two of The Green Room with Paul Provenza, which just aired its premiere episode tonight on Showtime with Judd Apatow, Garry Shandling, Marc Maron, Ray Romano and Bo Burnham. Don’t worry. If you missed it in the Eastern and Central time …