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Magners Comedy Festival announces lineups, both for inaugural Boston edition and larger Glasgow fest

January 22, 2010

If you're a little bit confused about which Magners Comedy Festival you're planning on attending later this winter, then you wouldn't be the only one. I'd recently seen some comedians asking me and everyone else for their votes via Facebook and emails so they could compete in the Magners fest. …

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Obvious Viral Video Day: Jersey Shore movie spoof, real Hot Tub Time Machine trailer, UCB goes beta

January 22, 2010

Instead of three separate posts, might as well just show you three videos that you know you'll be wanting to see and talk about and share today. Let's get to them. First up is the celebrity spoof of a movie adaptation of MTV's Jersey Shore, complete with Mila Kunis as …

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Can a man who impersonated George W. Bush also do Obama? Steve Bridges says yes, in blackface

January 22, 20102

I just saw this on NBC's Today this morning, so I'll be uploading it as soon as the video becomes available. But it certainly threw me for a loop to realize that Steve Bridges, the impersonator who mimicked President George W. Bush to Bush's face at a previous White House …

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More all-star benefits for Haiti, as comedians and musicians join forces on East, West Coasts

January 22, 2010

Tonight is the two-hour A-list telethon for Haiti earthquake relief efforts, airing in primetime on all of the networks and several cable channels. I've also been notified of a few more all-star live benefit shows for Haiti that will be taking place in New York City and Los Angeles. Saturday, …

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In case you missed it, Jeff Zucker defends himself to Charlie Rose over NBC’s Leno/Conan debacle

January 22, 2010

NBC Universal honcho Jeff Zucker sat down for an exclusive one-on-one chat with Charlie Rose earlier in the week, and it's now up on Hulu.com along with other clips from Rose's PBS talk show. Of course, we know now that tonight is Conan O'Brien's last night as the ill-fated host …

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Would you believe: Artie Lange predicted Conan O’Brien’s future on 2008 “Late Night” appearance!

January 21, 20104

Strange but true in so many ways, when Artie Lange appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2008 to promote his book, Lange told Conan that he was making a big mistake in agreeing to move to Los Angeles and taking over the Tonight Show, suggested he let the …

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Jordan Brady takes his documentary, “I Am Comic,” to Slamdance: “Bow-Chicka-Bow-Wow!”

January 21, 20105

Perhaps you have seen the clip circulating on the Internet this past week of Louis CK explaining how he took down a heckler? The comedian was shot talking on the streets of New York City as part of a new documentary by Jordan Brady on stand-up comedy, "I Am Comic," …

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NBC tries to put the best spin on Leno’s return to “The Tonight Show”

January 21, 2010

You know that old saying, if it ain't broke, don't fix it? Of course you do. That's why it's an old saying. And if NBC had thought of that in 2004, it wouldn't have found itself doomed to repeat history, which is another unfortunate saying that the network forgot about. …

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Last Comic Standing is back! Season 7 auditions in March!

January 20, 20103

The rumors are true, and you didn't have to look at NBC's spring and summer schedule to see this was going to happen…Last Comic Standing is coming back out of the network's retirement bin for season 7 sometime later in 2010 (most likely summer). The show has announced open calls …

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Gavin Speiller wants to take you on a bad first date

January 20, 2010

Gavin Speiller is a popular improviser in New York City, performing regularly with UCB troupe Death By Roo Roo, as well as independent group Rogue Elephant. But Speiller also is available, ladies! Before you can figure out a way to mashup a Styx song with Go West's "King of Wishful …

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