Rap video: How to Rob Comics

What happens when comedians Tom McCaffrey and Carolyn Castiglia imagine themselves as gangsta rappers? This happens. It's a music video for their rap, "How to Rob Comics." Stuckey from Stuckey and Murray helped direct, and among the many cameos: Janeane Garofalo, Paul F. Tompkins, Aisha Tyler, The Whitest Kids U …

The Birthday Roast of Pete Holmes

When I heard that Pete Holmes wanted to celebrate his 30th birthday by having his friends and fellow stand-up comedians roast him, my first thought was that he had lost his mind. And then I attended the roast last night at the UCB, and was quickly reminded that this is …

Liz Lemon’s phone sex ad

What's that, you say? You heard something about Tina Fey's fake phone sex ad from last week's 30 Rock being released upon the Internets in its full 90s-tribute splendor? I'll join the obligatory chorus by embedding it here for you to enjoy at your convenience (btw, NBC, I see what …

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TBS announces inaugural Just For Laughs Chicago lineup

TBS and Just For Laughs unveiled the first look at the lineup for their inaugural "Very Funny" Festival in Chicago this June 17-21, and it looks like a hybrid of what Just For Laughs does in Montreal, TBS does in Las Vegas and what the Chicago comedy scene does. Tickets …

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Getting to know I Eat Pandas, and The Tudors, too

If March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, then when do I Eat Pandas? Cute. And demonic. Them's their words to explain themselves, in this newly online documentary about my favorite musical comedy improvisers, Glennis McMurray and Eliza Skinner, and their group, I Eat Pandas. …

Delocated: Live and online

So, let's talk Delocated! The first-season finale aired overnight on Adult Swim, and cliffhanger alert! Am I right? Anyhow. If you missed, I shall not spoil it for you, and neither will the network, because the episode isn't online yet. Better for you, though, because you can still catch the …