Too Soon? Documentary recalls “The Onion” issue following 9/11
by Satirical publication The Onion began printing on actual newsprint back in August 1988. The staff picked up and left their original home in Madison, Wisc., …
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George Carlin’s 9/10/2001 joke about rooting for natural disasters, and more, on new posthumous release: “I Kinda Like It When A Lotta People Die”
The estate of the late George Carlin, headed up by his daughter Kelly Carlin, has, as she told friends overnight: “We found some stuff.” Kelly …
Interviews / TV
The 9/11 Seinfeld spec script you absolutely have to read today
Seinfeld went off the air on NBC in May 1998 with 76 million viewers tuning in to see Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer get their …
Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show to lobby Congressional Republicans to save 9/11 first responders bill
Jon Stewart may have left The Daily Show, but he hasn’t left the fight. On Monday night, Stewart returned to the Comedy Central show, now …
Steve Rannazzisi talks publicly for first time about his 9/11 lie
Steve Rannazzisi spoke out for the first time in almost a month since the revelation that he’d been lying for 14 years about where he …
Breaking Bad, Breaking Dad: Steve Rannazzisi comes clean about his 9/11 story
Steve Rannazzisi has shared some sordid tales on his friend Ari Shaffir’s Comedy Central series, This Is Not Happening, but one of his most-told tales …
Gilbert Gottfried explains his sense of humor to Richard Belzer
I’m not sure what the Intelligent Channel is on YouTube or why this exists, but I’m glad it exists. Richard Belzer sat down with Gilbert …
Remembering 9/11 and comedy: What’s your story?
Living in New York City, it’s difficult to get through a September 11 without thinking about what happened that day in 2001, and yet I …
Documentary short film follows a day in the life of Marc Maron: Sept. 19, 2001
September 2011 certainly is shaping up to be a big month to see the past, present and future comedy of Marc Maron. Maron’s independent TV …
Learn more about Gabe & Jenny in two new Bestie by Bestie videos
Fans of Gabe & Jenny, aka Gabe Liedman and Jenny Slate, can rejoice knowing they finally have two new episodes of “BESTIE X BESTIE” to …