SNL #39.8 RECAP: Host Paul Rudd, musical guest One Direction
by With promotion overload this week featuring the cast of Anchorman 2, and Paul Rudd already hosting this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, and the fact that …
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Ben & Jerry’s offers Ron Burgundy’s Scotchy Scotch Scotch ice cream to promote “Anchorman 2”
Stay classy, Ben & Jerry’s! The ice cream makers from Vermont unveiled their latest custom comedy flavor last night, and it’s a boozy doozy — …
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Here is the movie trailer to “Anchorman” 2 we’ve all been waiting for
After a couple of straight low-down dirty teases, there’s an official honest-to-goodness movie trailer for Anchorman: The Legend Continues, featuring actual footage from the movie …
Funny or Die to launch movie division
Funny or Die continues to expand and evolve past its original mission — when was the last time you remember voting on a user-submitted video …
From Funny or Die to Sundance to Comedy Central series: The history of “Drunk History”
Drunk History isn’t the first webseries to become a TV series, but it is among the more celebrated ones to make the jump. Comedy Central …
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The 60 Minutes profile of Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow has been the biggest behind-the-scenes name in big-screen comedy for the past few years. But it’s only now, at the end of 2012, …
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Comedy Headlines for 12/20/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Paramount has announced a release date for Anchorman 2, and it’s exactly a year away: Dec. 20, 2013. …
Back from the dead: HBO orders 4th season of “Eastbound & Down”
The Kenny Powers you knew is dead. Long live Kenny Powers! Wait, what? Despite a seemingly satisfying conclusion to the trilogy story of the comeback …
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Ron Burgundy announces “Anchorman 2” deal on Conan
Will Ferrell (friend of Conan O’Brien) made a surprise appearance last night on Conan in his “Ron Burgundy” character to make a very special announcement: …
New York magazine’s oral history of the Upright Citizens Brigade
Over the summer, Gary Rudoren (co-author of Comedy By The Numbers) told me he had a brilliant idea for another comedy book. Rudoren wanted to …