The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Last week, MTV debuted a silly little spoof of its own Girl Code and Guy Code comedy advice series, called “Squirrel Code.” They took footage of squirrels in the wild and dressed up puppets, gave them barely fake names (comedian Carly Aquilino or squirrel Barely Acornino! Damien Lemon becomes Dominic …
Weird Al may have made the music video parody game on lockdown last week, but it’s a new day, and time for a new parody, thanks to Saturday Night Live star Jay Pharoah. Pharoah and Above Average (Broadway Video’s digital arm) released the music video just now for “Bad Kisser,” …
TruTV unveiled the first look at upcoming sketch comedy series Friends of the People today as part of the cable channel’s turn in the summer press tour for the TV Critics Association. It’ll debut Oct. 28, 2014, with a blend of pop-culture sketches, man-on-the-street segments and more. Co-stars, writers and …
The post-WWII era shall be spoofed again by author “Eric Jonrosh” and an all-star cast, as IFC announced Monday it’d ordered a second six-episode miniseries from Funny or Die’s “Spoils” franchise. The Spoils Before Dying will bring back Jonrosh (Will Ferrell) to open and close each of the six episodes …
John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight is embracing its subversive side more and more a month into its run on HBO. Last night, Oliver reported on Syran President Bashar al-Assad, who despite years of civil war that has him finding new ways to kill his own people, still remains in power …
It’s commencement time. Why sit through 15-minute or half-hour speeches, when all you really want to hear is some sound advice. Here is Norm Macdonald with his literal keys to success. Via Funny or Die. Roll the clip!
When Comedy Bang! Bang! returns to IFC tonight with its third-season premiere, we see not one, not two, but three different pairings of host Scott Aukerman and musical sidekick impresario Reggie Watts!!! “We decided to do a tribute to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, because we thought – that’s the …
Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns made a mini-movie about comedian Eugene Mirman, and what happened next will inspire you. No, wait. I’ve read so many of those danged UpworthyViralNovaBuzzFeedy clickbait-and-switch headlines that it’s seeping into my writing. No, wait. You should be inspired. That’s the whole point of those lovely …
Everything you loved about MST3K is coming back in 2K14, but for three hours only. And only on National Geographic Channel?! Wait. Is this some sort of April Fool’s Day joke? Yes and no. The “Total Riff Off” by RiffTrax is happening from 8 to 11 p.m. April 1, 2014, …
Saturday Night Live just released an extended blooper reel of sorts, as it shows the extended takes of Bobby Moynihan’s scenes in the 12 Years A Slave audition sketch video. Worth it just for the priceless laughing and smiling fits it brings on in Vanessa Bayer as one of the …
