Ken Burns profiles Eugene Mirman for their alma mater
by 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 …
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Bobby Moynihan’s extended improvisations from SNL’s “12 Years A Slave” auditions sketch
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 …
60 Minutes profiles Bassem Youssef, Egypt’s political satirist
America has Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Egypt has Dr. Bassem Youssef. Big difference. Especially since the latter nation doesn’t have as …
Garry Trudeau puts “Doonesbury” on hiatus to focus on renewed “Alpha House” for Amazon Studios
Alpha House, one of Amazon Studio’s first TV series, has proven successful enough that creator Garry Trudeau has had to shelve the previous creation he’s …
Nathan Fielder’s Dumb Starbucks draws a crowd
That “Dumb Starbucks” that opened last weekend in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles and offered free coffee drinks to customers? That was the …
Kids in the Hall to stage live reading of “Brain Candy” with original ending at TOsketchfest
This is candy for my brain, how about yours? All five members of Kids in the Hall are reuniting this year — yes, you knew …
Sponsor A Comedian
Why go to Kickstarter when you can appeal directly to everyone? Comedian Jarret Berenstein takes it to the next level by making himself a full-fledged …
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IFC’s multi-generational miniseries parody, “The Spoils of Babylon”
Meeting today’s TV Critics Association in Pasadena, the cast of IFC’s new miniseries spoof, The Spoils of Babylon, seemed both apologetic and triumphant. Tragically triumphant? …
Area Woman Mourns Ironic Death: Remembering The Onion’s newspaper days
by Before there was the viral video, before the Internet meme, before the Tweet and ReTweet, the Huffington Post and the Colbert Bump, there was The …
David Letterman has co-authored a humor book satirizing the One Percent, “This Land Was Made For You and Me (But Mostly Me)”
David Letterman already knows he makes megamillions each year hosting Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. But that wealth hasn’t quite gone to his …