R.I.P. Sherwood Schwartz (1916-2011), creator of Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch
by Sherwood Schwartz, who created not only two of the biggest TV sitcoms of a generation but also two of the most famous TV theme songs …
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Watch David Letterman joke about the break-in at the Ed Sullivan Theater
In case you hadn’t heard, a young man broke into the Ed Sullivan Theater over the weekend and trashed the lobby where they film Late …
A comedy fan’s guide to San Diego’s Comic-Con 2011
San Diego's Comic-Con International is a celebration of much more than comics — and you don't have to have a website named The Comic's Comic …
This week on late-night TV
The following listings include comedians and comedic actors scheduled to appear/perform on the late-night TV talk show circuit this week. Check with the TV shows …
Lisa Lampanelli writing a one-woman show for Broadway, reality series for Logo TV
Looks like Lisa Lampanelli lately is steering her career in a new direction. Make that directions. Word has surfaced in the past week that Lampanelli …
Public apology mends brief feud between classical music comedians. Guess who apologized?
Much ado about nothing? Perchance. But Jim Tavare learned a lesson this month about airing his grievances about another comedian online first before attempting a …
[Sponsored Post] Take Heineken on a date in this short film
Heineken is getting upscale and arty with its advertising, as this latest short film demonstrates. I'd tell you that even if Heineken wasn't paying me, …
In news about comedy sites, Punchline Magazine’s days are numbered, while Earwolf adds bloggers
Overnight, Punchline Magazine's founder Dylan P. Gadino revealed to his readers that next week, his site formally will disappear, and then reappear under the new …
Johnny Knoxville to talk up return of MTV’s “Beavis and Butt-Head” with Mike Judge at Comic-Con 2011
MTV just announced that of its five shows/panels heading to San Diego later this month for the annual Comic-Con, one will include Jackass star Johnny …
Lisa Lampanelli on the heckler who turned her into an insult comic, the “Queen of Mean”
After a special sneak screening of the first two episodes of The Green Room with Paul Provenza, which returns to Showtime for its second season …