57th annual Grammy Awards nominations in comedy, spoken word
by The Grammy Awards rolled out their nominations throughout the day on Twitter, but once they did, looks like they found some great picks out of …
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Conan O’Brien, Weird Al Yankovic, Jon Lovitz joined the cast of The Simpsons, live at Hollywood Bowl
For three days and nights over the weekend, the Hollywood Bowl hosted a nostalgic throwback of epic proportions as the cast, past writers and friends …
My Pod Week: Week ending 8/31/14
by Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the …
Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman win comedy writing awards at 2014 Emmys
The top comedy writers on TV for 2014 were stand-up comedians, according to the Emmy Awards. Take that, comedy writers. In a telecast light on …
“Weird Al” Yankovic’s Mandatory Fun: #8Videos8Days
For his 14th and final conventional studio album, “Mandatory Fun,” Weird Al Yankovic teamed up with fun and funny websites to produce eight music videos, …
Comedy wins none of the 2014 Billboard Music Awards but all of the focus of this week’s magazine issue
You probably heard about, if you didn’t also already see, the hologram of the late Michael Jackson performing at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards, televised …
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Get your Tenacious D fix with “Senorita” on Conan; special performance with Weird Al
Do you need a little more Tenacious D in your life today? Have no fear. Jack Black and Kyle Gass are here. On your TVs, …
Gallery1988 exhibits “Is This Thing On? 2: The Weird Year” in L.A.
Gallery1988 in Hollywood and Funny or Die received so much successful attention and plaudits for last year’s comedy art exhibition, “Is This Thing On?,” that …
This year’s comedians nominated for the 54th annual Grammys in 2012
Seth MacFarlane is up for two Grammy Awards, but only one of them is for something funny. Steve Martin’s banjo found honors. And the South …
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Three new videos from Weird Al: “Polka Face,” “Party in the CIA” & “Canadian Idiot”
The hourlong “Weird” Al Yankovic special is coming around the corner when she comes, which is this Saturday, Oct. 1, on Comedy Central. “Weird Al” Yankovic Live! …