The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The 34th season of Saturday Night Live certainly brought a lot of buzz and attention back to the show, and Lorne Michaels and company celebrated the end of that year with a bang that included plenty of starpower and nostalgia, plus a heavily implied farewell to Darrell Hammond, who completed …
Some "entertainment reporters" at "press junkets" try to be "funny." For the upcoming summer tentpole movie version of Land of the Lost, Seth Morris and Funny or Die help Will Ferrell get out in front of the press. And also expose the world of Sid and Marty Krofft to be …
Tonight's NCAA men's basketball championship pits the University of North Carolina against Michigan State at Ford Field in Detroit. What are the odds that Will Ferrell, as his Anchorman character Ron Burgandy, scored one-on-one interviews with both coaches last year during his Funny or Die tour? No betting allowed, because …
Last summer, the Funny or Die team (Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy and Judd Apatow) received a big vote of confidence in the forms of capital investment and broadcasting agreements from HBO. They had just worked together on the production of Eastbound & Down — and if you have …
When Will Ferrell began previews for his Broadway spectacular on the night of the inauguration of President Barack Obama, I could not think of any reason why anybody in their right, right-wing, or left-wing minds would want to spend 90 minutes reviewing the legacy of George W. Bush. The launch …
Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy, the guys behind Funny or Die, also are responsible for getting Danny McBride his own comedy series, Eastbound & Down, which debuts Sunday, Feb. 15, on HBO. McBride plays Kenny Powers, a former Major League Baseball star whose star has fallen, landing him …
There is no doubt that "You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush" is the hottest ticket on Broadway. Even in this economy, which already cut short several big Broadway productions. Or perhaps despite that, the cheapest balcony seats for this show go for $61.50 on Telecharge and …
Following up on Gawker and the Post's Page Six reports, here is the 15-second ad ABC and CBS banned that promotes Will Ferrell's new one-man farewell to Bush on Broadway. I recalled seeing this ad air on TV at least once, and though I cannot remember what channel (they did …
Just after we had to say goodbye to Super Deluxe, fellow online purveyor of comedy videos Funny or Die announced it had raised $3 million from, as Reuters reported late Monday, "a single, undisclosed investor" (plus an additional $3 million for "in-kind contributions for marketing, publicity and promotional support for …
In real-life, the New Zealand comedy music duo Flight of the Conchords won a Grammy this year and is up for another one in 2009. In their HBO show, however, Bret and Jermaine are still trying to catch a break as the second season opens. Funny or Die gets to …