PORTLAND -- The appearance of Funny Over Everything on the schedule for the Bridgetown Comedy Fest comes as no surprise for local stand-up fans. The monthly event never fails to surprise and delight via some smart booking decisions (recent shows have featured Kyle Kinane, Hannibal Buress, and Nate Bargatze) and the chance to drink in the wit of the city's best comedy more...
Periodically stand-up comedians will go through the rigors of the newspaper interview in which the writer will ask the inevitable question about our comedy influences to complete the article. Citing people like Pryor, Carlin and Hicks is a lot more sexy than Captain Rowdy, Danny Martinez and Jimmy Pineapple-- but these guys were awe inspiring, and I wanted to be each of more...
It’s that time of the year again where we present to you, dear Laughspinners, the 10 best comedy albums of the year. I say this every year, but it’s true: Since launching in 2005 and since there were well over 100 comedy albums released in 2012, this has been the most difficult year to pick just 10 great albums. As with all lists of this nature, what you see below more...
The documentary about Eddie Pepitone, The Bitter Buddha, doesn't come out till later this year but the Internet has blessed us with this animated clip from the film featuring Pepitone and Marc Maron. In the clip, Pepitone tells an endearing anecdote about growing up around an intense-about-everything father. The story is paired with a comic book like animation that looks more...
If you've been paying attention, you'll know that mighty Robin Williams has been dropping by Puddin', the daily, live-action comic strip starring comedian Eddie Pepitone and created by Matt Oswalt. If you've missed out, you can check out those episodes here. Anyway, Williams makes yet another appearance in today's episode, wherein he revisits his character, English more...
Patton Oswalt and Robin Williams return in this week's Puddin' Matt Oswalt and Eddie Pepitone's daily live action single panel comic. Eddie has a hard time collaborating with Robin and Patton gets sadistic. Check out Robin's first appearance with Patton from last week if you missed it and subscribe to the YouTube channel for new episodes every Monday through more...
A lot of familiar faces have popped up in the kitchenette in Matt Oswalt's daily live action cartoon strip Puddin', starring Eddie Pepitone. But it just got really real today. Recurring guest Patton Oswalt is joined by Robin Williams (Robin Williams!). The two comedy superstars compete for a role in Eddie's newest film project. But only one of them is willing to do what more...
We're not sure if this is some twisted AMAZING marketing initiative, but comedian Eddie Pepitone will be at an Arby's in Los Angeles today, essentially begging for food. We'll let Pepitone explain, which comes during the newest episode of the daily live-action comic strip more...
Today's episode of Puddin' finds comedian Dana Gould guest starring, once again. More importantly, however, he's the center of a great tragedy. I won't spoil it, so just watch it below. And don't skip to the words below the video. I asked Puddin' creator, writer, director and silent pudding eater, Matt Oswalt what has become of the table after Gould's unscripted more...
