By Billy Procida | November 10, 2010 at 3:09 pm | No comments
Family, friends, and supporters came together Monday night at Carolines on Broadway in New York City for comedian Bob Saget's annual scleroderma fundraiser. And just moments ago, Saget tweeted that the event raised nearly $700,000.
The Scleroderma Research Foundation...
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By Billy Procida | November 4, 2010 at 1:33 pm | No comments
As if pulling out a (fake) joint on Bill Maher's show was surprising enough, Zach Galifianakis surprised us with a new hair cut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night! The Hangover star was on the show promoting his new movie Due Date co-starring Robert Downey Jr. About...
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By Billy Procida | November 4, 2010 at 11:59 am | No comments
Doing movies was soooo 2009. Broadway shows are all the rage now in the comedy world. Jim Gaffigan has become the fourth stand-up comedian to recently sign on to do a Broadway play, joining Chris Rock, Robin Williams and Colin Quinn (his one-man show Long Story Short). This...
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By Billy Procida | November 3, 2010 at 1:20 pm | 2 comments
A few months back. Comedy Central and the New York Comedy Festival – kicking off tonight – announced they would come up with their own Comics to Watch list.
Well, tonight’s the night those comedians get to show off, specifically at Carolines in New York City as part of...
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By Billy Procida | October 28, 2010 at 2:05 pm | No comments
The Sklar Brothers, Rob Cantrell, and other comedians are urging you to vote 'yes' on Prop 19 Nov. 2. That’s the law, by the way, that would make pot totally legal in California.
The Brothers Sklar contribute to a series of videos called "Puff, Puff, Pass It Along" a parody...
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By Billy Procida | October 19, 2010 at 6:26 pm | No comments
What's the secret to making Hot Pockets diarrhea proof? Well, what if those Hot Pockets were signed by Jim Gaffigan? Right, you'd still have the runs, but you'd have a swell conversation piece.
Gaffigan's autographed Hot Pockets are just one of many quirky items being auctioned...
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By Billy Procida | October 19, 2010 at 5:40 pm | No comments
Vote for Quinn!
Er...or at east go see his hilarious one-man show! We previously reported on Colin Quinn's Long Story Short moving from off-Broadway to the Helen Hayes theater on Oct. 22nd. And now we're reminding you, but only because there's this swell video to promote said...
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By Billy Procida | October 14, 2010 at 1:57 pm | No comments
Have you or a loved one been afflicted with Law Enforcia Phasia Disorder— more commonly known as Cop Face Disorder?
Comedian Yannis Pappas, of Ditch Films, describes it as "a psychiatric condition that emanates from having a face that closely resembles a law enforcement...
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By Billy Procida | October 14, 2010 at 1:15 pm | No comments
Conan O'Brien released an explosive (and expensive) promo for his new show 'Conan' on TBS. In his latest video, O'Brien drives an explosives-filled, popcorn-packed 1969 Dodge Dart off a 900-foot cliff while an orchestra plays in the background.
Directed by Bryan Buckley, helmer...
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