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A holiday treat from Jon Lajoie

By | December 18, 2009 at 8:58 pm | No comments

The comic/songsmith shares some holiday love for the large but often-ignored group of people who don't worship Jesus as the son of God. En-joie! Jokes.com Jon Lajoie - Cold Blooded...

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TBS signs Bret Ernst, Theo Von, Bert Kreischer to frat-themed comedy

By | December 17, 2009 at 12:03 pm | 2 comments

[caption id="attachment_4796" align="alignright" width="125" caption="Bret Ernst"][/caption] TBS has just announced a new reality show that taps into the fertile comedic landscape of the juvenile adult male. The show, entitled Frat House, follows a similar premise to the movie...

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Magners Comedy Festival comes to Boston

By | December 16, 2009 at 11:45 am | No comments

One of the country’s most comedically rich cities is about to become home to yet another comedy festival. The Magners Comedy Festival Boston will happen for the first time this February. The winner will earn the chance to travel to Dublin and perform at the Bulmers (Irish...

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Comedian Kim Coles to host award show for non-slobs

By | December 15, 2009 at 12:28 pm | No comments

Do you know that there’s an organization that celebrates organization? Neither did I, until I heard about the Fifth Annual Los Angeles Organizing  Awards. It's being held on January 30 by the LA chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO-LA). If you...

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Comedy Central’s Hot List with Aziz Ansari, Kumail Nanjiani and more on Sunday, watch previews

By | December 4, 2009 at 1:25 pm | No comments

This Sunday at 10 pm EST, Comedy Central is it's stand-up comedy special Comedy Central's Hot List, featuring killer sets from nine of today’s hottest young comedians. In the meantime, you can preview clips from each comedian on Comedy Central’s Hot List website. The special...

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Jon Glaser blogs second season of Adult Swim’s ‘Delocated’

By | December 3, 2009 at 5:32 pm | No comments

Are you one of the many comedy nerds eagerly awaiting Season two of Delocated on Adult Swim? Or are you one of the remaining plain nerds who don't know anything about the series, wherein Jon Glaser (pictured) plays a man in the Witness Protection Program who moves his family to...

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Preview the new David Cross, Will Arnett Series

By | December 3, 2009 at 4:05 pm | No comments

You know that whispered-about David Cross series? The one that was shot in the UK, and reunites the acid-tongued funnyman with his former Arrested Development co-star Will Arnett? You can watch it now! In this very hilarious clip from The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd...

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Special screening to launch Andy Kaufman book happens Thursday in LA

By | December 2, 2009 at 6:45 pm | One comment

There's a cool opportunity for Andy Kaufman fans in the LA area: there’s a special screening of rare Kaufman performances happening tomorrow night at the Silent Movie Theatre. The event is taking place in conjunction with the release of the book Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your...

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Eugene Mirman, Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal and more join Fox animated show

By | December 1, 2009 at 6:51 pm | No comments

Sick of watching the same Family Guy re-runs over and over? Me neither. But there is a promising new option under way for fans of animated hilarity. Fox is getting ready to air Bob’s Burgers, an animated comedy from Loren Bouchard and Jim Dauterive, the minds behind Dr. Katz...

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