By Dylan P. Gadino | August 2, 2011 at 1:33 pm | 14 comments
The 29th edition of Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival came to an end on Sunday after weeks of shows, panels, street fairs and speeches. But one speech, Marc Maron's keynote address on July 28 during the Comedy Conference portion of the festival is what resounded most...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | August 1, 2011 at 9:46 pm | One comment
Rob Riggle is destined to become the next former Daily Show employee to become a household name in the comedy world. On the heels of an already-stellar few months, the stand-up comedian, improviser, writer and actor (and Marine) has just snagged a big fat development deal with...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | August 1, 2011 at 5:37 pm | 3 comments
You may or may not know that there was an apparent beef between Louis C.K. and Dane Cook a few years back-- mostly over the claim that Cook had lifted a bit from Louie. The joke in question was centered around the funny prospect of being able to name your children anything; Cook...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | August 1, 2011 at 3:26 pm | No comments
Today, GQ released yet-another comedy-related feature online. I say "another" because you can see their official Comedy Issue on stands now; the cover subject is none other than a half naked Mila Kunis, Makes sense, right? Eh. You can read more of my thoughts on that...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | August 1, 2011 at 12:39 pm | No comments
Comedian Jon Lajoie has struck again-- and hard. If you're unfamiliar with the man, in short he's a dude that, at this point in his career, can film himself sitting on the couch for 12 seconds, upload it and get half a million YouTube views in a day. He hasn't gone that route...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 30, 2011 at 1:53 pm | One comment
You may have already read our review of the keynote address Marc Maron delivered on Friday at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. If not, you can go here. Or if you'd rather, you can just listen to the whole thing here. Check it out and let us know what you...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 29, 2011 at 3:16 pm | No comments
If there's one thing Jim Gaffigan knows a lot about, its comedy. If there are two things Jim Gaffigan knows about, it's comedy and making babies (he's got four kids). Ok, let's say there are three things Jim Gaffigan knows about. These things would be comedy, making babies and...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 29, 2011 at 12:44 pm | No comments
After a 15-year absence from Late Show with David Letterman, Louis C.K. made his return last night. And it was a triumphant one, filled with applause breaks, stories about homework and solutions— as in, “We need to re-introduce lions into human society.” Check out the...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 29, 2011 at 11:28 am | 3 comments
UPDATE: Oct. 17
We just got this new version of "Comedians" from Allie. Check it out and pass it on!
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Most young women in America spend their time listening to soulless pop music, watching Jersey Shore and generally not being cool-- but then are...
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