By Laughspin Staff | September 11, 2012 at 1:31 pm | 2 comments
In exactly one month The League will return to FX for its fourth season; that's Thursday, Oct. 11 at 10:30 pm ET, to be precise. In honor of that, we'd thought we'd roll out all seven of the show's new promos, which finds the whole gang -- Pete, Kevin, Ruxin, Andre, Taco and...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 10, 2012 at 2:26 pm | 7 comments
A few weeks ago, we learned 20 staffers were laid off from the Tonight Show and that Jay Leno took a “tremendous” pay cut in order to prevent additional employee cuts. And now we know just how “tremendous” that cut was: 50 percent! The Wall Street Journal today reports...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 7, 2012 at 3:33 pm | 2 comments
Despite a startling message and photo he posted this week for his 4.5 million Facebook followers, hugely popular comedian Gabriel Iglesias is absolutely fine. "Just left the hospital. Had a little scare but I'm ok," he wrote. "Pay no attention to my man titty." He later...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 5, 2012 at 4:45 pm | One comment
Bruce Campbell, best known for his role in Sam Raimi's stellar Evil Dead series just posted a hilarious mock news story, which finds comedian Patton Oswalt on the front page of the Miami Herald. Via Twitter, Campbell writes, "Oh well, not everyone's cut out for the rigors of...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 5, 2012 at 12:51 pm | No comments
Laughspin has teamed up with one of the coolest venues in New York City, Joe's Pub, to help present their Summer Comedy Series. And it continues tonight (Sept. 5) at 9:30 pm, with amazingly original Bridget Everett and the Tender Moments. We asked her a few questions to give you...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 4, 2012 at 3:54 pm | No comments
Last week, we let you know that Eddie Murphy was in talks to create a television version of the Beverly Hills Cop franchise. And today, we're getting word that it's moved a lot closer to reality. And it seems CBS has first rights.
"The network has given a pilot production...
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By Laughspin Staff | August 29, 2012 at 4:31 pm | No comments
In addition to traditional actor types (Lauren Ambrose, Carol Kane) did you know Mike Birbiglia's movie Sleepwalk With Me also features a hefty handful of comedians who are sometimes actors? It's true. If you don't believe us, you should watch this video, which features the...
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By Laughspin Staff | August 29, 2012 at 1:10 pm | One comment
A new comedy series about a Muslim family debuted Monday on BBC1-- and as you could’ve guessed, some people are outraged.
Citizan Khan, starring Adil Ray (a British Muslim) as an over-the-top husband and father, premiered to 3.6 million viewers, but the BBC’s message...
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By Laughspin Staff | August 27, 2012 at 6:35 pm | One comment
Though it won't officially premiere until Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 9:30 pm ET, Fox is doing what other forward-thinking networks have done: They're giving away the entire first episode weeks before its television debut. And so now, right this second, right below these words, you can...
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