By Laughspin Staff | April 11, 2013 at 10:02 am | No comments
If you’re not familiar with Conan O’Brien’s Web series Serious Jibber-Jabber, you’re about to become quite intimate with it. On the April 15 episode, Team Coco will premiere an in-depth chat with the writers of The Simpsons. O’Brien – once a writer for the iconic...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 10, 2013 at 2:19 pm | No comments
As if there commitment to producing quality comedy content wasn’t already clear (Maron, Portlandia, Comedy Bang Bang), IFC today announced it’s considering no fewer than 11 new comedy series, one of which is a pilot based on musical duo Garfunkel & Oates, aka Riki Lindhome...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 9, 2013 at 3:40 pm | No comments
If you haven't already watched former President Bill Clinton's appearance on The Colbert Report from last night, it's a must. But get this: The Colbert-on-Clinton action doesn't end there. Tonight, Colbert finds himself alongside both Clinton and daughter Chelsea as the pair...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 9, 2013 at 1:08 pm | One comment
On a new episode of IFC's animated series Out There, well-loved Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson and real-life's Nick Offerman plays Sharla's father, who has an affinity for killing, stuffing and mounting animals on the walls of his man cave. It's not a great leap from his...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 8, 2013 at 7:46 pm | 2 comments
Louis C.K.'s newest hour comedy special Oh My God premieres this Saturday, April 13 at 10 pm ET on HBO. Surely you already know that and are likely planning on watching because you enjoy good comedy. But as you hear from C.K. in the video below, he doesn't care if you hatred for...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 8, 2013 at 2:13 pm | No comments
The moment we recently told you about has arrived—almost. Stephen Colbert sat down with former President Bill Clinton this past weekend at Washington University in St. Louis, where the ex-commander-in-chief was hosting the Clinton Global Initiative University. You’ll be able...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 7, 2013 at 1:42 pm | No comments
With the special two-hour premiere of Mad Men set to go down tonight on AMC at 9 pm, we thought we'd help you celebrate the only way we know how-- with laughs. To that end, we'd like to present to you this sketch in honor of the hugely popular period drama's return from the...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 5, 2013 at 11:36 am | One comment
A recent visit to the doctor's office found Joan Rivers more than a little scared about a possible cancer diagnoses. Although a spot found on an X-ray still needed to be examined, emotions ran high upon the comedian's return to her house, where she broke the news to her friends....
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By Laughspin Staff | April 4, 2013 at 4:54 pm | 4 comments
Doug Stanhope will record his newest stand-up comedy special and album tonight in Portland, OR! From a New Wave Entertainment press release:
New Wave Entertainment will record international comedy sensation Doug Stanhope’s new hour-long stand-up special at Portland...
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