By Laughspin Staff | January 16, 2012 at 3:24 pm | 62 comments
Well-respected veteran comedian Todd Glass announced he was gay on today’s episode of WTF with Marc Maron.
After a relatively short introduction, wherein Maron tells his listeners that Glass, 47, wanted to come on the show to say something important, the announcement was...
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By Laughspin Staff | January 16, 2012 at 10:50 am | 14 comments
So, the hype for last night’s third coming was through the roof: Was Ricky going to be “mean” again? Was he going to hold back a little? Was he going to sacrifice one of Angelina Jolie’s children live, onstage? We’re sure some questions were asked more than others....
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By Laughspin Staff | January 12, 2012 at 5:43 pm | 14 comments
A lot has been said – mostly negative – about Rob Schneider’s new sitcom Rob!, which premieres tonight at 8:30 pm ET on CBS. If you didn’t know, the show centers around Schneider’s character who is recently married to a young, tall, insanely gorgeous woman, who just...
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By Laughspin Staff | January 11, 2012 at 4:53 pm | No comments
No matter how hard you've been trying to divert your eyes and ears from the seemingly countless number of news reports about Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z's first born -- Blue Ivy Carter -- surely you haven't been able to avoid it entirely. Luckily, the fine folks at the Onion News...
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By Laughspin Staff | January 5, 2012 at 2:21 pm | No comments
Portlandia's second season debuts tomorrow on IFC at 10 pm ET! And the show's stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein sat down with Terry Gross, of NPR's Fresh Air recently. It aired this morning. And you can listen to the entire thing here. You. Are....
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By Laughspin Staff | January 5, 2012 at 1:05 pm | 17 comments
When a comedy flick costs $32 million to make and then grosses $288 million worldwide, it's a given: you make a sequel-- no matter how flimsy the thematic reasoning may be. So, it's no surprise that Universal is working on a sequel to the wildly successful Bridesmaids. But...
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By Laughspin Staff | January 2, 2012 at 1:14 pm | 5 comments
John Mulaney has been one of the most exciting comedians to watch in the last few years. He's grown from one of New York City's favorite downtown comics to one of the nation's most sought-after talents, scoring a staff writing gig at Saturday Night Live in 2008, releasing his...
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By Laughspin Staff | December 28, 2011 at 3:40 pm | No comments
After honing his latest hour of stand-up comedy the last few years in relatively low-profile style, it seems Carlos Mencia isn't afraid to flaunt himself a little now. Hot on the heels of his latest comedy special New Territory and its DVD release on Dec. 6, TMZ caught the...
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By Laughspin Staff | December 22, 2011 at 2:59 pm | 2 comments
Hundreds of Community fans this afternoon gathered in midtown Manhattan, steps from NBC headquarters, to plead with the network to save their favorite show; and they did it flash mob style (see video below)— just in case the #savecommunity hashtag on Twitter wasn’t enough to...
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