In this special edition of the Laughspin Podcast, Laughspin editor Dylan Gadino sits down with comedian Cy Amundson in Grand Rapids, Michigan during the third annual Gilda's LaughFest. The fast-moving chat covers Cy's rise from local Minnesota comedy hero to the nationally known...
After weeks of rumors surrounding the fate of Jay Leno's job as host of The Tonight Show, NBC today confirmed that current Late Night host Jimmy Fallon will, in fact, take over for Leno after his 22-year-run as host concludes in the spring of 2014. The show will also return to...
UPDATE -- 12:35 pm ET: Laughspin can independently confirm that Byrne did get into an altercation with a cab driver, wherein he sustained a broken jaw. Production, we're told, will resume in six weeks or less. We want to wish Byrne a speedy recovery. ----- When comedian...
Emmy-award winning star of television (CBS series Mike & Molly) and film (Bridesmaids, Identity Theft) Melissa McCarthy returns to Saturday Night Live this weekend to host with musical guest Phoenix. McCarthy first hosted in October of 2011, and did a stellar job with what the...
You likely already know about Funny or Die's foray into feature-length films. They're making history with the first ever Steve Jobs biopic. It's called iSteve and it stars Justin Long. And now it has an intense trailer to tease its April 15 release. How intense is it? So intense...
Sure, IFC announced last month that it greenlighted a new sketch show starring Los Angeles-based group The Birthday Boys. But we weren't about to sit back and just take the word of the people running the network. Luckily Bob Odenkirk -- he of Mr. Show and Breaking Bad fame and...
"If I don't fuck Michael Cera tonight, I'm going to blow my brains out," will, perhaps, go down as the most absurdly funny bit of dialogue in any comedy movie of 2013. The fact that Mindy Kaling says it as herself makes it that much better. It's part of This is the End, the...
Last night Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno addressed the ongoing rumors about the fate of The Tonight Show. Will Jimmy take over? Will the iconic show move from Los Angeles to New York City? Are the two hosts still friends? Of course, nothing was resolved, but gosh darn it, did the...
Daytime chat show The View isn’t well known for being funny on purpose. But that was the entire goal of Friday’s episode, which was dubbed A Day of Comedy and featured performances from comedians Earthquake, Kathleen Madigan, Bone Hampton, Retha Jones and 10-year-old Leroya...
