By Nate Billy | May 18, 2010 at 1:53 pm | No comments
What island is more mysterious then the island on Lost? Weird Island. Leave it up to comedians Dana Carvey and Spike Feresten to create a more mind bending and confusing plot. Forget planning your Lost parties, sit down and watch Dana Carvey doing what he does best-- spoofing....
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By Nate Billy | May 18, 2010 at 1:19 pm | No comments
The UK arm of video site Funny Or Die is closing after only 18 months. “Following an assessment of the last 18 months, during which time Funny Or Die UK has seen numerous visitors to its site who have in turn gone into the American site, the decision has been made to merge the...
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By Nate Billy | May 17, 2010 at 1:19 pm | No comments
Who’s face do you associate most with Jell-O? Yes, that’s right, Bill Cosby, and he is back after a 10 year hiatus from the brand. Kraft Foods decided to team up with Cosby again for their new “Hello Jell-O” campaign.
Cosby says, "Reunited with strawberry, raspberry...
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By Nate Billy | May 17, 2010 at 12:17 pm | One comment
At 80, stand-up comedian Bob Newhart is finally getting official recognition for his contribution to the entertainment industry.
On June 1st, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will celebrate the “first solo straight man’s” 50th year in show business. In simpler...
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By Nate Billy | May 14, 2010 at 3:00 pm | 2 comments
Russell Brand sure is busy. On the verge of the release of his new movie, Get Him To The Greek, he managed to squeeze in time to record vocals for a reworking of “3 Lions,” the official anthem of England’s football (soccer) team. The song was originally written in 1996...
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By Nate Billy | May 14, 2010 at 1:44 pm | No comments
In 1620 the Pilgrims set sail from England to escape religious persecution, and eventually landed on Plymouth Rock. Now, in 2010, things are going to get a lot less holy. From July 6 - 10, Loretta LaRoche Productions is hosting the first annual Plymouth Rock Comedy Festival in...
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By Nate Billy | May 14, 2010 at 1:02 pm | One comment
And another one bites the dust. In a never-ending string of late-night talk show failures, Fox has done it again. According to Deadline.com -- and confirmed by the Hollywood Reporter -- Fox has made the decision to cancel its latest attempt, The Wanda Sykes Show, after only...
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By Nate Billy | April 26, 2010 at 4:29 pm | One comment
In his new video for Atom.com, Iron Manly, comedian Joe DeRosa satirically comments on the fanatic fan-boys of comic book hero Iron Man. Will they defend the manly image of their childhood hero, or fold to the temptation of wanting to be Iron Man so badly that they’ll accept...
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