By Samantha Simon | August 10, 2012 at 4:35 pm | No comments
Iconic comedian, popular Oscar host and friend of the Silver Screen, Billy Crystal has sold a humor book to New York publishers Henry Holt and Co. for $4 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The book is about aging and the selling price could buy more facial plastic...
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By Samantha Simon | August 9, 2012 at 12:58 pm | No comments
Browsing the top three mentions of Mitt Romney on Twitter, you might notice that comedian and Twitter powerhouse, Rob Delaney is consistently represented there, undermining Romney. Delaney earned himself the title of Comedy Central's "Funniest Person On Twitter" earlier this...
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By Samantha Simon | August 8, 2012 at 4:22 pm | No comments
Mike Birbiglia and Ira Glass's movie Sleepwalk With Me opens in a little over two weeks and they really want you to come. I mean, you should go, because Birbiglia and Glass are great and funny story tellers and Sleepwalk With Me is touching, hilarious and entertaining. But if...
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By Samantha Simon | August 8, 2012 at 12:52 pm | 2 comments
Accompanied by a camera crew entourage, Joan Rivers took to the streets to protest Costco's refusal to sell her book I Hate Everything...Starting With Me. KTLA reports that Rivers dramatically handcuffed herself to a shopping cart at a Costco in Burbank, CA, which seems a little...
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By Samantha Simon | August 4, 2012 at 2:31 pm | 2 comments
The documentary about Eddie Pepitone, The Bitter Buddha, doesn't come out till later this year but the Internet has blessed us with this animated clip from the film featuring Pepitone and Marc Maron. In the clip, Pepitone tells an endearing anecdote about growing up around an...
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By Samantha Simon | August 3, 2012 at 4:38 pm | No comments
Teal Sherer, known for her role as "Venom" in Felicia Day's web series, The Guild, just launched her own comedy series online. My Gimpy Life, which Sherer created and stars in, is loosely based around Sherer's experience as a wheel-chair bound actress in Hollywood. The first...
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By Samantha Simon | August 3, 2012 at 2:25 pm | No comments
Will Ferrell stopped by Conan last night to promote The Campaign (in theaters Aug. 10) and give his opinion on like, every current event happening right now. Specifically, Russian gymnasts crying in the Olympics and Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's messy break up. He also...
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By Samantha Simon | August 2, 2012 at 10:25 pm | No comments
Ever wonder what KFC puts in their fried chicken to make it so tasty? This Funny or Die exclusive reveals the secret ingredient is...gayness. Lots of it. And Bette Midler. Don't believe me? Watch the video with Colonel Sanders (John Goodman) himself. It all makes sense....
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By Samantha Simon | August 2, 2012 at 1:55 pm | No comments
Karl Pilkington (An Idiot Abroad) gives what Ricky Gervais calls "the worst English lesson ever" in this clip for Gervais' new Web series, Learn English with Ricky Gervais. The first episode launches Aug. 14 for free on iTunes. But for now, you can relearn some of the language...
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