By Samantha Simon | July 18, 2012 at 3:34 pm | No comments
Yesterday Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell hit the dusty old campaign trail, kicking off an 11 city whistle-stop tour to promote Jay Roach's upcoming comedy, The Campaign, in which both play bumbling political candidates in North Carolina.
The two proceeded to broadcast...
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By Samantha Simon | July 18, 2012 at 2:58 pm | No comments
KFC and Comedy Central have teamed up for an original Web series and contest, which has been titled Growing Up And Getting Out. The series follows comedian Michael Palascak as a 20-something who moves back in with his parents after graduating college, much like 85 percent of his...
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By Samantha Simon | July 13, 2012 at 12:05 pm | 2 comments
Attention, American citizens, housewives, trashy television watchers everywhere: hunky bachelor Mark Orlando did it! He did what mini reality series Burning Love set out for him to do-- he found himself a wife! Yes, America, rejoice, and hey! Hold the press, USA Today-- some...
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By Samantha Simon | July 12, 2012 at 3:52 pm | No comments
Stephen Colbert has yet another feature to add to his long list of things named after him. In addition to a Ben & Jerry's flavor, a spider, and a bridge in Hungary, researchers at Northwestern University (his alma mater) have created a language named after fake news guy. The...
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By Samantha Simon | July 12, 2012 at 1:07 pm | No comments
Although Aziz Ansari is known for his high-baller-wannabe character, Tom Haverford on NBC's Parks and Recreation, he is and has been primarily a stand-up guy. Really. The 29-year-old has been doing stand-up for over 10 years, saying, "Stand-up is the backbone of everything I...
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By Samantha Simon | July 12, 2012 at 1:00 pm | No comments
TruTV is upping their programming with a new show starring Shaquille O'Neal. The retired NBA star will host Upload With Shaquille O'Neal alongside comedians Gary Owen and Godfrey-- plus a guest star each week.
Much like Tosh.0, the show will feature a selection of the finest...
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By Samantha Simon | July 11, 2012 at 3:17 pm | One comment
Although Seth Meyers is in the midst of a co-hosting stint with Kelly Ripa on LIVE! With Kelly, he has no plans to replace Regis Philbin on the daily talk show-- despite rumors suggesting he's the frontrunner for the gig. In fact, Meyers told the Sun-Sentinel, "No" five times....
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By Samantha Simon | July 11, 2012 at 12:35 pm | 4 comments
As a result of the absence of a deal between DirecTV and Viacom, DirecTV subscribers will no longer have access to Comedy Central among its sibling major networks, Nickelodeon, MTV and VH1. Both sides blamed each other but it's doubtful anyone outside the two companies cares who...
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By Samantha Simon | July 10, 2012 at 3:30 pm | No comments
If there's one thing I love more than watching quality television shows it's watching the blooper reels thereof. It's a chance to get a glimpse into stars out of character, goofing around, and rattling off naughty words. I thought we'd get a piece of that in Comedy Bang Bang's...
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