By Samantha Simon | July 6, 2012 at 2:36 pm | One comment
Can Rachel Dratch get a break?
Watch her try to woo some popular girls sitting at The Cool Table in a short by Lorne Michaels's digital production company, Above Average. It just goes to show, no amount of money, chauffeuring, or bribery can win you a seat among high school...
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By Samantha Simon | July 5, 2012 at 6:11 pm | No comments
There are three contenders competing for Regis Philbin's spot on Kelly Ripa's talk show, LIVE With Kelly. The competing hosts are former football star Michael Strahan, singer Josh Groban, and Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers. These names are the final competitors for the...
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By Samantha Simon | July 5, 2012 at 12:09 pm | No comments
The second mixtape from Donald Glover (Community) a.k.a. Childish Gambino dropped yesterday. Royalty the follow-up to his freshman album, Camp features some big names in hip-hop like RZA and Ghostface Killa of Wu-Tang fame, as well as Beck, Danny Brown, and his old boss, Tina...
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By Samantha Simon | July 3, 2012 at 3:32 pm | No comments
Kate Flannery is best known for her scene-stealing role on The Office, where she plays booze-soaked, oddball Meredith. But her comedy roots run deep, especially in sketch and improv. And now's she's at the helm of a new show, Standup in Stilettos on TV Guide Network, where she...
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By Samantha Simon | July 3, 2012 at 2:26 pm | No comments
In what can be described as a brilliant marketing and publicity charge cloaked in original, editorial video content, Internet comedian Mark Malkoff is starting yet another quirky challenge for My Damn Channel. You may remember when he lived in Ikea for a week, or when he visited...
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By Samantha Simon | June 30, 2012 at 4:58 pm | No comments
In case you were wondering just how popular, powerful and wanted comedian Kevin Hart is in Hollywood, allow us to submit this piece of information. Screen Gems is developing a remake of About Last Night, the 1986 comedy flick which starred Demi Moore and Rob Lowe. But the Sony...
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By Samantha Simon | June 30, 2012 at 1:16 pm | One comment
In this College Humor Original, Seth MacFarlane walks us through some bizarre "rejected pitches" on what his movie, Ted, could have been if he subbed Mark Wahlberg for any given actor/musician/writer and replaced a stuffed teddy bear with any inanimate object. It's a very simple...
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By Samantha Simon | June 28, 2012 at 3:00 pm | No comments
The already pro-comedy network Epix is making its commitment to the art form even more clear. This morning, they announced they're launching a monthly comedy showcase called Epix Comedy Unbound, which will air the last weekend of every month.
“We are deepening our...
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By Samantha Simon | June 28, 2012 at 11:08 am | No comments
Nabbing a role as the quick tempered ex-Nazi playright, Franz Liebkind is certainly a way to make waves in the theater universe. And that's what Dane Cook is doing! The divisive comedian will make his theater debut in the Hollywood Bowl's production of The Producers, joining...
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