By Laughspin Staff | March 18, 2013 at 6:12 pm | 21 comments
Poor Milhouse Van Houten. As an intelligent young man full of self-hatred he's never really had a chance to win at life. Being Bart Simpson's best friend hasn't helped, either. And this song, the latest from one of our favorite up-and-coming musical comedy Web stars Allie...
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By Laughspin Staff | March 18, 2013 at 10:49 am | No comments
Martha Wash of The Weather Girls has been kidnapped! News of this blow is softened thanks to Janeane Garofalo, aka Holly Graham, a Charlie of Charlie Angels-esque informer. It's all part of the incredibly fun, super-campy official music video of the song "Hologram" by girl group...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | March 17, 2013 at 1:42 am | No comments
GRAND RAPIDS -- After two days and eight performances, comedian Mike E. Winfield snagged himself $10,000 in the third annual Gilda's LaughFest national stand-up comedy competition. Winfield and four other finalists -- James Adomian, Jamie Lee, Brendon Walsh and Julian McCullough...
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By Laughspin Staff | March 14, 2013 at 4:03 pm | No comments
On this week's episode of Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best?, Joan and Melissa fall victim to one of life's most destructive natural disasters: an earthquake. Sort of. The point is Joan keeps her cool (no she doesn't). Check out the preview below, and be sure to watch the full...
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By Laughspin Staff | March 14, 2013 at 3:33 pm | 4 comments
Last night, Jerry Seinfeld debuted four-and-a-half minutes of new material on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Among his Seinfeldian observations: Food and...Well, yeah, mostly food. Check it out and tell us what you think!
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By Dylan P. Gadino | March 12, 2013 at 1:14 pm | 2 comments
To say comedy -- especially stand-up comedy -- is a rough, mostly thankless business, would be a severe understatement. Any comedian, even the hugely popular ones, will tell you they've experienced many more embarrassing failures than they have had unmitigated successes. Great...
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By Laughspin Staff | March 10, 2013 at 9:30 am | 3 comments
To properly induct Justin Timberlake into the Five-Timers Club last night, Saturday Night Live invited back a teeming handful of all-time favorite hosts. Already-christened members of the club Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Alec Baldwin, Candice Bergen and Tom Hanks all appeared...
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By Laughspin Staff | March 8, 2013 at 4:02 pm | One comment
Christian Finnegan has proven himself one of the most diverse and likable comedians over the last few years. So it’s no surprise that smartUSA, the makers of those adorable little eco-cars has enlisted him to travel the country in a new Web series called customNATION, wherein...
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By Laughspin Staff | March 8, 2013 at 3:48 pm | 3 comments
Louis C.K.’s newest stand-up special is going down Saturday, April 13th at 10 pm ET on HBO. It’s called Oh My God (as was previously announced) and now it has an official trailer, which you should watch. Now!
In September, Oh My God will be available for $5 as a...
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