By Dylan P. Gadino | April 4, 2013 at 12:23 pm | One comment
In the event you haven’t heard – maybe just this instant you awoke from a coma – Jimmy Fallon will replace Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show this coming February. Also, the show will move back to New York City, where it was born. In general, there’s been an outpouring...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 4, 2013 at 11:21 am | One comment
Louis C.K. stopped by Late Show with David Letterman last night to let the masses know about his new hour comedy special Oh My God, which premieres April 13 on HBO. He talks about his aversion to taking photos with fans – and an embarrassment situation that went down because...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | April 3, 2013 at 10:08 pm | No comments
Comedy Central will debut Gabriel Iglesias' newest comedy special Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy over the course of not one, but two nights, starting this Sunday, April 7 at 9 pm ET. Filmed at the Hawaii Theatre Center in Honolulu, the second hour will premiere Sunday, April 14...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 3, 2013 at 11:36 am | No comments
Emmy-award winning star of television (CBS series Mike & Molly) and film (Bridesmaids, Identity Theft) Melissa McCarthy returns to Saturday Night Live this weekend to host with musical guest Phoenix. McCarthy first hosted in October of 2011, and did a stellar job with what the...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 3, 2013 at 9:54 am | No comments
You likely already know about Funny or Die's foray into feature-length films. They're making history with the first ever Steve Jobs biopic. It's called iSteve and it stars Justin Long. And now it has an intense trailer to tease its April 15 release. How intense is it? So intense...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 2, 2013 at 9:25 pm | No comments
Sure, IFC announced last month that it greenlighted a new sketch show starring Los Angeles-based group The Birthday Boys. But we weren't about to sit back and just take the word of the people running the network. Luckily Bob Odenkirk -- he of Mr. Show and Breaking Bad fame and...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | April 2, 2013 at 12:23 pm | One comment
If you've been paying attention to the comedy world even a little, you know that comedian Amy Schumer is about to unleash her own show on the masses. It's called Inside Amy Schumer and it premieres April 30 on Comedy Central, who just released this full-length preview, which you...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 2, 2013 at 11:46 am | No comments
"If I don't fuck Michael Cera tonight, I'm going to blow my brains out," will, perhaps, go down as the most absurdly funny bit of dialogue in any comedy movie of 2013. The fact that Mindy Kaling says it as herself makes it that much better. It's part of This is the End, the...
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By Laughspin Staff | April 2, 2013 at 10:54 am | No comments
Last night Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno addressed the ongoing rumors about the fate of The Tonight Show. Will Jimmy take over? Will the iconic show move from Los Angeles to New York City? Are the two hosts still friends? Of course, nothing was resolved, but gosh darn it, did the...
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