You may or may not know that there was an apparent beef between Louis C.K. and Dane Cook a few years back-- mostly over the claim that Cook had lifted a bit from Louie. The joke in question was centered around the funny prospect of being able to name your children anything; Cook...
Broadway is no stranger to controversy. Remember the late-1960s show Hair? No stone was left unturned: the show highlighted illegal drugs, profanity, sexuality, and, of course, lots of nudity. Today’s controversial Broadway play, though, is raising eyebrows for different...
Comedian Jon Lajoie has struck again-- and hard. If you're unfamiliar with the man, in short he's a dude that, at this point in his career, can film himself sitting on the couch for 12 seconds, upload it and get half a million YouTube views in a day. He hasn't gone that route...
You may have already read our review of the keynote address Marc Maron delivered on Friday at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. If not, you can go here. Or if you'd rather, you can just listen to the whole thing here. Check it out and let us know what you...
Saturday Night Live writer Mike O'Brien's new short-form interview web series could be called Between Two Jackets, as it has that similar hilariously awkward feeling of Zach Galifianakis' Funny Or Die series Between Two Ferns. O'Brien premiered 7 Minutes in Heaven (named in...
If there's one thing Jim Gaffigan knows a lot about, its comedy. If there are two things Jim Gaffigan knows about, it's comedy and making babies (he's got four kids). Ok, let's say there are three things Jim Gaffigan knows about. These things would be comedy, making babies and...
After a 15-year absence from Late Show with David Letterman, Louis C.K. made his return last night. And it was a triumphant one, filled with applause breaks, stories about homework and solutions— as in, “We need to re-introduce lions into human society.” Check out the...
UPDATE: Oct. 17 We just got this new version of "Comedians" from Allie. Check it out and pass it on! ------------------ Most young women in America spend their time listening to soulless pop music, watching Jersey Shore and generally not being cool-- but then are...
Comedy and horror have had a hard time mixing intentionally. Sure, plenty of people today laugh at the guacamole filled vomit in The Exorcist, but when it comes to melding the genres, it has usually come from strict parody, like the Scary Movie franchise. But it seems like...
