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Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno sing a duet about recent Tonight Show rumors (Video)

Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno sing a duet about recent Tonight Show rumors (Video)

By | 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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Earthquake, Kathleen Madigan drop by The View for A Day of Comedy (Videos)

Earthquake, Kathleen Madigan drop by The View for A Day of Comedy (Videos)

By | April 1, 2013 at 3:01 pm | No comments

Daytime chat show The View isn’t well known for being funny on purpose. But that was the entire goal of Friday’s episode, which was dubbed A Day of Comedy and featured performances from comedians Earthquake, Kathleen Madigan, Bone Hampton, Retha Jones and 10-year-old Leroya...

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Fake Pineapple Express 2 trailer is real teaser for something else (Video)

Fake Pineapple Express 2 trailer is real teaser for something else (Video)

By | April 1, 2013 at 12:55 pm | No comments

The now classic stoner flick Pineapple Express from 2008 starring Seth Rogen, Danny McBride and James Franco will not become a sequel anytime soon. But today, for April Fool's Day, we at least get a fake trailer for the non-existent sequel. It's all a clever marketing move to...

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Funny Or Die wants to make five 1990s comedy shows into movies (Videos)

Funny Or Die wants to make five 1990s comedy shows into movies (Videos)

By | April 1, 2013 at 12:20 pm | No comments

On the heels of the incredibly unnecessary crowd-funded Veronica Mars feature film -- pretty sure Kristen Bell and the show's creator Rob Thomas have $2 million to spare -- and in honor of April Fool's Day, Funny Or Die has launched their own completely absurd Kickstarter...

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Comedian James Adomian loves Game of Thrones, especially Peter Dinklage…if you catch our drift

Comedian James Adomian loves Game of Thrones, especially Peter Dinklage…if you catch our drift

By | March 29, 2013 at 11:55 am | No comments

This Sunday isn’t just Easter, folks. It’s also the day the new season of Game of Thrones premieres on HBO. And in honor of that and because we don’t write about fantasy television on Laughspin, let’s watch the brilliant James Adomian explain his love/hate relationship...

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The first trailer for Marc Maron’s show ‘Maron’ is here, plus thoughts on the first three episodes (Video)

The first trailer for Marc Maron’s show ‘Maron’ is here, plus thoughts on the first three episodes (Video)

By | March 29, 2013 at 11:16 am | One comment

As you undoubtedly know, Marc Maron's series on IFC is set to debut on May 3 at 10 pm ET. Because I'm super important I've been able to watch the first three episodes already. And I'm here to tell you that you won't be disappointed, unless you hate Maron-- in which case you...

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This short film about stand-up comedy is seriously messed up (Video)

This short film about stand-up comedy is seriously messed up (Video)

By | March 28, 2013 at 4:48 pm | One comment

Although comedy is all about getting laughs, it's a serious business and comedians want to be taken very seriously. There seems to be a disconnect there, right? Or wrong? This recently released short Joke takes the concept and filters it through the lens of an art house flick....

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MTV will launch new comedy series Girl Code on April 23 (Video)

MTV will launch new comedy series Girl Code on April 23 (Video)

By | March 28, 2013 at 2:29 pm | No comments

On April 23 at 10:30 pm ET, MTV will launch its newest comedy-centric series, Girl Code, a spinoff of the already-popular Guy Code. Here's how the network explains the series: Being a woman is no easy feat. From the constant pressure to meet impossibly narrow standards of...

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Is this Game of Thrones, Girls mashup a hit or a bust? (Video)

Is this Game of Thrones, Girls mashup a hit or a bust? (Video)

By | March 27, 2013 at 5:38 pm | One comment

The third season of Girls is already in production and a new season of Game of Thrones premieres this Sunday, so what shall HBO's biggest fans do in the meantime? Well, the creative ones produce and upload bizarre mashups to YouTube. Or, at least one person did. Check out the...

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