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Tina Fey: My daughter thinks I’m a failure (Video)

Tina Fey: My daughter thinks I’m a failure (Video)

By | February 13, 2013 at 12:04 pm | No comments

I totally forgot to tell you guys that the second season of Showtime’s Inside Comedy premiered on Monday. My forgetfulness may have something to do with my bitterness toward Showtime for not renewing the stellar Green Room with Paul Provenza, which featured a loosely-moderated...

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Oscar nominees Jessica Chastain, Sally Field, Bradley Cooper tolerate Zach Galifianakis (Video)

Oscar nominees Jessica Chastain, Sally Field, Bradley Cooper tolerate Zach Galifianakis (Video)

By | February 13, 2013 at 12:11 am | No comments

I don't want to give anything away in this video -- Part 2 of the Between Two Ferns Oscar special (Part One is here) -- but I'd just like to say that I hope Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper can put their differences aside so that they can deliver yet another slightly...

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Bill Burr doesn’t get deadmau5, calls Lance Armstrong a ‘sociopath on a bicycle’ (Video)

Bill Burr doesn’t get deadmau5, calls Lance Armstrong a ‘sociopath on a bicycle’ (Video)

By | February 12, 2013 at 2:25 pm | 3 comments

Bill Burr had yet another stellar appearance on Conan last night. This time around, Burr doesn’t talks about Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Lance Armstrong (Bill doesn’t think Lance needed to apologize for anything), opines about how only 13 percent online are decent human...

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Jon Benjamin of Archer and Bob’s Burgers does interview, shows off hairy man boobs (Video)

Jon Benjamin of Archer and Bob’s Burgers does interview, shows off hairy man boobs (Video)

By | February 12, 2013 at 11:55 am | One comment

If you haven't been spending at least 15 percent of your pursuing-funny-things-online time on ThingX.com, I submit that you may very well be missing out on finding funny things online. In case you're unaware, ThingX.com is a site operating under the Adult Swim umbrella that...

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Sarah Silverman applauds sister’s arrest for religious protest in Israel

Sarah Silverman applauds sister’s arrest for religious protest in Israel

By | February 11, 2013 at 9:05 pm | No comments

Sarah Silverman isn’t the only rule-breaking badass in her family. It turns out her older sister Susan, a rabbi in Jerusalem, loves to stir the pot as well— if only for a good cause. Silverman’s sister – as well as Susan’s teenage daughter -- was arrested today in...

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Jimmy Fallon wins Grammy for best comedy album; Jim Gaffigan wins Laughspin readers’ poll

Jimmy Fallon wins Grammy for best comedy album; Jim Gaffigan wins Laughspin readers’ poll

By | February 10, 2013 at 7:49 pm | 2 comments

Although the main ceremony for the 55th annual Grammy Awards hasn't begun yet, we can tell you that Jimmy Fallon has snagged the award for Best Comedy Album for his work on Blow Your Pants Off, a set of funny songs featuring the likes of Eddie Vedder, Paul McCartney, Bruce...

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Watch Justin Bieber’s tribute to Black History Month on Saturday Night Live

Watch Justin Bieber’s tribute to Black History Month on Saturday Night Live

By | February 10, 2013 at 1:56 pm | No comments

Although ratings for Saturday Night Live slipped four percent from last week -- when Adam Levine hosted -- Justin Bieber put in a more-than-respectable effort last night. His monologue, with the help from Kenan Thompson, was a tribute to both Black History Month and Valentine's...

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Who should win the Grammy for best comedy album? (Poll)

Who should win the Grammy for best comedy album? (Poll)

By | February 8, 2013 at 11:35 am | No comments

This Sunday, the Recording Academy will honor the best comedy album of 2012 by bestowing upon one of six artists a Grammy. Now, we’ve already established the Academy really doesn’t know shit about comedy so we thought it would be more valuable to ask you, dear Laughspinners...

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Community recap: Jeff and the dean get close, Britta loves Troy, Annie rebels and more!

Community recap: Jeff and the dean get close, Britta loves Troy, Annie rebels and more!

By | February 8, 2013 at 12:06 am | 3 comments

Welcome back, Human Beings! It is so good to see you again. Last we were together, things were trippy for our gang. Starburns was dead (or was he?), Chang was in a vent, there was drama in the Sun Chamber…things were getting cray-cray. Now we’re back en medias hijinks, and...

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