By Dylan P. Gadino | September 8, 2011 at 4:27 pm | No comments
Joining the already-stellar roster of roasters announced for the upcoming Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, will be comedians Patrice Oneal, Amy Schumer and Jon Lovitz. In addition to those comedian types, actors William Shatner and Kate Walsh will also try their hand at...
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By Scott King | September 8, 2011 at 12:43 pm | One comment
Kevin Hart is incredibly well known among comedy fans for his Comedy Central specials and albums I'm a Grown Little Man and Seriously Funny, as well as for his roles in the Scary Movie franchise, Death at a Funeral, and Little Fockers. Hart is combining his work in stand-up and...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 8, 2011 at 11:42 am | One comment
As a result of Eddie Murphy being selected to host the upcoming Oscar awards, self-described "black nerd" comedian and serial video spoofer Andre Meadows has shared his vision of the 2012 Academy Awards. As you might expect, his vision entails many versions of Murphy hosting the...
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By Fred Farris | September 8, 2011 at 10:39 am | One comment
World famous dessert purveyor Ben & Jerry's has just combined two of my favorite things-- ice cream and the Schweddy Balls sketch from Saturday Night Live.
As you probably know, the sketch starred Alec Baldwin as Pete Schweddy, owner of Seasons Eatings Bakery; he plays a...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 8, 2011 at 10:32 am | No comments
On Tuesday, we posted the first of comedian Joe DeRosa's Laughspin video tour diaries. He's currently touring the Southeast in support of his sophomore album, Return of the Son of Depression Auction. You can watch that dispatch here. But today, we have a brand new entry from...
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By Jake Kroeger | September 7, 2011 at 3:29 pm | No comments
Comedians Sara Schaefer and Nikki Glaser wrote and posted a PSA pleading former pop star singer, now actor and frequent Saturday Night Live drop-in Justin Timberlake to return to music. They want him to bring "sexy back" because Schaefer, Glaser, and many other hilarious New...
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By Joseph Clift | September 7, 2011 at 1:09 pm | No comments
On his show last night, Jimmy Kimmel introduced a video tribute to Uncle Frank, through tears and a smile-- and the tribute carried that tone throughout. Kimmel's monologue featured footage of Frank Potenza's humorous interviews with the likes of Ellen DeGeneres, Kermit the...
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By Barbara Holm | September 7, 2011 at 11:14 am | 3 comments
I’m not trying to brag, but I get heckled a lot. Usually it’s something questioning my mental stability, like, “You’re weird,” or, “That’s too fucked up.” To which I can usually laugh and say, “You’re welcome.” After so many nights of drunken self esteem...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 6, 2011 at 4:28 pm | 5 comments
With the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City fast approaching, mainstream media outlets have already been prepping extensive coverage, tributes and special programming. And we, of course, doing what we do at Laughspin, are interested in what the comedy world...
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