By Meagan Kate | July 19, 2011 at 5:43 pm | 11 comments
It seems every season there's a sad departure of a comedy series that had potential. Usually it’s a slight bummer but then you find a replacement during that time slot each week and you stop mourning the loss. But a few shows have graced us in the last 15 years who were gone...
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By Jake Kroeger | July 5, 2011 at 12:39 pm | No comments
Greg Proops has seemingly done it all. He's famous for doing improv on British-turned-American series Whose Line Is It Anyway? He's earned a more concentrated and dedicated fanbase through constant touring as a stand-up. He often pops up on the tele-- most recently on Chelsea...
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By Punchline Magazine | June 30, 2011 at 10:57 am | No comments
In early June, comedian Ted Alexandro and Hollis James released "Kiss Our American Ass," an ode to the death of Osama Bin Laden. It was poignant, touching and even musically competent.
So, now, in honor of the most patriotic weekend -- it's the 4th of July soon, you...
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By Jeffrey Gurian | June 23, 2011 at 12:06 pm | No comments
Strip Action
Richie Tienken is a very kind and caring man. He does lots of charity work, and recently did two major fundraisers, one for The Red Cross and the other for the American Diabetes Association.
In conjunction with Karen Horn, an executive from The Red Cross,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | June 16, 2011 at 12:49 pm | No comments
If you're like me, you first caught glances of comedian Bryan Callen during his years on the long-running (but not long enough!), totally under-appreciated sketch show MadTV. But over the last few years, the man has established himself as an in-demand, nationally headlining...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | June 14, 2011 at 6:07 am | No comments
I sat down with comedian Jim Norton at his home on Sunday to catch up on all things current, where his career is headed and much more.
We talked about New York Rep. Anthony Weiner's photo scandal, about Tracy Morgan's anti-gay tirade and about Jim's new projects, which may...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | June 10, 2011 at 5:39 pm | No comments
In theaters June 24
As a Conan O’Brien fan who followed The Tonight Show ordeal as closely and obsessively as Internet access allowed, I’d describe the last two years of the host’s career as: a) hectic and b) well documented. Everybody interested in knowing what went...
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By Meagan Kate | June 6, 2011 at 10:48 am | No comments
Brilliant, absurdist sketch comedy freaks Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim gave us a fifth season of genius this year and their Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! DVD (out now!) brought even more tender morsels of awkward humor than I could have even imagined.
Tim and Eric...
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By Carla Sosenko | June 1, 2011 at 3:24 pm | 3 comments
Comedian, singer, writer, mom and all-around kick-ass broad Sandra Bernhard took some time out of her insanely busy schedule to talk to us about her newest album, I Love Being Me, Don’t You? (out June 7), fictional girl fights and Roseanne Barr.
Pre-order the album on...
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