By Chris Carpenter | April 2, 2013 at 11:13 am | No comments
Simply by being crass, cranky, boozy and horny – Chelsea Handler has made a career out of pissing off America’s uptight moms. Handler’s crude wit and abrasive opinions are showcased weeknights on E!’s Chelsea Lately – where Handler and her roundtable comedic...
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By Laughspin Staff | March 27, 2013 at 11:38 am | 2 comments
In this special edition of the Laughspin Podcast, Laughspin editor Dylan Gadino sits down with comedian Lewis Black in Grand Rapids, Michigan during the third annual Gilda's LaughFest. The far-ranging interview covers everything from the evolution of Black's stand-up career, his...
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By Chris Carpenter | March 20, 2013 at 2:23 pm | No comments
Michelle Buteau is bringing sassy back. Embrace it – you’ll enjoy it. Trust us.
Up until recent days, the New Jersey-slash-Miami, Florida native—yeah, it’s complicated—may have been best known for her performances on seasons five and six of NBC’s defunct Last...
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By Billy Procida | March 20, 2013 at 2:18 pm | 3 comments
Many of you know Erik Griffin as the competitive office worker with an open-book marital sex life, Montez Walker, on the hit Comedy Central show, Workaholics. However, you should take some time to get to know him as the talented stand-up performer he's been for the past decade....
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By Billy Procida | March 14, 2013 at 3:07 pm | 4 comments
Kevin Pollak has accomplished much in his more-than-40-years of performing. He's an accomplished dramatic actor with infamous roles in The Usual Suspects and A Few Good Men. He's a veteran stand-up comedian who thrived in the 80s and early 90s before his acting career took off....
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By Dylan P. Gadino | March 7, 2013 at 1:13 pm | 3 comments
The second episode of The Ben Show with Ben Hoffman goes down tonight at 10 pm EST on Comedy Central. And before I go any further, let me just say you should check it out. If you missed the first episode, you can watch the entire thing here. It’s hard to describe the show...
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By Billy Procida | March 6, 2013 at 4:09 pm | 14 comments
Before iTunes properly introduced the populace to the term “podcast,” Keith Malley and Chemda were broadcasting their thoughts into the ether—and with no help from traditional radio. Since then, their podcast Keith and the Girl, which airs live every day and then uploaded...
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By Michael Q. Bullerdick | March 2, 2013 at 9:43 am | No comments
Two minutes into a conversation with legendary stand up comedian George Wallace and it’s clear that even after thirty-six years the man still loves his job. Lucky for us he does. Not just because we still get to enjoy his rapid-fire brand of observational humor, but because...
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By Emma Kat Richardson | February 27, 2013 at 1:45 pm | 3 comments
In Hasan Minhaj, the producers of MTV’s Failosophy have secured a host with quite possibly the most apt-fitting credentials imaginable for the task at hand. Boasting a storied background in a comedy brand that orients itself around piecemeal mockery of all things social media...
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