By Laughspin Staff | March 5, 2013 at 1:12 pm | 6 comments
UPDATE (3/6/13): 9:32 pm EST -- Tina Fey told Entertainment Tonight the following: "If anyone was going to get mad at us, I thought it would be James Cameron. I did not see that one coming. It was a joke. It was a lighthearted joke."
UPDATE: 4:52 pm EST -- Amy Poehler had...
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By Laughspin Staff | March 2, 2013 at 1:07 pm | 11 comments
NBC will announce in May its plans to replace current Tonight Show host Jay Leno with the increasingly popular Jimmy Fallon. This, according to the Hollywood Reporter, who cite "two high-level industry insiders," despite NBC's denial and a rep for Leno who said, "we don't...
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By Laughspin Staff | March 1, 2013 at 5:15 pm | One comment
While Chris Rock has proven himself a competent actor, having mastered comedic and dramatic roles on screen – as well as on the Broadway stage – it seems that for his next gig, a movie titled Finally Famous, he won’t hurt himself stretching. The iconic comedian will...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | March 1, 2013 at 2:04 pm | 7 comments
Update: 4:40 pm ET -- Aisha Tyler has confirmed to Laughspin that Whose Line is it Anyway? will return to television and she will, indeed, be the host of the revamped show. The CW will premiere 10 episodes this summer with former castmembers Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Wayne...
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By Laughspin Staff | February 28, 2013 at 2:59 pm | One comment
We already knew Louis C.K.’s latest stand-up comedy special would debut on HBO. But now we know the name and its premiere date: Oh My God -- his fourth special for HBO -- will debut April 13 at 10 pm EST on the cable giant.
Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, C.K....
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By Dylan P. Gadino | February 28, 2013 at 12:39 pm | No comments
While Dane Cook has been honing his acting chops throughout the years, appearing in comedies (Dan in Real Life, My Best Friend’s Girl) and dramas (Answers to Nothing, Mr. Brooks), the comedian has just landed his highest-profile bigscreen gig to date. He’ll be voicing Dusty,...
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By Laughspin Staff | February 28, 2013 at 11:07 am | 10 comments
It's been a busy few days in the world of asking comedians to apologize. First, The Onion was essentially forced to say its sorry about a satirical Oscars-night tweet, wherein they called 9-year-old actress Quvenzhané Wallis a "cunt." And now, comedy icon Joan Rivers is under...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | February 27, 2013 at 7:27 pm | 4 comments
In what will likely go down as the most bizarre feud of 2013, Jimmy Kimmel has launched a hilarious attack on musical icon Morrissey, after the musician -- an outspoken vegan and animal rights activist -- on Monday canceled a Tuesday night performance on Jimmy Jimmel Live...
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By Laughspin Staff | February 27, 2013 at 11:30 am | 3 comments
While we await the real, final, official word on whether the Arrested Development movie will be made and while we enjoy waiting for the release of Anchorman 2 (coming in December), allow us to treat you with this news about a comedy cult classic: Super Troopers 2 is doing...
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