By Punchline Magazine | February 15, 2010 at 4:22 pm | One comment
Veteran comedian Alonzo Bodden, who’s been much more visible to the masses ever since his 2004 foray into NBC’s Last Comic Standing – first as a contestant, then as a judge – is the co-host of a new show on the Travel Channel.
The show is called America's Worst Drivers;...
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By Andrew Short | February 15, 2010 at 11:54 am | No comments
Am I dreaming? Am I actually entertaining the idea of watching the entire Oscars this year? Answer: Yes.
Comic veterans Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are set to host the 2010 Oscars. Together! Both actor/comics have solidified their hero-status in the comic hall of fame with...
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By Andrew Short | February 12, 2010 at 6:01 pm | 3 comments
Beloved comic Jim Gaffigan is slated to star in the up-coming film Salvation Boulevard alongside veteran actors Pierce Brosnan and Ed Harris. The flick is about a former Deadhead-turned-born-again Christian on the run from zealous members of his mega-church who are trying to...
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By Chase Roper | February 11, 2010 at 5:15 pm | No comments
Comedy Central Records is set to release a compilation album of songs featured in The Sarah Silverman Program. The 99 track CD -- yes, 99 -- From Our Rears to Your Ears, will be available March, 2 and will contain such fan favorites as Cookie Party, Poop Song, and Baby Penis in...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | February 11, 2010 at 2:02 pm | No comments
It looks like U.S. audiences are about to see a whole lot more of Russell Brand. The nothing-to-hide British comic and Forgetting Sarah Marshall supporting player has several high profile projects in the works with Warner Bros.
In addition to starring in a remake of the 1981...
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By Emma Kat Richardson | February 11, 2010 at 12:44 pm | No comments
At least 186,256 loyal Facebookers think Betty White should host an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live. In an unexpected surge of online support, fans are beginning to demand that Betty White, the venerable actress and former star of The Golden Girls, be given hosting...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | February 10, 2010 at 11:39 am | No comments
I admit, I didn't watch one second of the Super Bowl. Honestly, I just don't give a shit if a bunch of overpaid manchildren win or lose a game- no matter how "important" it is. I'd rather watch someone like Andy Kindler, an underpaid manchild, make fun of the game for three...
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By Emma Kat Richardson | February 10, 2010 at 10:17 am | No comments
Rooftop Comedy, everybody's favorite comedy juggernaut (well, next to Punchline Magazine, of course), announced that it would be teaming up with Country Music TV to search for America's next comic superstar. Through the website comic.cmt.com, the two media powerhouses have...
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By Robin A. Rothman | February 8, 2010 at 11:40 am | No comments
Given how engaged and engaging Ashton Kutcher was prior to this week’s Saturday Night Live – hosting a series of live behind-the-scenes videos on Ustream – it was fair, I think, to assume that his fourth time hosting the show would inspire words like “edgy” and...
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