By Chase Roper | December 17, 2009 at 5:03 pm | No comments
Stand-up Month is back in January as Comedy Central focuses on stand-up comedy all next month. Along with world premiers of specials every weekend from Chris Rock, Aziz Ansari, Artie Lange, Arj Barker, and Larry the Cable Guy, we will also see the return of the Stand-Up...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | December 17, 2009 at 12:03 pm | 2 comments
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TBS has just announced a new reality show that taps into the fertile comedic landscape of the juvenile adult male. The show, entitled Frat House, follows a similar premise to the movie...
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By Reid Faylor | December 16, 2009 at 8:33 pm | No comments
In addition to the recent news that Tosh.0 Daniel Tosh’s Internet-delving, viral video-showing Comedy Central series, had been renewed for a second season -- a record 25 episodes were ordered, marking the largest single season pick-up ever by the network -- today it was...
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By John Delery | December 16, 2009 at 4:25 pm | One comment
Marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman…and entertainers, athletes and comedians, beginning on March 14, when Marriage Ref premieres on NBC. Tom Papa will host the new series from Jerry Seinfield. On it, a panel of showbiz and sports celebs will give advice...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | December 16, 2009 at 11:45 am | No comments
One of the country’s most comedically rich cities is about to become home to yet another comedy festival. The Magners Comedy Festival Boston will happen for the first time this February. The winner will earn the chance to travel to Dublin and perform at the Bulmers (Irish...
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By Emma Kat Richardson | December 15, 2009 at 4:12 pm | 3 comments
In comedy news that's anything but laugh-oriented, we're sad to report that Charlie Murphy's wife, Tisha Taylor Murphy, has passed away quietly in her home. The mother of two, Murphy succumbed after a long battle with cancer.
This has got to be a devastating blow for the...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | December 15, 2009 at 12:28 pm | No comments
Do you know that there’s an organization that celebrates organization? Neither did I, until I heard about the Fifth Annual Los Angeles Organizing Awards. It's being held on January 30 by the LA chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO-LA). If you...
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By Robin A. Rothman | December 14, 2009 at 11:09 am | No comments
Dec. 12, 2009 -- Host: Taylor Lautner -- Musical Guest: Bon Jovi
SNL shows no indication of letting up on the Tiger Woods jokes anytime soon.
The tone was set with an "Adulterers Press Conference" cold open, in which politicians John Edwards (Will Forte), Mark Sanford (Jason...
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By Reid Faylor | December 11, 2009 at 6:50 pm | No comments
Yesterday, the world of musical comedy lost a dear friend. Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement and James Bobin, co-creators of the HBO television series Flight of the Conchords, announced that the show would not be returning for a third season. Though rumored previously, they...
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