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Comedian Steve Byrne sustains broken jaw, Sullivan & Son production halted for six weeks (Confirmed)

Comedian Steve Byrne sustains broken jaw, Sullivan & Son production halted for six weeks (Confirmed)

By | April 3, 2013 at 12:13 pm | 2 comments

UPDATE -- 12:35 pm ET: Laughspin can independently confirm that Byrne did get into an altercation with a cab driver, wherein he sustained a broken jaw. Production, we're told, will resume in six weeks or less. We want to wish Byrne a speedy recovery. ----- When comedian...

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TBS renews ‘Conan’ through November of 2015

TBS renews ‘Conan’ through November of 2015

By | April 1, 2013 at 11:37 am | 2 comments

As uncertainty lingers around the futures of Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon, late night hero Conan O’Brien has secured his role as the flagship name of TBS comedy programming. The network announced today that Coco has renewed his contract through November of 2015, guaranteeing...

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Ricky Gervais wrote an essay for Easter and you should probably read it

Ricky Gervais wrote an essay for Easter and you should probably read it

By | March 29, 2013 at 9:32 am | No comments

In honor of Easter, the Christian holiday millions of people around the world will celebrate this Sunday by eating chocolate and ham and looking for colored eggs and possibly attending Mass, comedian Ricky Gervais has submitted an essay titled, A Holiday Message from Ricky...

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David Cross announces Bonnaroo comedy lineup, festival launches Web series with Rob Cantrell (Videos)

David Cross announces Bonnaroo comedy lineup, festival launches Web series with Rob Cantrell (Videos)

By | March 28, 2013 at 1:23 pm | No comments

Daniel Tosh, Mike Birbiglia and Nikki Glaser are only three of the stellar comedians who will perform at Bonnaroo this year, as the music and arts festival takes over Manchester, TN from June 13 to 16. The full list of comedians to appear at the Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre hosted by...

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FX renews Jim Jefferies show Legit, Totally Biased, The League, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

FX renews Jim Jefferies show Legit, Totally Biased, The League, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

By | March 28, 2013 at 10:58 am | No comments

Comedian Jim Jefferies’ series Legit has been renewed for a second season, FX executives announced today as part of an overall announcement about the future of its comedy programming. The show, which follows the lives of Jefferies (as a touring comedian) and his best friend...

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Trevor Moore of Whitest Kids U’ Know reveals the truth about the Founding Fathers (Video)

Trevor Moore of Whitest Kids U’ Know reveals the truth about the Founding Fathers (Video)

By | March 26, 2013 at 10:49 am | One comment

Trevor Moore, member of sketch group Whitest Kids U' Know (on tour now!) just released his first solo album Drunk Texts to Myself today through Comedy Central Records. I've listened to the album at least five times already -- comedy writers get things early...hooray! -- and I...

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Jimmy Kimmel on Jay Leno’s possible Tonight Show exit: I’d rather he go to his garage

Jimmy Kimmel on Jay Leno’s possible Tonight Show exit: I’d rather he go to his garage

By | March 25, 2013 at 1:26 pm | 2 comments

In the midst of the late-night talk show rumors swirling around the past few weeks, Jimmy Kimmel – who’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC is now going head-to-head with The Tonight Show on NBC – has opened up about the possibility of Jimmy Fallon taking over for Jay Leno and...

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Stephen Colbert will interview former president Bill Clinton for the first time

Stephen Colbert will interview former president Bill Clinton for the first time

By | March 25, 2013 at 12:29 pm | One comment

Stephen Colbert will interview former president Bill Clinton on April 6, representing the first time Clinton has appeared on The Colbert Report. The interview will occur in front of 1,000 college and university students during the closing session of the Clinton Global Initiative...

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Christopher Titus will self-release ‘The Voice in my Head’ on April 1 (Preview)

Christopher Titus will self-release ‘The Voice in my Head’ on April 1 (Preview)

By | March 21, 2013 at 2:26 pm | No comments

Following the growing trend of comedians who have cut out the middle man, Christopher Titus has announced his latest special The Voice in My Head will be available exclusively through his official site. Set for an April 1 release (yes, April Fool's Day), the nearly two-hour...

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