By Laughspin Staff | 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.
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By Laughspin Staff | 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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By Dylan P. Gadino | 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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By Laughspin Staff | 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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By Dylan P. Gadino | 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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By Dylan P. Gadino | 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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By Laughspin Staff | 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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By Dylan P. Gadino | 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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By Laughspin Staff | 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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