I'm not sure how I feel about the concept of recaps. We're not recap-heavy here at Laughspin. In fact, the only show we currently recap is Community. Some sites love recaps. I'm skeptical. I'm not sure they add any value. Regardless, I've recapped the first episode of Maron,...
Six years ago, Bo Burnham was a tall, pale, lanky kid from suburban Massachusetts with access to a crappy video camera and an electronic keyboard. What separated him from most 16-year-olds, however, was his ability to use those tools. Thematically speaking, the first two songs...
As was previously announced John Oliver will take over hosting duties at The Daily Show this summer while Jon Stewart directs his first film. Today, Comedy Central announced Oliver’s start date will be Monday, June 10 and he’ll stay behind the anchor desk until Stewart...
In yet another sign of where the comedy world is heading (read: The Internet), Hulu has just inked a deal with comedian and podcaster Jay Mohr to host a game show called Money Where Your Mouth Is. The show will center around, “lifelong friends wager their most prized...
Comedy Central has renewed two freshman shows – The Jeselnik Offensive and Nathan For You – for second seasons. The second season of comedian Anthony Jeselnik’s show will premiere in July while Nathan Fielder’s second season premiere is scheduled for sometime next year....
If you haven’t been watching The Daily Show’s series on gun control, please do yourself a favor and catch up with the trio of videos below. Last night the final segment aired, wrapping up what has proven to be the most compelling news coverage on the topic since the United...
On tonight’s Community, Troy is Abed (and vice versa), banners are the new diorama and I am flying high on a cocktail of wine and Benadryl because I got a B12 injection yesterday that is making me tweaky as FUCK. You know how Van Gogh cut off his own ear because he had such a...
As the Senior Latino Correspondent – or is it the Senior Immigration Correspondent? – Al Madrigal has been at the center of some of the sharpest, most satisfying field pieces on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for the past two years. It took little time for the San...
There's surely more succinct ways in which to espouse the power of music or to explore the complications inherent in relationships between parents and their offspring than to produce a nearly 20-minute art film: Music can heal. Also, sometimes it's hard to talk to your dad....
