By Dylan P. Gadino | September 28, 2012 at 1:24 pm | No comments
Whenever I hear a reference to identity theft, I’m immediately reminded of the third track from Joe DeRosa’s album The Depression Auction, wherein he passionately opines that the immense number of identity theft prevention ads and commercials is grossly disproportionate to...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 27, 2012 at 5:15 pm | No comments
After a fun chat with Ricky Gervais about how he performs stand-up all over the world and his appearance on Jerry Seinfeld’s new Web series and his new iPhone app, his forthcoming straight-to-Netflix dramedy show Derek and after an uncomfortably long tangent about pedophiles,...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 27, 2012 at 2:15 pm | 12 comments
As you know, Louis C.K. snagged two Emmys on Sunday-- one for his FX show Louie and another for his trailblazing, self-released stand-up comedy special Live at the Beacon Theatre. And if you know anything about Louis, you know he's not your typical Hollywood figure. And despite...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 27, 2012 at 1:46 pm | No comments
For the first time ever and for the low, low price of $30, you can now get your grubby little, comedy-loving hands on more than six hours of pure Steve Martin television gold. Anchored by six of his early stand-up comedy specials as well as clips spanning his 15 hosting...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 27, 2012 at 12:02 pm | One comment
On the heels of her Emmy win for best supporting actress in a comedy, not to mention the season premiere of her hit show last night, Modern Family star Julie Bowen has teamed up with pharmaceutical company Mylan to address the increasing number of severe allergy cases. The Get...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 26, 2012 at 6:12 pm | One comment
We're sure you're highly anticipating the season premiere of Bob's Burgers, which goes down this Sunday at 8:30 pm ET on Fox. And after you peep this just-released trailer for the episode, your anticipation will likely reach a level so high that you'll lack the ability to...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 26, 2012 at 3:49 pm | One comment
Comedian Bill Burr is the latest forward-thinking comedian to take a crack at self-releasing his newest stand-up special. The announcement went down last night on Conan, where Burr explained that a downloadable version of You People Are All The Same will be available for $5 on...
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By Mike Henneberger | September 26, 2012 at 2:02 pm | One comment
In the past nine months, direct-to-fan album sales have seemed to be all the rage with stand-up comedians who decided to take control of their comedy careers. While independent and unknown bands and comedians have never had any other choice but to independently distribute their...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 26, 2012 at 1:04 pm | No comments
The sixteenth season of South Park premieres tonight at 10:30 pm ET on Comedy Central (followed by the season two premiere of Key & Peele) and it seems Randy has had it with pro football's safety rules. He's now turned his attention to an alternative sport called Sarcastaball....
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