As the Aug. 26 premiere date for Paul Rudd's new flick Our Idiot Brother grows closer, the marketing blitz is getting, uh, more blitzy-er. And that's fine with me. Maybe this makes me a bad comedy critic, but I'd watch Rudd shit it in a box and be at least mildly entertained....
Last night Book of Mormon star Josh Gad -- that's Elder Arnold Cunningham, to you -- sat down with Keith Olbermann on the political pundit's new show Countdown on Current TV. The fine folks at the network posted this 30-minute Web extra, wherein Olbs goes in-depth with The Gad...
Chicago-bred comedian Thomas Middleditch, recently named as Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" has landed a co-starring role in an upcoming movie, written by Scot Armstrong, who penned The Hangover Part II. This is Armstrong's directorial debut. Middleditch, a regular at the Upright...
While promoting his newest movie Our Idiot Brother -- out Aug. 26 and co-starring Zooey Deschanel and Elizabeth Banks -- Paul Rudd spilled a few tasty morsels about Judd Apatow's newest project. The actor and writer confirmed that the flick is (as of now) called This Is Forty...
Comedy Central announced today an exclusive multi-platform deal with Weird Al Yankovic, the most prolific comedy recording artist of all time. The deal consists of three main prongs-- the first of which is the world premiere of Weird Al' Yankovic Live! - The Alpocalypse Tour....
If you haven’t heard yet, in one of the least surprising developments in the comedy world, Glee is being made into a movie. A 3-D movie. Here’s the thing, though: Jane Lynch, who portrays the notoriously track suit-wearing Sue Sylvester, will not be joining the cast, reports...
Robert Ben Garant has been tapped to pen Tux, a feature film adaption of Japaneese graphic novel Tuxedo Gin. It took two years for the studio to close the rights to the Tokihiko Matsuura-created Japanese property, which were controlled by Shogakukan in Japan and VIZ Media in...
It's official, folks. Louis C.K.'s semi autobiographical FX series Louie will be returning for a third season. The network has ordered up another 13 episodes. Shortly after the announcement, Louis took to Twitter: "We will be back," he said. "I am very grateful to keep the best...
Ricky Gervais, busiest (most powerful?) comedy person in the world will drop by the new season of Family Guy to voice the part of a dolphin for an episode titled, "Be Careful What You Wish For." This is great news for us, but Gervais may be even more excited about the guest gig,...
