By Carrie Andersen | April 15, 2011 at 2:00 pm | No comments
Ricky Gervais defines BAMF. He’s created some insanely brilliant comedy shows, he’s not afraid to go after anyone, least of all the Hollywood elite, and he has – literally – the best laugh I have ever heard in my life. Try listening to it without cracking a smile. If you...
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By Carla Sosenko | April 15, 2011 at 10:36 am | 3 comments
This episode had me at hello.
Well, it had me at one word in the title: wine. No, it had me at two words: wine and competitive. (I could take or leave “tasting.”) The Greendale bunch is at its best when there’s some sort of competition brewing (see also: paintball), and...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | April 14, 2011 at 11:47 pm | No comments
For years now, comedian Patton Oswalt has proven himself not only an incredibly inspiring and prolific performer onstage but also a versatile actor-- playing everything from depressingly hilarious neighbor on television (King of Queens), to an animated rat in a Disney...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | April 14, 2011 at 12:52 pm | No comments
You may have caught Ricky Gervais on The View yesterday. To you, I say, "good for you for catching Ricky Gervais on The View yesterday." I missed it, ok? I can't be everywhere all the time. I can't be the average father and slightly below-average husband I am while trying to...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | April 13, 2011 at 8:49 am | 2 comments
I chatted with Nick Di Paolo yesterday about a great many things-- politics, coffee (and its diuretic properties) and of course, his new (and first!?) hour-long special, Raw Nerve, premiering on Showtime April 30 at 9 pm EST.
And I've said it before; I love televised comedy...
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By Punchline Magazine | April 12, 2011 at 9:57 pm | No comments
You already know it: Thursday. NBC. 9 pm EST. Will Ferrell begins his four-episode stint on The Office, leading up to the April 28 50-minute finale, which marks Steve Carell's exit from the show.
The folks at NBC have gifted us with a pair of new videos to mark the occasion,...
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By John Delery | April 12, 2011 at 5:47 pm | No comments
Larry David, the master of uncomfortable comedy, probably had to charter two Airbus A380s just to transport all his emotional baggage from LA to NYC for the eighth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
The grouchy, slouchy comic (and, of course, the man behind the scenes of...
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By Punchline Magazine | April 12, 2011 at 3:22 pm | No comments
Tonight's the night Norm Macdonald makes his triumphant return to the weekly television series biz in the form of Sports Show With Norm Mcdonald.
To get us appropriately moist for the event, he's been tweeting his nuts off, the show's official blog has been all active and shit...
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By Punchline Magazine | April 11, 2011 at 7:51 pm | One comment
Last night at The Comedy Awards during an acceptance speech, Alec Baldwin flat-out said he wants to be able to spend more time with his family. On his grueling 30 Rock schedule he said, “I want to thank my family, because doing this job it’s tough and i haven’t been able...
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