Merry Xmas, you guys! Tonight felt a little off, starting (but not ending) with the fact that it’s APRIL (cough, Jeff as a Tom Waits fan, cough). But let’s back up. One of the 12,000 things that’s cool about Community is that sometimes it’s referential in obvious ways and sometimes it’s referential in oblique ways. Tonight was somewhere in the middle: I more...
Comedian Theo Von, a three-time guest essayist for Laughspin, has inked a deal with TBS to host its new hidden-camera show Deal With It. The network describes the Howie Mandel-produced reality series like this: …unsuspecting members of the public will be secretly dared to pull a prank on their unwitting companions with absolutely no time to prepare. If they agree to more...
So, Community just blew my goddamn mind. Can we start by taking a moment to reflect on how effing ground-breaking and amazing it is? Okay, wait, first, if you haven’t seen tonight’s episode—and if you haven’t seen tonight’s episode, why are you reading this? My recaps are barely coherent when you have seen the episode—it was all puppets. Gah. Damn. Puh. Pets. more...
For her second time hosting Saturday Night Live, movie and television comedy force Melissa McCarthy abandoned the typical joke slinging and instead relied on her impossibly lovable personality, exploiting her everywoman charm to great effect. With a little help from SNL castmember Taran Kilam, the duo produced a wholly funny and satisfying intro last night's show. Check more...
Happy Sadie Hawkins, everybody! In the spirit of tonight’s episode, I would like to invite all of you to my recap. (Yes, all of you. I’m slutty.) WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVE TO WASH YOUR HAIR THAT NIGHT? THAT DOESN’T EVEN MAKE SENSE! Grumble. For those of you who are happily joining me, here we go, off to the study lounge. Pierce is talking about Inspector more...
In the event you haven’t heard – maybe just this instant you awoke from a coma – Jimmy Fallon will replace Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show this coming February. Also, the show will move back to New York City, where it was born. In general, there’s been an outpouring of support for Fallon, who’s current gig as host of Late Night will go to Saturday Night more...
After weeks of rumors surrounding the fate of Jay Leno's job as host of The Tonight Show, NBC today confirmed that current Late Night host Jimmy Fallon will, in fact, take over for Leno after his 22-year-run as host concludes in the spring of 2014. The show will also return to its original home at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. “Congratulations Jimmy," Leno more...
Emmy-award winning star of television (CBS series Mike & Molly) and film (Bridesmaids, Identity Theft) Melissa McCarthy returns to Saturday Night Live this weekend to host with musical guest Phoenix. McCarthy first hosted in October of 2011, and did a stellar job with what the writers gave her-- which wasn't much. Here's hoping the team at SNL challenge the talented more...
Simply by being crass, cranky, boozy and horny – Chelsea Handler has made a career out of pissing off America’s uptight moms. Handler’s crude wit and abrasive opinions are showcased weeknights on E!’s Chelsea Lately – where Handler and her roundtable comedic counterparts dissect pop culture news in such naughty ways that they transpire into off-camera feuds with more...
