With last week's Charlie Day-hosted episode, Saturday Night Live was coming off a relatively strong showing. The question then, this week was-- would the sketch series be able to at least keep the laughs at last week's level? And the answer is, yes. So if you're keeping track of my SNL win-loss record for season 37, this episode brings the show above .500. Its record now more...
After 30 minutes of ribbing amongst friends, the Opie and Anthony Show on SiriusXM this morning got serious. Veteran comedian and longtime O&A regular Patrice Oneal, recently seen on Comedy Central's Roast of Charlie Sheen, suffered a stroke last Wednesday. Show co-host, comedian Jim Norton invited all the regular guests on the show to make the announcement. Colin more...
UPDATE: Oct. 19 -- 1:15 pm ET We have video! Not Safe For Work. --------------------- Devotees of early aughts Comedy Central programming have fond memories of a loud, crass man drunkenly gallivanting through strange cities and cracking wise at the seediness that takes place when the sun sets. For four seasons, Insomniac with Dave Attell was the perfect more...
Everyone is losing their goddamn minds about the announcement of the possible release of the iPhone 5 this week. In the off chance you haven't heard, there's a huge Apple event tomorrow, but it's veiled in secrecy. You see, Apple sent out an invite, titled "Let's Talk iPhone" to the media last week. So, the smart bet is that they'll be trotting out their new fancy phone more...
Now that the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen aired last night -- the network's highest rated roast in history, by the way, with an average of 6.4 million viewers -- the outrage has begun. Hooray! But, really most of the outrage has been directed toward comedian Amy Schumer, who as you're probably well aware, made a joke about Jackass star Steve-O, who was one of the more...
I've loved and respected the work of comedian Jim Norton for years. I never had much of an opinion on supermodel Heidi Klum, however. That has all changed. Now, I love her. Last night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, whilst interviewing the Project Runway host, little Jimmy's gum becomes a point of contention with the blonde bombshell. Klum feels that Norton shouldn't more...
Kevin Hart is incredibly well known among comedy fans for his Comedy Central specials and albums I'm a Grown Little Man and Seriously Funny, as well as for his roles in the Scary Movie franchise, Death at a Funeral, and Little Fockers. Hart is combining his work in stand-up and feature films for a big screen release of his latest comedy special Laugh At My Pain, set to be more...
Story telling is an integral part of stand-up comedy. Most comedians, in some form, tell stories. Maybe a story comes as a quick aside to further explain the premise of a joke; sometimes it takes the form of an extended tag at the end of a minute-long bit. At times, a comedian will tell a story about his or her day to break up the more scripted part of their set. For most more...
You may or may not know that there was an apparent beef between Louis C.K. and Dane Cook a few years back-- mostly over the claim that Cook had lifted a bit from Louie. The joke in question was centered around the funny prospect of being able to name your children anything; Cook favored Transformers-inspired names while Louis thought that maybe something like Ladies And more...
