By Dylan P. Gadino | May 8, 2013 at 4:42 pm | One comment
In an effort presumably to squeeze out every last box office dollar during its opening weekend, Warner Bros. has decided The Hangover Part III will be released Thursday, May 23, one day before originally planned. Although the studio didn’t give an official reason for the move,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 8, 2013 at 12:58 pm | No comments
In the weeks leading up to the May 26 season four release of Arrested Development on Netflix, Bluth’s Original Frozen Banana Stand – where so many memorable scenes of the cult fave took place -- will come to life, popping up in cities around the world, starting today in...
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By Laughspin Staff | May 8, 2013 at 11:46 am | One comment
Spoiler alert: The newest episode of Between Two Ferns isn’t so much a new episode of Between Two Ferns as it is a premiere for The Lonely Island’s new video—which is fucking hilarious. Sure, Zach Galifianakis welcomes actor James Franco as a guest to his show and is able...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 7, 2013 at 4:19 pm | No comments
This month marks the 15 anniversary of comedy legend Phil Hartman’s death. And while we’ll always remember the tragic circumstances surrounding his passing, it would be impossible to forget the nine years he spent on Saturday Night Live delivering one of the best Bill...
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By Josiah M. Hesse | May 7, 2013 at 12:16 pm | 4 comments
Whether it’s Austin, Seattle or Detroit, every non-coast comedy scene deals with the same conundrum: You build a community of talented standups, and just when things are looking good, the scene’s most prominent comics ditch their home-town for the sink-or-swim world of L.A....
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 6, 2013 at 10:40 am | No comments
Jim Gaffigan has added yet another hyphen to his already multi-hyphenate life. The comedian, actor of television, film and yes, even Broadway, will officially become an author, as his parenting-themed book Dad is Fat becomes available in stores and online May 7. To be clear,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 3, 2013 at 11:00 pm | 7 comments
I'm not sure how I feel about the concept of recaps. We're not recap-heavy here at Laughspin. In fact, the only show we currently recap is Community. Some sites love recaps. I'm skeptical. I'm not sure they add any value. Regardless, I've recapped the first episode of Maron,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 3, 2013 at 3:12 pm | 7 comments
A little over a year after he suffered a “cardiac event,” Laughspin can now report that veteran comedian Rick Shapiro has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, a degenerative disorder that effects the central nervous system. The diagnosis was made April 25 at the Mayo...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 2, 2013 at 5:40 pm | No comments
On this week's Laughspin Podcast, Mike and I deliver news about a big change at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Chris Hardwick's new gig at Comedy Central, Futurama, Sarah Silverman and more. And we listen to a track from comedian Pete Holmes' new album Nice Try, The Devil, out...
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