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...
AUSTIN – The second day of the second annual Moontower Comedy Festival brought us only first-stringers, and boy were we glad of it. Top-notch performers like Reggie Watts, Maria Bamford, Greg Fitzsimmons and Todd Barry no doubt left audiences in the appropriate amount of...
For decades, sexual harassment in the workplace has been a problem in America. And while it’s well worth our attention – those helpful clinics and seminars, especially – a similar issue has been ignored for far too long. It’s something called “sensual harassment,”...
On the newest episode of the Laughspin Podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with comedian Amy Schumer, who, as they say in the business, is on fire. Her Comedy Central hour-special Mostly Sex Stuff was the second-highest-rated on the network in five years. And her new show,...
If you've been paying attention to the comedy world even a little, you know that comedian Amy Schumer is about to unleash her own show on the masses. It's called Inside Amy Schumer and it premieres April 30 on Comedy Central, who just released this full-length preview, which you...
If 2012 was a good year for Amy Schumer – and it was – 2013 will undoubtedly be a great one. Having premiered her first hour-long stand-up special Mostly Sex Stuff (videos below) on Comedy Central in August, Schumer is now in the midst of shooting her own sketch series for...
Indie comedy Price Check, starring lovable oddball Parker Posey, has been getting a lot of critical praise, if not mainstream attention. And now, you can finally check out the official selection of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival; just head on over to SundanceNOW, lay down your...
Did you know there’s a huge presidential election going down in November? You did? Well, aren’t you just the little news junkie. How about this: Did you know tomorrow is the first ever National Voter Registration Day? You did not. Stop lying. In honor of this special day,...
Thanks to Nerve.com, we here at Laughspin need not rate our favorite female comics by based on their "sexiness." Although we've thought about it, it's just not in line with what we do, which is to attempt to cover the world of comedy from a journalistic point of view with an...
