By Laughspin Staff | January 29, 2015 at 4:34 pm | No comments
Though we must wait until spring to peep the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, the comedy world was just gifted two minutes of joy featuring Amy Schumer (the host of said awards show) and famous movie-type Anna Kendrick. Sure the two fan faves are there to promote the fact the MTV Movie...
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By Steve Matoren | December 18, 2014 at 10:36 am | 5 comments
Immaturity is funny, so says all-American comedy maven Judd Apatow, who’s best known for creating the genius, short-lived, cult TV show, Freaks and Geeks and his ensuing plethora of raunchy blockbusters. What Judd’s not so known for is his abridged stand-up career, which ran...
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By Billy Procida | December 10, 2014 at 3:50 pm | No comments
Amy Schumer has impressed Comedy Central so much with her sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer that the network thinks she can deliver another hit show. Comedy Central gave a pilot order to an untitled project starring stand-up comedian Rachel Feinstein, with Schumer serving...
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By Billy Procida | August 6, 2014 at 11:42 am | One comment
The New York Comedy Festival, in association with Comedy Central, has announced its star-studded line-up for this year's festival. Comedy favorites Marc Maron, Amy Schumer & Maria Bamford share the bill with legendary stand-up comedian Bill Cosby (whose new NBC sitcom...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 28, 2014 at 1:51 pm | No comments
On this very special episode of The Laughspin Podcast, I sat down with the mighty Judd Apatow on the set of Trainwreck, the movie written by and starring Amy Schumer, which Apatow is currently directing and producing. We chatted inside Apatow’s trailer on Staten Island, where...
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By Billy Procida | July 7, 2014 at 12:19 pm | 3 comments
Comedian Ardie Fuqua, who was severely injured in a car crash that also injured TV star Tracy Morgan and killed James McNair, is no longer in critical condition. Fellow Comedy Cellar emcee Wil Sylvince posted on Facebook:
To all who's concerned about Ardie Fuqua, he's doing a...
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By Billy Procida | June 25, 2014 at 1:01 pm | 2 comments
Funny Or Die and Live Nation are teaming up again for their second Funny Or Die Presents Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival 2014. After a successful touring last year with Dave Chappelle and Flight of the Conchords, Funny or Die will bring in some more of the best comedians...
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By Billy Procida | June 23, 2014 at 10:22 am | No comments
Before he was the king of comedy movies, Judd Apatow was a comedy connoisseur. The Anchorman producer, who used to interview famous comedians for his high school radio station, will release a compilation book through Random House featuring interviews he's conducted over the last...
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By Laughspin Staff | June 19, 2014 at 12:40 pm | No comments
Much of the news coverage surrounding the car wreck that put several comedians in the hospital on June 7 is about 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan or the death of his close friend comedian Jimmy Mack. Morgan's hospital updates have been the focus of nearly every headline, with little...
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