By Dylan P. Gadino | April 9, 2013 at 1:36 pm | One comment
The second official trailer for Maron has arrived, and with it, we grow ever-so-slightly closer to its May 3 premiere on IFC. If you’d like to read my thoughts on the first three episodes (and watch the first Maron trailer), you can do that here. If you’d rather just watch...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | March 12, 2013 at 11:36 pm | 229 comments
Before tonight's episode of The Jeselnik Offensive aired, viewers were already outraged about a segment called "Shark Party," which Comedy Central uploaded to its official site as well as its YouTube channel yesterday. Pegged to the death of shark-attack victim Adam Strange, 46,...
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By Laughspin Staff | February 14, 2013 at 11:25 am | No comments
Happy Valentine's Day, Laughspinners! Honestly we have little to say about this completely made-up, consumer-based holiday centered around the idea that love is a bankable commodity. Luckily, however, one of our favorite comedians, Anthony Jeselnik totally hearts this day. And...
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By Dana Sitar | July 30, 2012 at 2:47 pm | No comments
UPDATE: Aug. 2 -- Comedy Central has just announced the final additions to the dais: roast veteran Gilbert Gottfried and newcomers Ellen Barkin and Wayne Brady will be on hand to poke fun of the iconic comedian.
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This weekend’s highly-anticipated Comedy...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | June 28, 2012 at 1:18 pm | One comment
In August of last year, we reported that comedian Anthony Jeselnik had landed a development deal with Comedy Central. And today we can confirm the pilot he produced as part of that deal has been officially picked up by the network.
"The show will be like a very dark late...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | April 20, 2012 at 9:54 am | 3 comments
In March, I had the great pleasure of attending the second Gilda's LaughFest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The 10-day event raises money for the city's chapter of Gilda's Club, which offers support for cancer patients and their families. Founded in honor of comedian Gilda Radner,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | February 14, 2012 at 9:54 am | No comments
You may or may not have noticed that we here at Laughspin have been pushing the upcoming Gilda's Laughfest in Grand Rapids, Michigan pretty hard. I'm not about to try to convince you that we've been unbiased in our editorial coverage, our Tweets and our Facebook links; we're...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | November 10, 2011 at 8:26 am | One comment
Jim Gaffigan, Whoopi Goldberg, Marc Maron and a seemingly endless list of other big name comedians are scheduled to perform at the second annual Gilda's LaughFest, to be held in Grand Rapids, MI next year from March 8 -18. The festival has a unique position within the country's...
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By Carrie Andersen | August 29, 2011 at 4:59 pm | No comments
Remember the good ol’ days when the media was exhaustively reporting on Charlie Sheen, rather than a Hurricane? I miss those more innocent times. It looks like Charlie Sheen’s back in the news, though: Comedy Central just released the names of some of the folks involved in...
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