Although the main ceremony for the 55th annual Grammy Awards hasn't begun yet, we can tell you that Jimmy Fallon has snagged the award for Best Comedy Album for his work on Blow Your Pants Off, a set of funny songs featuring the likes of Eddie Vedder, Paul McCartney, Bruce...
SEE THE RESULTS HERE! Seeing as the final days of 2012 are fast approaching, we wanted to take this time (and space) to think back on all our favorite comedy memories of the last year. To that end, we present to you the 2012 Laughspin Readers' Poll. Below, you'll find many...
Louis C.K. on Sunday snagged two of the seven Emmys for which he was nominated-- one for his critically-loved FX show Louie (Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series) and one for his self-produced, self-released stand-up comedy special Live at the Beacon Theatre (Outstanding...
Snagging seven -- SEVEN -- primetime Emmy nominations this morning, Louis C.K. continues his placement in the comedy world – and more recently, mainstream entertainment -- as a critical darling. C.K. scored nominations for writing and directing in the variety special...
Nominees for the ALMA Awards – honoring Latino talent in television, film, and music -- have just been announced, and comedy fan favorite Aubrey Plaza has snagged two nods— one for her role in this summer’s Safety Not Guaranteed in the category of Favorite Movie Actress...
Al Jean, executive producer of The Simpsons, addressed a letter to the Television Academy in protest of Community's Emmy nomination in the category of "Best Animated Program." Community has gained this nomination because of its special episode, "Digital Estate Planning," where...
Comedian, writer, and stand-up comic J.B. Smoove will host the newest Hollywood awards show to be televised-- The CLIOS: World's Best Commercials. Smoove is best known for his role, alongside Larry David, as Leon Black on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. In recent years, however,...
As you may know, each year we list our 10 favorite comedy albums and 10 favorite DVDs. Our albums list posted last week and our list of DVDs is forthcoming. So look out for that. But maybe even more importantly, we want to know what our readers think about the past year in...
It's largely believed that awards and the bestowing of formal distinctions in arts and entertainment are largely biased, heavily political and unfair. For comedy, the high level of subjectivity in what one finds funny makes it even more difficult to establish who deserves to be...
