By Laughspin Staff | October 16, 2012 at 12:13 pm | No comments
Last Saturday Comedy Central's autism benefit Night of Too Many Stars was filmed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. And this Sunday, Oct. 21 at 8 pm ET you'll be able to see all the action-- which included Bill O'Reilly and Chris Matthews debating while inhaling helium,...
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By Samantha Simon | June 26, 2012 at 4:49 pm | No comments
Artists Mick Minogue and Paddy Dunne collaborated on a Tony Wonder play set for Gallery 1988's upcoming Arrested Development themed art show, There's Always Money In The Banana Stand. You remember Tony Wonder, right? Played by Ben Stiller, he was the idol/competition for...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 28, 2012 at 10:38 am | 2 comments
Sure, it was sad watching Kristen Wiig say goodbye to Saturday Night Live last weekend. But, here's the thing: We'll see her in about six million other things-- she's set to star, write, produce in a gaggle of big screen features-- one of which is The Secret Life of Walter...
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By Carrie Andersen | December 2, 2011 at 3:22 pm | 8 comments
If you’re anything like us here at Laughspin, you probably love to learn about the behind-the-scenes world of comedy. Comedy nerddom means we’re always asking questions: how do comedians get started in their career path? Where do they find their inspiration? That kind of...
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By Jeffrey Gurian | November 3, 2011 at 3:41 pm | No comments
Brett Ratner was recently honored at The Friars' Club in New York City during the third annual Friars' Club Comedy Film Festival produced by powerhouse Exec. Director Charlie Prince, and his team, including Director of Communications, Jaime Marsanico. The festival screened over...
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By Erik Gavilanes | October 19, 2011 at 1:38 pm | No comments
Because the grass is always greener, after eight years of the Bush presidency, Bill Clinton is remembered as an exceptionally cool and well-doing president, so it would make sense that some of our biggest celebrities still answer to Slick Willie and scramble to appease the man...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | October 9, 2011 at 3:19 pm | 6 comments
After last week’s mostly-terrible effort from Saturday Night Live, I was confident this one, hosted by Ben Stiller, would prove to be a clear comeback for the show. The best I can say about last night’s episode was that it wasn’t worse than its previous week. And because...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | October 5, 2011 at 10:27 am | No comments
We're just a few days away from Saturday Night Live's third episode of the season. Ben Stiller will be hosting and Foster The People will play the part of musical guest. As far as I'm concerned, SNL's Win-Loss record this year is 1-1 so far. Their premiere with Alec Baldwin as...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 6, 2011 at 10:21 am | No comments
In March of last year, I was lucky enough to be sitting in the second row of a George Carlin tribute produced by the New York Public Library. I was surrounded by the likes of Steve Martin, Ben Stiller (and his parents) as well as Richard Pryor's daughter Rain and Lenny Bruce's...
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