By Laughspin Staff | May 20, 2013 at 3:07 pm | 2 comments
As it was filming last year, we kept your abreast of Clear History, the feature film Larry David was making for HBO. And now, we can tell you it’s going to premiere on the cable monster this August.
The ensemble comedy stars David as recently divorced Nathan Flomm -- a guy...
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By Laughspin Staff | May 20, 2013 at 11:46 am | One comment
On Saturday, we not only said goodbye to Saturday Night Live castmember Bill Hader, who, earlier last week announced his departure from the show, but we also bid adieu to Fred Armisen (who made his intentions clear during the show’s final bit) as well as Jason Sudeikis who, as...
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By Laughspin Staff | May 15, 2013 at 12:36 pm | One comment
This weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live will not only mark the 38th season finale, but it will also be veteran castmember Bill Hader’s final episode. He confirmed the news yesterday. So, it’s only fitting he stars alongside host Ben Affleck in this week’s promos....
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By Laughspin Staff | May 14, 2013 at 9:40 pm | No comments
After eight years and the creation of what seems like an endless list of characters Bill Hader will be leaving Saturday Night Live. This weekend's season finale will be his last episode. "It was a hard decision, but it has to happen at some point. It got to a point where I said,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 9, 2013 at 6:08 pm | 4 comments
Although Andy Kaufman accomplished a lot in the 35 years he spent on this planet -- including now iconic roles on Taxi and Saturday Night Live -- the one thing he didn't leave behind was a proper comedy album. But that will change on July 16, when Chicago indie music label Drag...
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By Emma Kat Richardson | April 25, 2013 at 12:48 pm | 4 comments
AUSTIN -- The opening night of Austin’s second annual Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival -- a four-day event spanning 12 venues and featuring 98 shows! -- brought audiences in close quarters with such comedy heavyweights as Marc Maron, Anthony Jeselnik, Maria Bamford and...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | November 27, 2012 at 1:07 pm | No comments
As I said on the latest episode of the Laughspin Podcast, writers, producers and directors are, more and more, utilizing the it-takes-a-village approach to creating quality comedy television. In other words, there’s seems to be an increasingly inflated number of guest stars,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 15, 2012 at 4:15 pm | 5 comments
Though we haven’t heard a lot of details in the last few months about Larry David’s film project, there’s now a windfall of info available— like the movie's title, for instance. It’s called Clear History and it's being produced for HBO, a natural home for the creator...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | August 30, 2012 at 11:57 am | No comments
Though the movie won't hit theaters until February of next year, the red band trailer for Aubrey Plaza's new movie The To Do List is here for your greedy little eyes. In the video, Plaza offers commentary about the movie, which she promises is not your typical all-star, ensemble...
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