By Lauren Greenberg | August 3, 2012 at 9:46 pm | No comments
Just getting ready to live blog the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne/seduce a grown up D.J. Conner. Stay tuned! Be sure to keep refreshing this page for constant updates throughout the taping tonight!
7:08 pm PST
I'm upstairs in the Press Room, which up until 5 seconds ago...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | August 2, 2012 at 9:46 am | No comments
It’s a busy time for veteran comic Todd Barry. His first hour-long special, Todd Barry: Super Crazy recently aired Comedy Central. The uncut, uncensored version of the special is available now on DVD and CD, iTunes and he’s also embarking on a tour in support of the new...
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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 Lucas Gardner | July 20, 2012 at 5:53 pm | No comments
On Sept. 25, Comedy Central will premiere Brickleberry, the new animated series from creators Roger Black and Waco O’Guin and executive producer Daniel Tosh. The series follows “the antics of a group of dysfunctional park rangers tasked with saving their fledgling national...
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By Samantha Simon | July 20, 2012 at 1:27 pm | No comments
Dear, DirecTV subscribers: You no longer need to switch cable providers to watch your favorite Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon shows. Today Viacom and DirecTV made peace and struck a deal.
You may remember the two companies have been fighting over how much DirecTV would...
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By Lucas Gardner | July 20, 2012 at 12:39 pm | No comments
Todd Barry, whose first ever hour special Super Crazy debuts tomorrow at 11 pm ET on Comedy Central, made his third appearance on Late Show with David Letterman last night. The low-energy veteran comic discusses prison, fraternities, and a strange Twitter encounter with the...
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By Samantha Simon | July 19, 2012 at 2:29 pm | No comments
Although Nick Kroll's upcoming sketch show, Kroll Show, doesn't premiere on Comedy Central until next year, you can check out this sketch that dropped today-- a super topical commercial for Chick-Fil-A. I mean, Chikk-Klub.
In the video, the fast food chain is endorsed by...
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By Samantha Simon | July 18, 2012 at 2:58 pm | No comments
KFC and Comedy Central have teamed up for an original Web series and contest, which has been titled Growing Up And Getting Out. The series follows comedian Michael Palascak as a 20-something who moves back in with his parents after graduating college, much like 85 percent of his...
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By Laughspin Staff | July 16, 2012 at 7:00 pm | No comments
Although it won't air until Aug. 12, Roseanne has already begun pushing the Comedy Central roast in her honor. While she was shooting promos for the big night, Access Hollywood grabbed a few minutes with the comedic icon and sitcom trailblazer. Naturally, they asked her about...
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