By Carrie Andersen | April 19, 2011 at 1:41 pm | 2 comments
Tomorrow is April 20. (It's today if you're reading this on Wednesday). For those who don't smoke marijuana on a regular basis, it's just Wednesday.
For pot heads worldwide, however, 4/20 is the biggest day of the year; it's the day when stoners get more stoned than usual or at...
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By Carrie Andersen | March 19, 2011 at 3:43 pm | No comments
AUSTIN-- The penultimate night of SXSW festivities began with a one-two-three punch: three comedy shows, one venue, one night. It was also the first evening of comedy shows for the music segment of the festival, the interactive segment having shut down last Tuesday. So, instead...
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By Noah Gardenswartz | March 7, 2011 at 7:07 pm | One comment
Comedy Central’s South Beach Comedy Festival recently hit lower Miami Beach like an entertainment hurricane, providing a new nightlife option for local residents bored to tears with the 85 degree winters, golden beaches and clubs full of physically perfect people.
On...
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By Punchline Magazine | November 10, 2010 at 4:19 pm | 5 comments
Denis Leary is adding to the already giant stack of books written by comedians in 2010.
In what feels like a strictly money making project, the comedian and actor has compiled his funnier tweets, had someone create illustrations around some of them and packaged them in...
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By Punchline Magazine | October 13, 2010 at 3:57 pm | No comments
Comedy nerds across the country are already a bit familiar with comedian Doug Benson's ongoing, years-long project dubbed The Benson Interruption. In short, it's a live show hosted by the comedian, wherein comedian friends perform stand-up but then Benson -- you guessed it --...
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By Punchline Magazine | October 8, 2010 at 10:23 am | No comments
If you're not a complete pothead, you may not know what the Stony Awards are. But we're here to tell you they exist. They've existed and have been nurtured in the loving arms of High Times magazine for 10 years, in fact. It's the one time of the year when we, the people stoned,...
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By Punchline Magazine | August 31, 2010 at 3:14 pm | 4 comments
Doug Benson, just today, released a new album through Comedy Central Records. It's called Hypocritical Oaf. And it is filled with what you'd expect-- stoned out ruminations on the mundane facets of life.
To celebrate the release of Oaf, his third album, Punchline Magazine's...
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By Chase Roper | December 28, 2009 at 2:57 pm | No comments
Doug Benson and Graham Elwood star in The High Road tonight at 8pm on the G4 network. Taped earlier this year, Benson hit the road with his comedic pal, Elwood for a two night tour in the Pacific Northwest. I was able to reach Doug briefly to ask what he is most proud of about...
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By Punchline Magazine | December 9, 2009 at 10:29 am | No comments
This past year was an incredibly strong time for stand-up comedy albums. It wasn't easy for us to whittle down the list to just 10, but then what's the fun in including everyone in a list? Like our list last year, the below selections have nothing to do with how popular each...
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