By Laughspin Staff | June 22, 2012 at 1:10 pm | 113 comments
If you've been paying attention, you know that Jim Norton is unleashing his latest hour-long stand-up special Please Be Offended June 30 on Epix at 10 pm ET. If you didn't know, now you do. We've been rolling out teasers to get you properly pumped for the event. And we've got a...
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By Laughspin Staff | June 14, 2012 at 1:37 pm | One comment
For the last few days, we've been teasing you with videos promoting Jim Norton's newest hour special, Please Be Offended, which goes down on Epix on June 30 at 10 pm ET. But today's the first time we get to share a true preview from the actual taping. Below is a glorious...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | June 12, 2012 at 3:19 pm | No comments
The premiere date of Jim Norton's newest hour stand-up comedy special, Please Be Offended is fast approaching. And I can tell you that you're in for a treat. Having already watched it, I can tell you Norton is at the peak of his career. And to help get you properly primed, I've...
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By Laughspin Staff | June 11, 2012 at 7:31 pm | No comments
This morning, newly former Saturday Night Live cast member Andy Samberg visited the fine folks at the Opie and Anthony Show at Sirius XM to plug his upcoming flick That's My Boy, wherein he co-stars opposite Adam Sandler. Of course the topic of his SNL departure came up.
"I...
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By Laughspin Staff | May 10, 2012 at 2:19 pm | 2 comments
At this point in his career, Louis C.K.'s 2001 cult comedy Pootie Tang is simply a representation of the now hugely successful comedian's struggling early days in showbusiness. A year ago this month, C.K. sat down with his good friend, comedian Jim Norton on the Opie and Anthony...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 4, 2012 at 12:14 pm | 2 comments
More and more comedians are heading to relatively new cable network Epix to premiere their stand-up specials-- and Jim Norton is the latest. His newest offering Please Be Offended, recorded at the Ohio Theatre in Cleveland, will debut June 30. Norton joins the likes of Lewis...
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By Laughspin Staff | February 23, 2012 at 3:11 pm | 4 comments
For years, Twitter has been an excellent platform for professional and amateur comedians alike to make their quips seen in 140 characters or less. The concept of live-Tweeting an event, especially, has become an esoteric art form. To prove it, you need to look no further than...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | February 14, 2012 at 8:16 am | One comment
Late last year, Jim Norton's newest album Despicable landed at number eight on our list of the 10 best albums of 2011. So we obviously know it's a great album, but do fancy pants celebrities know it? Well, Norton, on behalf of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, tried his best to...
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By Jeffrey Gurian | December 7, 2011 at 11:28 am | 5 comments
The comedy world is still in shock from the passing of the great Patrice O'Neal. I attended the services for Patrice Monday at the Park Avenue Christian Church, on 85th Street and Park Avenue in New York City. I purposely did not use the word "funeral" because the program for...
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