By Carrie Andersen | March 12, 2013 at 2:08 pm | 2 comments
AUSTIN -- As you may have heard, Austin’s motto is “Keep Austin Weird,” referring to the fun eccentricities of its most colorful people and places. But the same could have been said for one of the oddest performances I can remember seeing in the past three years of...
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By Lucas Gardner | June 14, 2012 at 4:10 pm | One comment
This year Comedy Central helped produce the comedy portion of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, and the line-up was especially impressive. For the many of us who couldn't make the trip to that groovy farm in Manchester, TN, however, we're in luck; Comedy Central was there...
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By Jake Kroeger | January 13, 2012 at 11:51 am | No comments
It's almost been three weeks since the return of the NBA and whether they will ever make up to NBA fans for their regular season stoppage is a question that still hangs in the air. Well, as far as comedian Jon Dore is concerned, it's more than a question that still lingers. For...
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By Jake Kroeger | August 3, 2011 at 11:42 am | 2 comments
When performing comedy in front of a live audience, it's strongly recommended that the stage be lit. If specifically performing stand-up, it's also recommended that indie rock music not be playing during the performance. Given how obvious those two observations are, going...
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By Carrie Andersen | July 13, 2011 at 11:10 am | 3 comments
Conan has been in reruns for the past week and a half, but the show is still in the news for a potentially ripped sketch performed right before the show's hiatus.
The AV Club reports that a sketch group from Cleveland, Last Call Cleveland, alleges Conan swiped the premise for...
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By Punchline Magazine | September 13, 2010 at 1:35 pm | One comment
If you haven't watched the recently premiered original series Held Up, exclusively showing on Crackle.com and helmed by the always delightful Sklar brothers, we submit that you've been missing out on one of the web's funniest and smartly-written series. The show follows the...
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