By Carrie Andersen | January 12, 2012 at 5:15 pm | 2 comments
The must-see comedy of 2011 was definitely Bridesmaids, and a film to-be-released in March will undoubtedly draw comparisons to the blockbuster smash. Why, might you ask?
Friends with Kids boasts many of the same cast main cast members, including Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm,...
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By Laughspin Staff | January 5, 2012 at 1:05 pm | 17 comments
When a comedy flick costs $32 million to make and then grosses $288 million worldwide, it's a given: you make a sequel-- no matter how flimsy the thematic reasoning may be. So, it's no surprise that Universal is working on a sequel to the wildly successful Bridesmaids. But...
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By Jake Kroeger | November 23, 2011 at 11:39 am | No comments
Amidst all the uproar of the most recent half-naked picture of Kristen Wiig in GQ for being "bro of the year" and the NY Times letting the whole world know that female comedians are pushing the boundaries of taste and succeeding, there is plenty of great news for women in...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | November 22, 2011 at 1:07 pm | 16 comments
It seems every now and again, GQ tries to act like they give a shit about comedy. In July, a half-naked Mila Kunis adorned the cover of their fourth annual comedy issue. It was a progressive step, I guess, because men usually end up on the comedy issue's cover (think Zach...
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By Laughspin Staff | November 17, 2011 at 1:57 pm | No comments
A month ago, Funny Or Die Premiered its video Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division, wherein Ben Stiller heads a brainstorming session with the likes of Sean Penn, Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Jack Black and Ted Danson to use their “celebrity creativity” to come up with new...
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By Erik Gavilanes | October 19, 2011 at 1:38 pm | No comments
Because the grass is always greener, after eight years of the Bush presidency, Bill Clinton is remembered as an exceptionally cool and well-doing president, so it would make sense that some of our biggest celebrities still answer to Slick Willie and scramble to appease the man...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | October 16, 2011 at 6:54 pm | 8 comments
If you combined all the great sketches from the first four episodes of Saturday Night Live this season you would have yourself one damn funny episode of Saturday Night Live. Unfortunately, the gems have been spread over four weeks. And that, my friends, makes for a...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | October 9, 2011 at 3:19 pm | 6 comments
After last week’s mostly-terrible effort from Saturday Night Live, I was confident this one, hosted by Ben Stiller, would prove to be a clear comeback for the show. The best I can say about last night’s episode was that it wasn’t worse than its previous week. And because...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | October 2, 2011 at 6:35 pm | 4 comments
The second episode of Saturday Night Live’s 37th season went down last night, with actress Melissa McCarthy as the host. Her duties came on the heels of the most high-profile week in her career. She won an Emmy for her work on CBS’ Mike and Molly, was on the cover of the...
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