By Dylan P. Gadino | September 21, 2012 at 8:01 am | 11 comments
Comedy nerds have known for weeks that comedian Tig Notaro had been diagnosed with stage-2 breast cancer. But last night she stopped by Conan and told a much wider audience about her four-month series of awful events, which involved her suffering Pneumonia, contracting an...
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By Chelsea Dallas Falato | September 5, 2012 at 4:09 pm | One comment
While most people enjoyed their Labor Day weekend with barbecues and trips to the beach, Louis C.K. had the type of holiday most would expect based upon the life stories he tells in his act and on his show. While sailing Sunday on the Harlem River in Inwood Hill Park, New York...
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By Laughspin Staff | August 9, 2012 at 6:12 pm | 13 comments
You may have listened to the Andy Kindler interview we posted on July 30, wherein the veteran comedian talks about his then just-delivered State of the Industry Address at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. Parts of both the address and our interview dealt with the...
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By Laughspin Staff | August 2, 2012 at 4:25 pm | No comments
Louis C.K. snagged seven Emmy nominations between his work on Live at the Beacon Theater and his hit FX show, Louie. You might be surprised to learn that not one of those nods were earned from C.K.'s character's constant apologies on his show. JK! Of course you're not surprised....
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 30, 2012 at 2:02 pm | 42 comments
As he does every year, comic's comic Andy Kindler delivered the State of the Industry Address at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. For the uninitiated, the speech is delivered in a ballroom in front of hundreds of comedians and industry types. Kindler's charge is...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 28, 2012 at 11:50 am | No comments
At this morning's Television Critics Association event, FX has announced that Louis C.K.'s critically acclaimed show Louie will, indeed, return for a fourth season. Of course, this news isn't all that surprising, seeing as C.K. is just about the most-loved comedian of the past...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 19, 2012 at 12:34 pm | One comment
Snagging seven -- SEVEN -- primetime Emmy nominations this morning, Louis C.K. continues his placement in the comedy world – and more recently, mainstream entertainment -- as a critical darling.
C.K. scored nominations for writing and directing in the variety special...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 17, 2012 at 11:52 am | 5 comments
Last night, Louis C.K. visited The Daily Show with Jon Stewart after the show's two-week hiatus. As expected the old friends chatted briefly about Louie, but things started to get even better when Stewart asked him to address the media's comments about C.K. allegedly...
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By Laughspin Staff | July 6, 2012 at 6:16 pm | 4 comments
We're sure it's just a miscommunication, but it's still a little funny. It seems that Louis C.K. tried uploading a clip from his own show, Louie, and YouTube denied the post, citing copyright reasons.
But don't you worry. It was all sorted out and clip is now working. So...
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