By Laughspin Staff | March 26, 2013 at 10:12 am | One comment
For those of you still upset that Comedy Central pulled the plug far too early on Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, let us submit this piece of good news: The Saturday Night Live alum -- and dare we say, best, Weekend Update anchor -- has a new talk show that airs live on YouTube...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | March 7, 2013 at 1:13 pm | 3 comments
The second episode of The Ben Show with Ben Hoffman goes down tonight at 10 pm EST on Comedy Central. And before I go any further, let me just say you should check it out. If you missed the first episode, you can watch the entire thing here. It’s hard to describe the show...
Posted in: Interviews, TV/Movies
By Laughspin Staff | November 30, 2011 at 8:18 am | 69 comments
The end of the year is approaching fast, comedy fans. And so it’s time to count down the 10 best comedy albums of the year. As in years past, this list represents the albums we feel were the strongest. Let it be known: there were more than 150 comedy albums released this year....
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By Dylan P. Gadino | August 9, 2011 at 4:00 pm | No comments
Big comedic guns Sarah Silverman, Ricky Gervais and Louis C.K. are scheduled to perform at the eighth annual New York Comedy Festival, which will span both Manhattan and Brooklyn between Nov. 9 - 13. Other headliners will include Tracy Morgan, Bill Maher, Wanda Sykes, Norm...
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By John Delery | June 16, 2011 at 10:42 am | No comments
Only a certain kind of comic can adventurously open his set with a death riff.
For lack of a better word (because there is no other word, until now), we will call this sort of confidently kooky comedian: grimsical. Yeah, yeah: half grim, half whimsical.
Norm Macdonald acts...
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By John Delery | June 16, 2011 at 10:28 am | No comments
Only a certain kind of comic can adventurously open his set with a death riff.
For lack of a better word (because there is no other word, until now), we will call this sort of confidently kooky comedian: grimsical. Yeah, yeah: half grim, half whimsical.
Norm Macdonald acts...
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By Jake Kroeger | May 27, 2011 at 2:16 pm | No comments
As of yesterday, @NormsBookClub on Twitter is where Norm Macdonald will reportedly announce and discuss various pieces of literature with his current 3,000 followers on that account. The first book assigned is All The King's Men by Robert Warren Penn.
It's unclear whether...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 3, 2011 at 2:02 pm | No comments
Ah, yes sportcomedy fans! Tonight's an all new episode of Sports Show with Norm Macdonald. And I have to admit, I'm excited. One other admission before I go on. I don't even like sports. That's how good this show is. I barely know who Manny Pacquiao is (honestly, I thought maybe...
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By Jake Kroeger | April 19, 2011 at 11:28 am | One comment
Last week, Charlie Sheen recovered from another disastrous performance to "two standing ovations" at New York's Radio Music Hall..
The same week, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald premiered on Comedy Central following an hour long special from Macdonald a few weeks ago; the new...
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