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 | November 16, 2011 at 12:37 pm | No comments
Patton Oswalt's tome Zombie Spaceship Wasteland was released in January in hardcover. But check this out: it's been released again-- this time without that pesky hard cover. What the fuck is that made out of anyway-- steel? Goddamn, I can barely lift it. Thankfully, it's now...
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By Jake Kroeger | November 8, 2011 at 1:01 pm | No comments
Some of you might be familiar with the daily live action comic strip Puddin' starring comedian Eddie Pepitone. In routinely gets thousands of views every day on YouTube and it deserves more-- it's one of the top running web series, especially after being featured in Spin's...
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By Jake Kroeger | November 7, 2011 at 10:59 am | 2 comments
Remember when Adult Swim released a sizzle reel for his their new series The Heart, She Holler -- starring Patton Oswalt -- and how many that watched, though enthralled, echoed a "WTF?" around the Internet?
After screening the whole series at the Silent Movie Theater in...
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By Erik Gavilanes | October 18, 2011 at 3:37 pm | No comments
Here’s something you’re not going to believe: Comedy, it’s popular! Know how we know? Big name publications can’t help themselves from putting out special comedy editions of their magazines. And while it’s great to put a spotlight on comedians and their world (even in...
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By Carrie Andersen | October 7, 2011 at 3:12 pm | One comment
I love that Adult Swim celebrates weird comedy as much as they do. I mean, let’s get real – Aqua Teen Hungerforce? Sealab 2021? To say they’re quirky would be an understatement.
The latest in Adult Swim’s weirdness is a miniseries called The Heart, She Holler,...
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By Jake Kroeger | October 6, 2011 at 5:21 pm | No comments
It's been four years to answer the question: When will Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody make a movie together again? After the undeniable success of their collaboration on Juno, Reitman and Cody have had their own projects of varying success apart from each other, notably Reitman's...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 28, 2011 at 4:17 pm | No comments
On Oct. 6, the folks at National Lampoon will be performing a great service for the comedy community. They’ll be honoring the best comedic Twitterers of our time. The 1st Annual National Lampoon Twitter Awards is going down at the Melrose Improv in Los Angeles (some tickets...
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By Scott King | September 20, 2011 at 10:42 am | 2 comments
It's unique to see someone like Patton Oswalt, known to the mainstream for his many television and film roles (King of Queens, Ratatouille, Big Fan) staying so true to his stand-up roots. In his latest comedy album, out today, Finest Hour, which recently premiered as a Showtime...
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