By Laughspin Staff | March 7, 2013 at 10:46 pm | No comments
This week in honor of the Pope stepping down, we listen to Dylan's music pick of the week. We discuss Community's connection with the Holocaust (and why NO ONE seems to be talking about it) and we listen to 1980s Marc Maron and Joan Rivers' new Web series with special guest...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | March 5, 2013 at 11:20 pm | 6 comments
If you've been following the new season of WEtv's reality show Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?, you'll know that Joan Rivers has had plans to launch her own Web series. Well, tonight we see that come to fruition with the first episode of In Bed with Joan, which features the...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | February 11, 2013 at 9:05 pm | No comments
Sarah Silverman isn’t the only rule-breaking badass in her family. It turns out her older sister Susan, a rabbi in Jerusalem, loves to stir the pot as well— if only for a good cause.
Silverman’s sister – as well as Susan’s teenage daughter -- was arrested today in...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | January 25, 2013 at 10:05 am | No comments
Perhaps one of the funniest late-night gimmicks of all time went down last night, as Matt Damon “took over” Jimmy Kimmel Live. Viewers of the highly-popular show know the running gag, in which Kimmel apologizes to the movie star for running out of time before they’re able...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | November 28, 2012 at 3:44 pm | 2 comments
Sarah Silverman, Aziz Ansari and Will Ferrell, among others, will join together for an all-star show at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Dec. 10, to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Mad Men star and popular guy in the world of LA comedians, Jon Hamm will host the show,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | October 22, 2012 at 11:02 am | 2 comments
If you consider yourself a comedy nerd in any capacity, next time you visit New York City, you'll need to drop by the legendary Comic Strip Live, which sits proudly on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It's where a seemingly countless number of iconic comedians got their start: Chris...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 27, 2012 at 12:59 pm | No comments
Not exactly known for his on-purpose comedy, Samuel L. Jackson is quite deliberate in his intention to grab laughs in a just-released video titled "Wake the Fuck Up." But more than laughs, Jackson's call to action is pretty clear: he wants Obama supporters to get off their asses...
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By Laughspin Staff | September 24, 2012 at 10:56 am | 2 comments
Did you know there’s a huge presidential election going down in November? You did? Well, aren’t you just the little news junkie. How about this: Did you know tomorrow is the first ever National Voter Registration Day? You did not. Stop lying.
In honor of this special day,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 21, 2012 at 10:11 am | 2 comments
The upcoming election has Sarah Silverman fired up. You no doubt remember her indecent video proposal to one of Mitt Romney's richest supporters, in which she promises to, um, bring him to climax if he, instead of giving his riches to the GOP, would give to Barack Obama. Well,...
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