By Carrie Andersen | July 13, 2011 at 11:10 am | 3 comments
Conan has been in reruns for the past week and a half, but the show is still in the news for a potentially ripped sketch performed right before the show's hiatus.
The AV Club reports that a sketch group from Cleveland, Last Call Cleveland, alleges Conan swiped the premise for...
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By Carrie Andersen | July 13, 2011 at 10:51 am | No comments
America’s Got Talent reminds me of a coliseum in Ancient Rome, where the entire bloodthirsty audience was in attendance to see some grisly death by tiger or rhinoceros or whatever other beast happened to live in Italy at the time.
They’re out for blood, not for a solid...
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By Carrie Andersen | July 13, 2011 at 10:07 am | No comments
I’m dating myself, but I remember when the original South Park video game came out on Nintendo 64. That game was hard as hell. Or maybe I just gave up too quickly. Difficult to say.
As frustrating as that game was, I’m optimistic about a new South Park video game venture...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 12, 2011 at 10:25 am | No comments
Late last month we reported that Ricky Gervais' newest project, the mockumentary, Life's Too Short was officially picked up by HBO. You can check out the official show trailer here. But for something newer, check out this sweet behind-the-scenes look at the show, wherein Gervais...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 12, 2011 at 9:11 am | No comments
Who the hell is Affion Crockett? You may not know him now, but by Aug. 14 at 9 pm EST, you should have a pretty fine idea of the dude's versatile comedic prowess. Why Aug. 14? Well, that's the night In the Flow with Affion Crockett premieres on Fox.
The sketch show finds...
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By Punchline Magazine | July 11, 2011 at 2:20 pm | 3 comments
On tonight's episode of the Joy Behar Show on HLN at 10 pm EST, Larry David, Susie Essman and Jeff Garlin stop by to promote the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which premiered last night on HBO.
Among the many topics discussed, Behar -- a stand-up, herself -- asks David if...
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By Punchline Magazine | July 11, 2011 at 1:36 pm | 3 comments
Comedian Lisa Lampanelli has been a busy gal. Not only has she been touring the country doing stand-up, but she's also been working on her one-woman Broadway show, which was announced last week. Today, however, we get the news that the "Queen of Mean" is also developing a new...
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By Jake Kroeger | July 8, 2011 at 4:06 pm | 10 comments
A few days ago Comedy Central unleashed the announcement that Charlie Sheen will be roasted in September and there has been plenty of buzz since. I recently posted about how roasts need more class, (i.e. roasting the ones we love), one can't help but think of who should be...
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By Jake Kroeger | July 7, 2011 at 4:34 pm | 3 comments
The third episode of Louie (season 2) airs tonight at 10:30 pm EST on FX. Based on the preview below, it looks as though Louie's looking for a bigger place for himself and his two young daughters.
You might not need any more reasons to watch Louie-- besides the preview above...
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