By Laughspin Staff | March 22, 2013 at 3:38 pm | No comments
Thanks to the fine folks at ThingX.com, we’re able to deal with one more day of celebrity worship. Today we replace the tears we shed for humanity with laughter. Today ThingX-er Joe Randazzo replaces Harvey Levin and Harvey Levin’s water bottle is replaced with a baby’s...
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By Carrie Andersen | August 29, 2011 at 4:59 pm | No comments
Remember the good ol’ days when the media was exhaustively reporting on Charlie Sheen, rather than a Hurricane? I miss those more innocent times. It looks like Charlie Sheen’s back in the news, though: Comedy Central just released the names of some of the folks involved in...
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By Jake Kroeger | August 10, 2011 at 6:55 pm | 4 comments
Many times, the most frustrating thing about a comedian can be trying to figure out when or if said comedian is joking or not. While Andy Kaufman based most of his career on challenging audiences and their expectations, irony and sarcasm can easily be lost on the public. They...
Posted in: News, Opinion
By Dave Emrich | July 27, 2011 at 1:58 pm | One comment
Clerks director and cult comedy legend Kevin Smith is set to host a talk show pilot. The show is planned to be a daily, half hour, syndicated program that would blend discussion with celebrities and comedy.
The show is tentatively titled The Kevin Smith Project, and the...
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By Punchline Magazine | July 7, 2011 at 3:48 pm | 3 comments
According to a report from yesterday on TMZ, Brooke Mueller is threatening to send a legal letter to Comedy Central to squelch any would-be negative jokes about her that might crop up during the network's scheduled roast of Charlie Sheen, her ex husband. "We're told Brooke's...
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By Punchline Magazine | May 31, 2011 at 10:59 pm | 4 comments
Andy Dick has been sued by a Dallas man, who claims the comedian rubbed his genitals against the left side of his face during a performance in the Texas city.
The performance went down Dec. 19, 2010 at Trees nightclub. But the suit, filed by Robert Tucker, was just presented...
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By Carrie Andersen | May 11, 2011 at 3:10 pm | No comments
I’m pretty sure every stand-up comic has plentiful stories of being heckled in comedy clubs, but Mike Epps' experience at the Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas takes the onstage interruption to a whole new level.
During his stand-up set, Epps was served legal papers...
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By Punchline Magazine | January 21, 2011 at 12:53 pm | 16 comments
On the heels of the controversy-filled Ricky Gervais performance at the Golden Globes on Sunday, it seems just maybe we're about to spin out into another comedian-related discussion about whether said comic has "crossed the line."
This time, hugely popular insult comic Lisa...
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By Max Timko | September 15, 2010 at 12:03 pm | No comments
Comedian Jeffrey Ross, the Roastmaster General was in a minor traffic accident in L.A. and still managed to bring humor into the situation. Everyone involved suffered no harm-- just a bit shaken up. Ross even managed to tell a joke about fellow comedian Lisa Lampanelli to...
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