You likely know that before The Comedy Awards airs on Comedy Central this Sunday at 9 pm EST, the long-running Funny Or Die series Between Two Ferns will see its first ever (30-minute!) televised episode. It will feature Tina Fey, Richard Branson and, as you'll see below, Jon...
Between Two Ferns is coming to television! It's true. On his long-running podcast Comedy Bang Bang, Scott Aukerman told listeners this morning that he just got done directing a 30-minute version of the most enjoyably uncomfortable interview show for Comedy Central. Between...
It's not anyone thought it wouldn't happen, but it's nice get the official word from the suits in charge: The Hangover Part III is happening, for sure, and the entire Wolfpack is back. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis will become Phil, Stu and Alan for the third...
Ask a comedian for advice, and more likely than not, you’ll get a joke. Editor Eric Spitznagel at The Believer knows this, so he and Amy Sedaris started a humor/advice column and called it “Sedaratives.” In each issue of the magazine, “Sedaratives” is taken over by a...
True comedy nerds know who Eddie Pepitone is. He's the man who's made an art out of Twitter, the star of the daily live-action comic strip Puddin' and the dude who released the stellar album A Great Stillness at the end of last year. But, with the upcoming documentary about the...
Many of us tuned in last tonight to watch the 84th Annual Academy Awards ceremony (even if only to #TweetRoast it live). Billy Crystal hosted the ceremony for the ninth time, returning after an eight-year hiatus. After recanting Eddie Murphy as host (and Brett Ratner as the...
Reports surfaced this week that the stars of the uber-popular Hangover comedy franchise -- Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis -- were demanding $15 million each for their services in a third installment, which stalled contract negotiations with Warner Bros. The...
For tens of thousands of comedy nerds, today is one that has been greatly anticipated. Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie is finally available for public consumption. Though, it doesn't hit theaters nationwide until March 2, you, dear Laughspinners, can view it now through...
This week Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim gifted the comedy world with a less-than-minute-long teaser for their upcoming flick, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie. But today, they've given us much more-- maybe, even, too much. For your viewing pleasure, we're pleased to expose...
