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Tommy Johnagin on Letterman, “I am not smart enough to be dumb enough to work backwards”

Matt — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:26:51 +0000

Tommy Johnagin was the guest comedian on Late Show with David Letterman last night to talk about being a new father. Johnagin also relayed being a great father into being a bad son trying to muster up the patience when dealing with his mother while trying to get iTunes installed on her computer.

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The Half Hour: Gabe Liedman catches up on ‘Game of Thrones’

Matt — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:17:32 +0000

This week comedian Gabe Liedman will debut his half hour on Comedy Central, to prep yourself for the madness, here’s a preview clip of Liedman as he relays us his interpretation of the HBO show Game Of Thrones. Which just so happens to be one of his favorite shows.

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Your definitive list of ‘Arrested Development’ lists

Matt — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:42:56 +0000

The anticipated return of the cult TV series Arrested Development has hit a fever pitch. Aside from everyone in the cast coming to your house and acting out every scene in the series out in your living room, I doubt there’s any way things could get any higher. With that being said, it seems everyone [...]

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Billy Crystal is coming back to TV on FX series, ‘The Comedians’

Phil Rothermich — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:54:24 +0000

Billy Crystal is on his way back to America’s living rooms via television, more specifically, the FX Network. That’s right, FX has officially green lit a new situational comedy pilot staring the comedic legend. The show’s title is The Comedians and portrays Billy as a has-been comedian that is looking to renew his career. He [...]

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My Favorite Sketch: The Kids In The Hall, ‘Faux Pas’

Zach Shaw — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:16 +0000

Canada’s greatest export is arguably The Kids In The Hall (sorry Jim Carrey, Dan Akroyd, Mike Meyers, William Shatner and SCTV). The five man troupe’s quirky approach to sketch comedy has earned them a loyal following. It even won over Lorne Michaels, who helped produce the troupe’s five season TV show. It would be next [...]

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‘We’re the Millers’ redband trailer

Matt — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:43:06 +0000

If you were wondering what Jason Sudeikis would be up to this summer besides fielding questions about his rumored departure from Saturday Night Live, we present to you the redband trailer for his new movie, We’re the Millers. In it Sudeikis is a smalltime drug dealer that pulls a ragtag group of people including Jennifer [...]

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Bob Hope Radio hits SiriusXM over Memorial Day Weekend

Phil Rothermich — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:42:25 +0000

SiriusXM announced that it will be hosting, “Bob Hope Radio to pay homage to the comedy broadcast legend. The station will go live for four days starting this Friday, May 24th, at 12:01am. The station will be running all Memorial Day weekend, it will be devoted to Bob’s celebrated entertainer skills and his OSU tours [...]

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Bill Hader was on Howard Stern this morning…

Matt — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:23 +0000

I completely missed Bill Hader’s appearance on The Howard Stern Show this morning but that’s what rides home and the replay are for. I’d imagine like on the show Hader is just as great a guy. Stern recently gave Hader high praise at the beginning of Saturday Night Live season 38 for his puppet work [...]

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Comedy Central inks multi-faceted development deal with Hannibal Buress

Matt — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:46 +0000

Comedy Central is in the Hannibal Buress business. For they announced that they’ve signed Buress to a multi-platform development deal to be a key lynchpin of the brand. The deal works on many different levels including putting Buress on a recurring role for the network’s upcoming Amy Poehler scripted comedy, Broad City. But it doesn’t [...]

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Pete Holmes, ‘Nice Try, The Devil’ (review)

Zach Gzehoviak — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:04 +0000

Pete Holmes has just graced us all with another rip-roarin’ ride to friendly guy town. Nice Try, The Devil hit the shelves today and it does not disappoint, especially if you were a fan of his 2011 debut album, Impregnated With Wonder a record that took us by surprise in how enthusiastically terrific it was. [...]

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