Chris Hardwick to host late night talk show this fall

Well, it seems that one hour of baller late night television is not enough for Comedy Central. Today they announced that comedian Chris Hardwick will be an expansion of the late night milkshake block that currently brings all the boys 18-34 to the yard with The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

Hardwick, will host a still untitled show launching this fall that will follow Colbert. The show was co-produced by Funny Or Die and and Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant will serve as executive producers/showrunners for the show. Lennon and Garant have a long history with the network from their time with Viva Variety and Reno 911. Hardwick’s show will be comedy panel in form, allowing for plenty of guests and have social integration.

Hardwick and his Nerdist brand have been on fire lately with him running programming in the online space, but hosting/developing shows on BBC America and AMC as well as releasing a stand-up special earlier this year.

This new show in the fall will also compete with another Nerdist as podcaster/comedian Pete Holmes is also slated to have a midnight show that will air on TBS after Conan.

Mock the Vote: the funniest political videos of the 2012 Presidential Election

Vote Buttons Well, we’re here Election Day 2012. After what seems like an infinite number of political speeches, it’s now in the hands of us, the voters. So it’s time for us to head out to our local polling station and cast our ballots to pick the leader of the free world for the next four years.

To quote my grandmother, “Don’t be an assh*le! Go vote.” Nanna always had a way with words.

Here’s a collection of some of our favorite political-themed videos of this election. Read the rest of this entry

Stephen Colbert to Donald Trump, “I’ll give you $1 Million dollars if you let me dip my balls in your mouth” (video)

That’s the best headline you will read all day.

We all know ~~PT Barnum~~ Donald Trump has become this blowhard-y caricature of himself as of late. These days, he’s less real estate mogul, turned mouthpiece for fringe Republicans and complete butt of joke for late night hosts. Yesterday when he decided to make an “earth-shattering announcement” about Barrack Obama it ended up being nothing but a chance to people like us to write about it. Rather than really care about what Trump did, it’s just better to let an expert take care of the response…

Take it away Stephen Colbert. Read the rest of this entry

This Week In Comedy: Too Many Stars

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Chevy Chase is causing a scene on the set of Community. [TV Line]
Louis C.K. is hosting Saturday Night Live on November 3rd. [The Laugh Button]
Craig Robinson is starring in a new pilot from the creators of The office. [Deadline]
The cast of Happy Endings put on a live show at UCB. [Uproxx]
There’s a movie with Lizzy Caplan and Allison Brie in it. [Youtube]
Kid gets fake drunk with real Tom Hanks. [Jest]
Stephen Colbert will make a guest appearance in The Hobbit movie [Vulture]
There’s a new documentary for Arrested Development [Youtube]

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Jon Stewart’s Night of Too Many Stars 2012 returns this October

Night Of Too Many Stars 2012 Jon Stewart is bringing back Night Of Too Many Stars. The Biennial autism benefit is set to tape at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on October 13th and air on Comedy Central on October 21st.

Stewart is pulling in all his buddies to entertain the Beacon crowd including Hannibal Buress, Bill Burr, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen in addition one of the oddest couples if they happen to be on stage together, Bill O’Reilly and Tom Morello. Something that might realistically happen since the theme of the evening is “America Comes Together.”

There will also be celebs on hand to man the phone banks during the October 21st live event including Fred Armisen, Andy Cohen, Jack McBrayer, Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Sudeikis.

Be sure to tune in, for last time this went down, Chris Rock cursed out an ex to the highest bidder and that sh*t was hilarious.

The only thing left to say is get some tickets for the charity. Do that here.

Review: Jimmy Fallon “Blow Your Pants Off”

Fallon, Blow Your Pants Off Jimmy Fallon has really stepped up his charm since his departure from Saturday Night Live. During his heyday on the NBC institution, many (read: men) thought Fallon was just a good looking guy who was pretty good with impressions. These thoughts were often validated when he’d break in what seemed like every sketch.

A few years past those SNL days and those same quirks have become Fallon’s greatest weapons. As the host of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon his boyish charm, ability to laugh at himself and killer impressions have easily made him the most buzzed about late night hosts at the water cooler the next day.

Blow Your Pants Off is Fallon’s second album. A decade ago, he released, The Bathroom Wall and even though the video for the album’s single had Zooey Deschanel in it, it didn’t make much of a splash. Read the rest of this entry

Video: Stephen Colbert Pays Tribute To Maurice Sendak

Stephen Colbert has done some pretty amazing interviews over the years. One of the best in recent memory are with children’s book author Maurice Sendak. It showed the old man side of Sendak that is quick with the wit and not really scared of speaking his mind.

Yesterday when news broke of Sendak’s passing those interviews were the first we thought of. It was also the same day that Colbert released his own

that came from the Sendak interviews.

Last night we waited for Colbert to mention the legendary author on The Colbert Report and sure enough he did.

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Louis C.K., Colbert, Wiig, and Handler Amongst the Time 100

Time Magazine has released it’s Time 100. An annual list of whom they consider the most influential people in the world. Most of this list is stacked with political figures, activists, athletes, hosts, and other luminaries of pop culture. Time then asks a fellow celeb friend or admirer to discuss those selected.

For the 2012 list, Time selected 4 comedic minds – Louis C.K., Kristen Wiig, Stephen Colbert, and Chelsea Handler. Here’s what their admirers had to say about them. Read the rest of this entry