Comedian and vocal atheist Doug Stanhope is spearheading an effort to raise money for one of the thousands of families affected by the recent tornado in Oklahoma that left at least 24 people – including nine children – dead. His intentions became public when he tweeted out a video link wherein CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was [...]
Just For Laughs in Montreal has announced the bulk of this year’s lineup of comedians set to perform in July, boasting gala shows hosted by the likes of Eddie Izzard, Seth Meyers, Joan Rivers, Craig Ferguson and Sarah Silverman. The Keynote speaker this year will be Colin Quinn; he follows Patton Oswalt and Marc Maron [...]
Toronto-based comedian Christina Walkinshaw landed what seemed like a decent gig last September– $500 for four feature spots at Yuk Yuk’s at Casino Niagara in Ontario. Upon arriving at the club, however, she became suspicious of the venue’s odd heckler policy, which read, in part: …the use of profanity, name calling or abrasive comebacks towards [...]
Remember that time in 1998 when Jerry Lewis told a crowd of 1,000 at the Aspen comedy festival about his disdain for female comedians and couldn’t even bring himself to admit Lucille Ball was funny? Well, it seems the 87-year-old is committed to the cause. Today at a press conference at the Cannes International Film [...]
Last night on Late Show with David Letterman, Tommy Johnagin slung some pristinely written, deftly executed jokes about his new life as a father and his mother’s inability to grasp the concept of iTunes. Check it out below! Be sure to subscribe to the weekly Laughspin Podcast on iTunes or on SoundCloud for all the [...]
Fox News favorite Bill O’Reilly stopped by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night to plug his newest book, Keep it Pithy. What ended up happening, as per usual when these two meet, was lots of bickering– and lots of sexual tension. Check it out. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show [...]
While there’s a good chance Jason Sudeikis will announce his exit from Saturday Night Live this summer, there’s a 100 percent chance you’ll be able to see him on the big screen starting Aug. 9, when We’re The Millers hits theaters. The flick follows David Burke (Sudeikis), a low-level pot dealer, who’s propositioned by a [...]
Once upon a time when the concept of a Web series was a novel one, Maria Bamford starred in the hilarious Maria Bamford Show (watch here), which ran on the now-defunct TBS Networks-owned site called Super Deluxe. That was 2008 and this is now— and My Damn Channel has given second life to The Bammer’s [...]
As Jennifer Aniston prepares to guest co-host Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime chat show, she’s enlisting the help of former Friends co-star Matthew Perry, who had the same gig last month. But not really, you guys. It’s all part of this sketch featuring the two buds. Courteney Cox also makes an appearance (as well as two other [...]
Adding to their already heavy comedians-playing-comedians programming (Louis C.K. on Louie, Jim Jefferies on Legit) FX may add yet another to its ever-growing comedy lineup, this time with Billy Crystal, 65, as its star. The network has greenlighted a pilot called The Comedians, centering on a veteran comic (Crystal) who’s stuck with a younger, more [...]
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