- After a long summer break, Happy Endings finally returned. The cast and writers held an awesome live show, which you can watch here.
- Louis C.K. is hosting SNL next week, and we looked at his 19-year past with the NBC sketch show.
- Arrested Development guest stars Maria Bamford, Conan O’Brien, and Andy Richter were revealed.
- The Office head honcho Greg Daniels is producing new shows for stars Craig Robinson (for NBC) and Brian Baumgartner (for ABC).
- Brandon T. Jackson was hired to play Axel Foley’s son in the new Beverly Hills Cop TV series.
- Ellen DeGeneres received the Mark Twain Prize.
- We interviewed NTSF:SD:SUV actress Kate Mulgrew, Onion News Network head writer Andy Miara, accomplished playwrights David Wain and Joe Lo Truglio, Happy Endings stars Damon Wayans Jr. and Eliza Coupe, and stand-up Sean Patton.
- We watched the Eddie Pepitone documentary The Bitter Buddha.
- We examined Tim & Eric’s awkward interview style
- We all the parts Steve Martin almost played but didn’t.
- We recommended the web short “Bob Wins an Award” and Karen Kilgariff’s Twitter feed.
- We rounded up this week’s best podcasts, including shows like WTF, Comedy Bang Bang, and Best Show on WFMU, with guests like Chris Elliott, Jen Kirkman, and Tim Heidecker.
- We reminisced about Pamela Stephenson’s SNL stint.
- We revisited the comedy of Will Rogers.
And here are your Top Five Web Comedy Videos of the Week:
Funny or Die - “Gungan Style (Gangnam Style Parody)”
College Humor - “Drunk Girl Therapist”
Above Average Network - “The Henkle Factor: The Realest Candidate”
Funny or Die - “Tit Cup”
Harvard Sailing Team - “Intervention: Unfunny Dad”
