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  1. If Only the Safety Not Guaranteed Trailer Could Time Travel Us to June 8 I don’t know if it’s the blend of comedy with a magical element, the combination of Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass and Jake Johnson, or the […]
  2. Galifianakis, Wilson, and Poehler Are Practically Gonna Be on Mad MenMad Men creator Matthew Weiner has cast Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson to star in his upcoming dramedy film You Are Here, and Amy Poehler is […]
  3. Chris Rock Is Producing a New FX Series Starring W. Kamau BellChris Rock’s newest project is a half-hour weekly series for FX premiering this August, starring comedian W. Kamau Bell. Based on Bell’s […]
  4. What Do You Think of Bill Burr’s Rant Against the Alternative Comedy Scene? Whoa. Bill Burr took a controversial stance on alternative comedy on his Monday Morning Podcast, blaming The Office for the rise of “awkward” […]
  5. The TV Guide Network Is Getting Into the Comedy Mix With StandUp in […]Let’s put aside the fact that the TV Guide Network’s new female standup show hosted by The Office’s Kate Flannery is called StandUp in […]
  6. Samantha Bee Journeys to the Holy Land of the Park Slope Co-op Last night’s Daily Show saw a special report from Samantha Bee on the most pressing, dramatic theater of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the […]
  7. The Modern Family Cast May Triple Their Paychecks Before Season FourThe ten cast members of Modern Family are re-negotiating their contracts, and they’re looking for a seriously gigundo raise before the next […]
  8. Rich Pregnant Teenager’s Eugene Mirman Is Always Named GeneFirst things first: Eugene Mirman’s production company is called Rich Pregnant Teenager, which is the premier A+ best name for anything. Second […]
  9. Simon Pegg Faked His Own Greek Ghost Abduction on Twitter Simon Pegg visited Conan last night, and after he and Conan figured out how to refer to the part of a house that’s on the top floor, he […]
  10. New Dictator Trailer Drops General Aladeen in the Real World Steer clear of this Dictator trailer if you don’t want to learn too much about the plot. For the rest of us, it’s a pretty fun departure from […]
  11. Gain IQ Points Easily Via a TED Talk on the Power of Comedy Stick it out through a few minutes of talk about comparative literature and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and you’ll get to the good stuff in this […]
  12. Well, I Know What Nightmare I’ll Be Having Tonight Voila! It’s been 13 years, but that apple pie finally enacted its disgusting, horrifying revenge on Jason Biggs. Thank you, American Reunion […]
  13. Listen to This Interview With Mitch Hedberg From Five Months Before His […] This week marks seven years since Mitch Hedberg’s death. In between repeated listens of his standup albums, you might take a break to listen […]
  14. Who’s Your Favorite Will Ferrell Character?If you’re not wiped out by March Madness yet, go vote in the championship round of this Best Will Ferrell Character Tournament. One of the […]
  15. Moshe Kasher on His Deaf and Jewish Parents Moshe Kasher performed on Conan last night to promote his new book Kasher in the Rye and to tell the world about the tragedy of growing up […]
  16. Louis C.K. on the Details Behind the ‘Louis C.K. Deal’Everyone knows by now about “the Louis C.K. deal” - a holy grail for comedians in which they’re given total freedom by a network to make a show […]
  17. Former Senator Arlen Specter Is Amazing at Standup ComedyMeet your new favorite standup comedian, former Pennsylvania senator Arlen Spector. He demolished New Talent Night at Caroline’s Comedy Club […]
  18. Anna Faris on Sacha Baron Cohen’s Scarily Dogged Improvisational SkillsDid you know that Anna Faris grew up acting in Arthur Miller and plays about the Holocaust? This profile details how she moved from those roles […]
  19. Jay Baruchel Has Barely Met James FrancoOkay, I know this shouldn’t be the takeaway from this interview with Jay Baruchel, in which he talks about writing roles for women and for […]
  20. Tenacious D’s New Music Video Has Explosions and Gunfights and a Training […] Here’s the new music video for Tenacious D’s comeback album Rize of the Fenix. Or rather, the comedy video that features Val Kilmer leaping in […]
  21. Will Ferrell Will Get You Into College In Crazy UDid Will Ferrell pay for that fancy-ass SAT tutor so you could not get into college, son? No sir. Did he spend all those hours working on […]
  22. Oh Lord, Britta Is Going to Start Wearing GlassesWell, well. The remainder of this season of Community will not only see Britta Perry’s continued attempts to “therapize” her friends, it’ll […]
  23. Watch the Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 Pilot This Instant It truly is the best time of the year to be an unproductive employee. The first episode of Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 is available […]
  24. Bob Odenkirk on Directing & Being a ‘Dictator Without Being a Dick’This interview with Bob Odenkirk gets into his hopes for the future of his Adult Swim pilot Let’s Do This!, the techniques he’s learned for […]
  25. Cheyenne Jackson Is Returning for the New Live 30 RockCheyenne Jackson will be back on 30 Rock as Danny for the show’s second live episode this April 26. That’s exactly one month from today, if […]
  26. You Don’t Wanna Miss These Descriptions of The Chris Gethard ShowHere are a few ways The Chris Gethard Show is described in this great love letter: “an anime nightmare,” “a shambolically ambitious, oddly […]
  27. Gallagher’s Watermelon-Smashing Days Are Behind HimEven before suffering another heart attack yesterday (his second in 11 days and third in a year), Gallagher said last week that he’s retiring […]
  28. Jimmy Kimmel Is Hosting the EmmysJimmy Kimmel will host this year’s Emmy Awards on Sept. 23, his second big hosting gig of 2012 after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner […]
  29. Everything You Are Feeling About GirlsPhew. If you’re going to read one review of HBO’s Girls, make it this one. It admits to the “unstable blend of worship, envy, and disdain” that […]
  30. Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch’s Sons Are Going to Own the Comedy WorldFun! Amy Poehler interviewed Rachel Dratch about her new book, Girl Walks into a Bar …: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife […]
  31. Oh, There’s Gonna Be Another Super TroopersToday in Unwanted Sequels, the News of Which Will Delight a Few and Frustrate Many, there’s going to be a Super Troopers 2. Actor and director […]
  32. A Sweltering Week in Comedy- We guided you through the comedy landscape of Austin, TX. - We spoke to Aziz Ansari about his new self-released standup special. - We […]
  33. Steve Holt! Wants to Be in the New Arrested Development EpisodesSteve Holt! (That was a Steve Holt! of despair.) Justin Grant Wade, the actor who played Steve Holt on Arrested Development, has not been asked […]
  34. Dave Chappelle’s Twitter Account: The Animated Taiwanese Re-Imagining I’m not really sure why Next Media Animation keeps restricting itself to coverage of news stories. In just this one video about Dave […]
  35. Jenny Slate to Make Super Fun Night Into Extra Super Incredibly Fun NightGood news: Jenny Slate has just joined the already amazing-sounding CBS pilot Super Fun Night, written by and starring Rebel Wilson and […]
  36. What Does Odd Future Have In Common With Jackass? Another way to phrase that headline: What’s part pranks, part man-on-the-street interviews, part sketches and all created by violent hip-hop […]
  37. Community Falls in Ratings But Leads NBC’s NightOkay, so maybe Community couldn’t quite sustain the high ratings of its triumphant return last week. It was down a half point last night, even […]
  38. Bob Odenkirk Is Taking Over Reddit at 1:30PM[blackbirdpie id=”183204116686843905”] This afternoon will see a Reddit AMA from Mr. Bob Odenkirk. Start preparing your questions about Mr. […]
  39. Take the High Road with Doug Benson’s New Movie Here’s the trailer for the latest movie from Doug Benson, comedian and Known Pot Smoker. It follows him on tour as he tells joke and smokes […]
  40. Up All Night Recap: ‘Daddy Daughter Time’Of course Ava’s dad is Henry Winkler playing a Jewish hippie who thinks he is black. “I think it’s jive, but I don’t wanna be a hater, oy,” he […]
  41. Jason Segel and Jake Kasdan Are Filming a Sex Tape TogetherYeah, no, Sex Tape is just the name of the movie. The movie in which Segel and an as-yet-uncast female lead play a couple who make a sex tape. […]
  42. Bent and the Problem With Romantic Comedy TV ShowsThe pilot of Bent premiered last night on NBC, and it gave me a teeny-tiny wave of deja vu that carried me back to watching another solidly […]
  43. Will Ferrell Doesn’t Have Time for the President, Damn It Will Ferrell swung on over to Conan last night to let Conan and Andy try on his woman’s sunglasses (if there is any difference between Conan […]
  44. The Sad Details of The Onion’s Exodus to ChicagoJeez, the Onion’s editorial staff is really leaving New York. Well, uh, five out of the sixteen of them are. This story has the details of […]
  45. A.C.O.D. Gets Even Better-Sounding With the Addition of Adam PallyAdam Scott, Amy Poehler, Catherine O’Hara, Jane Lynch, Richard Jenkins and Clark Duke wasn’t really enough of an amazing cast for the upcoming […]
  46. Todd Barry, the ‘Laurence Olivier of Sarcastic Twerps’This profile of Todd Barry is a master class in backhanded compliments. (He’s funny, but not because of his material or delivery. I love this […]
  47. The Dave Chappelle Comeback Starts on TwitterThe Dave Chappelle Comeback Tour has begun! First stop, Twitter. Next stop, total standup comedy domination.
  48. Alec Baldwin Promises a Live 30 Rock This April[blackbirdpie id=”182570141991702528”] Alec Baldwin’s been running his mouth again. But who can be mad at him when he’s promising a 30 Rock […]
  49. Dwight’s Spinoff & Mindy Kaling’s Pilot Are Taking Their Toll on The OfficeBig shakeups are about to hit Dunder Mifflin. Paul Lieberstein will likely exit as showrunner next year, the better to focus on the […]
  50. The Onion News Network Is No MoreA day full of such IFC joy cannot avoid bringing with it a little IFC sadness. The Onion News Network has made its last broadcast and will not […]
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