June 2012
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Video: Joe DeRosa and Kurt Metzger Argue Over...
Earlier this week, Youtube launched it’s Official Comedy channel which will be bringing shows and clips from comedians doing what they do best. Being funny.
One of the shows on the channel is called “Overrated” with Joe and Kurt discussing things they think are overrated. This time out, Fallout 3. Video gamers, it’s time to choose sides!
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Please Be Offended: An Interview With Jim Norton
Unabashed sweetheart/creep Jim Norton talks Ozzy Osbourne, Patrice O’Neal, The Opie and Anthony Show and and his new one-hour special, Please Be Offended, airing Saturday on Epix.
You had two previous HBO specials plus the Down and Dirty with Jim Norton showcase. How did Epix come into consideration for Please Be Offended?
Well, HBO really wasn’t really doing a lot of specials so we didn’t...
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Denis Leary Says "Kiss My Ass" This Independence...
Denis Leary has something he wants to say this Independence Day. So much in fact that he and his band The Enablers decided to record a new single tribute to telling others off. If you don’t like the result, well, “Kiss His Ass.”
Leary, The Enablers, and an all-female Rehab Horns put together this swinging tribute to all things that he just doesn’t care about. “The...
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Stand-Up Clip of The Day: Dave Stone on Fat...
We love Dave Stone around these parts so why not show off a new clip of his which showcases with something near and dear to my heart… food.
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Review: Jimmy 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...
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Dane Cook to Make His Stage Debut in "The...
Dane Cook is going to take advantage of his years of stage experience, but in a slightly different way. Deadline reports Cook joined Hollywood Bowl’s upcoming production of The Producers marking his theater debut.
Cook will play Franz Liebkind in the Mel Brooks musical. For those familiar with the play, Leibkind is the Nazi character who pens the Springtime for Hitler play within the...
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Roseanne Barr Next To Be Roasted By Comedy Central
Roseanne Barr is the next celeb to be roasted by the folks at Comedy Central. This August, Barr will be the next celebrity roastee that will have her feet held to the fire. The roast will be taped in Los Angeles on August 4th and air later on August 12th at 10pm.
“Although Roseanne appears to be a demure, soft spoken woman eternally committed to the status quo, we believe under the surface...
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Cringe Humor To Open New Comedy Club In NYC
This summer, there will be a new place to see stand-up comedy in New York. Our buds at Cringe Humor have decided to take the next step in their evolution from website, radio show, management, record label, and production company by adding club owners to their resume. They are opening The Stand comedy club and restaurant in the Gramercy Park area of NYC.
The comedy club, located at 239 Third Ave...
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Louis C.K. "I Shouldn't Be A Household Name"
An interview with Louis C.K. ran this morning on the Today Show. The piece discussed Louis’ rise to the top of the comedy ladder and interviewed him at the Comedy Cellar. It even went as far as calling him the funniest comedian alive. All compliments of the piece we agreed with until the end of the piece went all “save the kids” on us, with the reporter calling for the comedian...
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Win Autographed Jim Norton Merch!
It’s contest time! Jim Norton’s new stand-up special, Please Be Offended premieres this Saturday on EPIX. In celebration we’re going to give away a Jim Norton goodie/prize pack for all the fans out there. Enter now for your chance to get three different pieces of Norton merch- a copy of his latest CD Despicable, his book I Hate Your Guts, and a t-shirt that reads, “I...
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This Week In Comedy: Ted Goes On The Job Hunt
Disabled comedian’s friend helps market her. Disabled comedian’s friend might end up in jail. [America’s Comedy]
Oh look! It’s Rory Scovel is in a Nissan car commercial. [Youtube]
Tom Papa will star in the new Liberace biopic. [Deadline]
Steve Martin’s letter to a young Judd Apatow. [Uproxx]
Hilarious! J.R.R. Tolkein ripped off Harry Potter. [Videogum]
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Just For Laughs Montreal Offering Cheap Entry...
Just For Laughs Montreal is hands-down the biggest comedy event of the year, and it’s turning 30! For nearly the entire month of July, the city of Montreal hosts an arts festival and JFL is part of it. Becoming ground zero for the comedy world the last week of July. Hosting keynote speeches, panels, and most importantly some really great nights of stand-up comedy.
The festival organizers...
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Doug Benson's Smug Life Arrives on July 3rd
We love Doug Benson! His last album, Potty Mouth made our list of best albums of 2011 and we’re totally primed for the the release of his new stand-up special, Smug Life. As with his tradition he recorded the album on April 20th (4.20 heh).
However, this time around Benson is taking the stoner humor to a new level. The double disc CD will feature Benson’s set sober (uncooked) while...
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Video: Steve Martin Promo of His 1978 Stand-Up...
Back in 1978, Steve Martin recorded this clip to promote his now classic stand-up album, Wild And Crazy Guy. It was Martin’s second and considered by many to be his best comedy album. It’s also a must-listen for anyone who is even remotely a comedy fan.
The clip was unearthed by From The Vaults, which is the folks at Warner Bros. digging up documentaries, interviews, and performances...
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Just For Laughs Chicago: An Interview with Susan...
At Just For Laughs Chicago we got the chance to sit down with Susan Messing, an icon in the Chicago improv scene. We talked about her upcoming wedding, improv classes and just what makes Chicago a great city for improv.
Susan, I am very honored to sit here with you.
Shut your hole!
No I’m serious.
I’m so local.
I’m so not.
How do you even know? Are you an improvator?
I am.
Horny! Where...
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Dane Cook, Tom Green, and Bob Sagat & More...
Laughter may be the best medicine, but when you’re in need of an organ transplant, a more serious side-splitter is required. Comedian Mike MacDonald was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in March of 2011, and due to complications is in urgent need of a new liver. In MacDonald’s words, “devastating news. I was told the recent infection was so severe I couldn’t wait two years for a liver...
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Just For Laughs Chicago: An Interview With Eric...
In addition to a recurring role in ABC’s Don’t Trust The B**ch in Apt 23, Eric Andre is the star and mastermind behind the bizarre The Eric Andre Show on [adult swim] which fellow comedian Hannibal Buress co-stars. The show is a wild, cable access-style gathering of weird, and we get the impression Andre wouldn’t want it any other way. We caught up with him at Just For Laughs...
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Stand-Up Clip Of The Day: Brent Weinbach on...
We caught a great set from Brent Weinbach at the LOL Lounge at Just For Laughs Chicago, so why not make him the clip of the day?
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This Week In Comedy: Father's Day Edition
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Here’s some wise father advice from Louis C.K..
We’ve been covering Just For Laughs Chicago all week [The Laugh Button]
Jack MacBrayer and Triumph The Insult Comic Dog at a weiner stand [Uproxx]
Call me Maeby [Vulture]
Bored To Death the movie? [Warming Glow]
Aaron Karo is ending his ruminations column after 15 year...
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Just For Laughs Chicago: John Oliver, Sarah...
For the fourth night in a row the Just For Laughs festival carried huge waves of positivity through Chicago. Powerhouse Aziz Ansari performed for a sold out crowd at the prestigious Chicago Theatre as Kelly Carlin told stories about her father at UP Comedy Club. At the TBS LOL Lounge Julian McCullough hosted the very funny lineup of new up and coming comedians.
JOHN OLIVER AT THE VIC THEATRE
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Just For Laughs Chicago: An Interview With Brian...
Brian Posehn was at Just For Laughs Chicago to perform The Nerd Show with fellow comedians Pete Holmes, Brent Weinbach, Dan Telfer, Hari Kondabolu, and Mike Lawrence. We caught up with him the next day to talk nerd jokes and metal.
I saw the nerd show here yesterday. So what really makes a ‘nerd’ comedian?
It’s such a weird thing, I mean now… I don’t feel like I started that whole thing, but I...
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Just For Laughs Chicago: An Interview With Amy...
The day after her killer set during the Just For Laughs Chicago, we got the opportunity to sit down with Amy Schumer to talk about hecklers, selling sex, and training like a boxer for the taping of her new one-hour stand-up special.
Awesome job last night, holy shitballs!
Aww, thanks!! Did you see me ruin that girl’s life?
The pretty one up front?
Mmhmm…she was taking pictures of my...
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Just For Laughs Chicago: Kevin Smith, Hannibal...
AN EVENING WITH KEVIN SMITH AT CHICAGO THEATRE
Heavy hitters arrived with their powerhouse routines as Just For Laughs Chicago delivered a stellar night of comedy. Inside the vast Chicago Theatre the dynamo Kevin Smith kicked off the night with a unique style of questions and answers from the audience. Fans filled the isle waiting for one of two microphones for their chance to ask Kevin...
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Stand-Up Clip Of The Day: Colin Kane on...
Want a little Colin Kane in your life? Here’s your chance.
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Just For Laughs Chicago: The Nerd Show and Scott...
THE NERD SHOW AT UP COMEDY CLUB
The Nerd Show. It isn’t the most attractive title yet it definitely attracted a house full of eager audience members and patrons. Host Pete Holmes delivered a night that resonated with the fellow geeks in the audience as he set the stage for Brian Posehn, Brent Weinbach, and Mike Lawrence. The humor delivered by comedians was smart and witty as their jokes...
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Just For Laughs Chicaco: Amy Schumer at Park West...
The comedy coming from Just For Laughs festival in Chicago has been intense as Wednesday night was nothing less than remarkable.
Eric Andre opened for the powerful Amy Schumer as he created the initial energy inside the Park West Theatre. Eric started many of his jokes calm and collected which usually escalated into yells and sprints around stage. His liveliness was magnetic as the crowd...
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The Laugh Button Live! In Photos | 6.13.2012
It was a great night for stand-up comedy. We had a killer lineup of comedians with Gary Gulman, Dan Soder, Nore Davis, Andy Sandford, and Giulia Rozzi gathered in the Vintage Lounge of Gotham Comedy Club. Not only did they have killer performances, we were also treated to not one but two other comedian dropping in for short sets. Big Jay Oakerson and Jim Gaffigan happened to be in the area so 7...
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Video: All Of Jimmy Fallon's Youtube Presents...
To celebrate the release of his new album, Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon took to his Late Night With Jimmy Fallon studios at 30 Rock and performed a live stream acoustic performances via YouTube. For 30 minutes, Fallon ran the gauntlet from the album including impressions of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Jim Morrison. Fallon also answered some questions via Twitter.
Here are the clips of the...
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Please Be Offended By Jim Norton On June 30th
Jim Norton’s new stand-up special, Please Be Offended with premiere on Epix on June 30th.
It’s the follow-up to Norton’s 2011 special, Despicable [TLB Review] and we’re hoping to take the title literally and get a special chock full of some good taste-pushing comedy by a man we love to see piss people off. So here’s to Norton terrorizing all those that who...
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Just For Laughs Chicago: Conan Writers Live and...
Holy cannoli, it’s that time of year again for the TBS Just For Laughs Chicago comedy festival. Going strong in its fourth year, the event has been named the nation’s biggest comedy festival as I’m honored to cover it yet again this year. The comedic lineup continues to grow as shows blasted off full steam last night.
THE CONAN WRITERS LIVE AT THE LAUGH FACTORY
First on the agenda were the...
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Stand-Up Clip Of The Day: Gary Gulman on Netflix
Gary Gulman is just an awesome comedian pummeling crowds wherever he goes. Hey also just released a new stand-up album titled, No Can Defend. Tonight, he will close out The Laugh Button Live! Here’s a taste of what you are in for.
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Review: Hannibal Buress "Animal Furnace"
Hannibal Buress might be one of the most promising stand-up comedians working today. His 2010 album, My Name Is Hannibal marked him as a promising up-and-comer who told fantastically witty stories about the interests of a twentysomething mixed with wild theories, like having metal arms or utilizing pickle juice in the most creative way possible. Buress’ delivery was sometimes awkward and...
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Stand-Up Clip Of The Day: Giulia Rozzi on Bullies
Giulia Rozzi will host The Laugh Button Live! tomorrow night. That’s right, she’ll be wranging the night of great stand-up comics. Watch this clip of her at the UCB Theatre in NYC and then get some tickets to our live stand-up show tomorrow.
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T.J. Miller Cast In New FOX Sitcom
T.J. Miller has been cast as one of the leads in a FOX sitcom. The show, The Goodwin Games was already picked up by the network and is a single-camera show from the creators of How I Met Your Mother production trio of Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, and Chris Harris.
Miller will play one of the three leads of siblings who reconnect after the death of their father who leaves them a fortune but only...
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Stand-Up Clip Of The Day: Dan Soder on Creepers
Dan Soder will perform at The Laugh Button Live! this Wednesday. So be there or he will call you a creeper? What does that mean you ask? Soder explains…
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This Week In Comedy: With Attack Seagulls
This week is the Just For Laughs Chicago festival. Conan will be live there all week. His writers will do some stand-up. [Team Coco]
Get your money’s worth from Netflix instant stream [Jest]
Michael Ian Black did a Reddit AMA this weekend. [Reddit]
All the video clips from Jimmy Fallon’s live performance from Youtube presents this past Friday [Youtube]
Reggie Watts and Zach...
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Stern Producer Gary Dell'Abate Latest To Join...
Longtime Howard Stern Show producer/personality personality Gary Dell’Abate (a.k.a Baba Booey) will be joining the likes of Neil Patrick Harris, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and Rob Zombie on the ever popular Nerdist Channel on YouTube.
Dell’Abate’s new show, They Call Me Baba Booey will feature Gary’s Rain Man-esque mental encyclopedia of music and pop culture trivia and current...
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Stand-Up Clip Of The Day: Nore Davis on Pixar
Here’s another comedian performing at The Laugh Button Live! next Wednesday. His name is Nore Davis and he’s 100% correct on his Pixar observations.
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Mike Birbiglia Launches Extensive Tour For "My...
Mike Birbiglia just announced that he’s hitting the road in support of his one-man show, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend. The tour, which starts this fall is a an extensive 27 date tour that will keep the comedian/author/storyteller/all around good guy busy until early 2013.
The Birbigs train of dominance continues.
My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend 2012/2013 Tour Dates. All ticket info...
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Stand-Up Clip Of The Day: Andy Sandford on K-Mart
Andy Sandford is one of the fantastic comedians on the bill for The Laugh Button Live! next Wednesday. Check out Andy in action then get some tickets to our show on Wednesday.
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