January 2012
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This Week In Comedy: Real Life Beavis
The real life Beavis & Butthead will give your nightmares nightmares [Metal Insider]
5 great rapper cameos on the Chappelle’s Show [The Smoking Section]
Dane Cook responded to the harsh critiques about his return to stand-up comedy [Laugh Spin]
5 funniest Funny Or Die videos [America’s Comedy]
A Barack Obama animated comedy series is happening, Kel Mitchell to star. [Humor...
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Jon Fisch Made His Network TV Debut On Letterman
Last night our pal, and TLB Hanukkah list maker Jon Fisch made his network television premiere on Late Show with David Letterman. He rocked a five minute set and even delivered one of our favorite and first jokes we ever heard him tell. You can also take a behind-the-scenes look via the photo album Jon posted on his Facebook page.
Let’s take a watch the tape.
Congrats Jon!
Original...
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Nick And Nora's Lawsuit About Joke Thievery Down...
If you’ve ever wondered about the intellectual of someone’s comedy well here’s a clip for you. In it we have Nick and Nora (yup) a couple that used to date and Norah is accusing Nick of joke thievery so this is only something that can be solved down at The People’s Court. Though it’s been years since judge Wapner sat on the bench, this is a call for the man!
Upon...
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The Laugh Button Podcast Round-Up | 1.12 - 1.19
We were off last week recovering from our collective holiday hangover but don’t worry, now we’re back and so are your favorite podcasts. This week features appearances from A-list comedians such as David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Steven Wright, Todd Barry, Margaret Cho, Nick Offerman and more, all of whom give a glimpse into the way their own comedic process works.
But we’re not...
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So... This Is What "This Is 40" Looks Like?
Want to see the first image from the set of Judd Apatow’s sequel to Knocked Up looks like? Here ya go. The sequel, This Is 40 plays off similarly to Evan Almighty did for Bruce Almighty by taking one of secondary characters and thrusting them into the leading role. We get to hang out with Pete and Debbie a few years after Knocked Up in This Is 40 which places Apatow’s wife Leslie Mann...
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Live In New York - 1.19 | Spank & The Uprights
What’s going on tonight
Bar 82
4pm – Open Mic
Broadway Comedy Club
7:30pm – Tommy Koenig
9pm – Best of Broadway
Carolines On Broadway
8pm - Donnell Rawlings
10pm - Paul Mooney
CB’s Comedy Club 9:30pm - Joe DeRosa
Comedy Cellar
8pm – MC William Stephenson w/ Lenny Marcus, Gregg Rogell, Keith Robinson, Todd Barry, Ted Alexandro & Tom Pappa
10pm – MC William Stephenson w/ Amy...
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Whitney Cummings Asks Everyone To Be Nicer To Lana...
After the disaster that was Lana Del Ray’s performance this weekend on Saturday Night Live [TLB recap] comedian Whitney Cummings is coming to her aid. Cummings posted a lengthy blog post to state that she’s not saying “support bad music or that she deserved to be there or anything,” but she sympathizes with the young female singer because performing is, “fucking...
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Mike Birbiglia Films For Sundance At The Comic...
All it took was for the word to get out that Mike Birbiglia would be filming something for Sundance at The Comic Strip and the place was packed, even on a Monday night.
Mike came in with a small crew and filmed a 90 minute show performing as a character named Matt Pentamiglio for the filmed version of his hit show Sleepwalk With Me, that will be shown in Sundance later this month.
Back in...
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Center Stage: Harvard Sailing Team
Harvard Sailing Team is a nationally-renowned “Ivy League” sketch comedy group that’s earned critical praise and been featured on national television. They also have a fanatic YouTube following. Things took off for the group with their their “Boys Will Be Girls” series of videos. They earned an MTV Comedy Award nominee for Best Original Viral and gathered nearly 7...
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Live In New York-Wednesday 1.18 | Ed Lover And...
Where the live comedy is Wednesday…
Bar 82
4pm – Open Mic
Broadway Comedy Club
9pm – Best of Broadway
Cameo
8pm – The Big Terrific
Ella Lounge
8pm – Sweet w/ Seth Herzog
Carolines On Broadway
8pm - Ed Lover & Friends
CB’s Comedy Club
9:30pm - Jared Logan
Comedy Cellar
8pm – MC Ardie Fuqua w/Gregg Rogell, Keith Robinson, DC Benny, Pete Correale, Tom Pappa & Robert...
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8 Comedians To Watch In 2012
It’s 2012 mofos! Time to look forward to the year ahead! Here’s a list of 8 comedians you should keep your eye on in the new year. Some you may know, some you might not. Either way, seek them out when they come to your town next and keep an eye on them in the new year.
Wil Sylvince Why: Because they are rebooting In Living Color in 2012 and there’s no comedian we’d like...
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Bonnie McFarlane Defends Eddie Brill After NY...
After a NY Times piece on comedian Eddie Brill hit the web this past week it’s now being reported that Brill is stepping down as the comedy booker for Late Show with David Letterman. A position he’s held for 11 years in addition to being the warm-up comedian for the talk show.
The article, which many believe has a slight take-down vibe suggests that Brill believes women...
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Todd Glass Reveals He's Gay On Marc Maron's...
Monday was a special episode of Marc Maron’s WTF? Podcast because it reminded us of the power of the podcast’s ability to take things beyond just talking about comedy and gave us a deeper peek into people’s lives.
Todd Glass, the well respected and veteran comedian was the guest on the podcast where he jumped right into the topic of his sexuality where he revealed that he is,...
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Live In New York-Tuesday 1.17 | Test Drive
Where to find the live comedy Tuesday…
Bar 82
4pm – Open Mic
Broadway Comedy Club
9pm – Best of Broadway
Carolines on Broadway
7:30pm - Breakout Artist Comedy Series: Andrew Schulz
Comedy Cellar
8pm – MC William Stephenson w/Amy Schumer, Ryan Hamilton, Keith Robinson, Tom Pappa, Robert Kelly
10pm – MC William Stephenson w/Dan Naturman, Lenny Marcus, Gary Gulman, Lynne Koplitz, Nick...
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Ricky Gervais' Best Jokes From The Golden Globes
Did you happen to catch Ricky Gervais host the Golden Globes last night? After his clash with attendees last year, many tuned in to see what the comedian would say this time around. Here’s a list of some of our favorite jokes made by the comedian.
1. “Tonight, you get Britain’s biggest comedian, hosting the second biggest awards show, on America’s third biggest...
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Live In New York-Monday 1.16 | Girlfriend's...
Where the live comedy is Monday…
Bar 82
4pm – Open Mic
Broadway Comedy Club
7pm - Beverly Bonner
9pm - Best of Broadway
Carolines On Broadway
7:30pm - New Talent
Comedy Cellar
8pm – MC Ardie Fuqua W/ Gary Gulman, Billy Manchington, Ryan Hamilton, Keith Robinson and Robert Kelly
10pm – MC Ardie Fuqua W/ Lynne Koplitz, Ted Alexandro, Nick Griffin, Dan Soder, Veronica Mosey,Kurt Metzger...
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Jeff Ross Roasts America, No One Is Safe
Time to put on the fireproof clothing because the Roastmaster General himself Jeff Ross is about to set out on a tour, roasting America. The month-long Jeff Ross Roasts America Tour kicks off this week, bringing Ross and his trademark burns to all parts of North America.
Ross will stop off in Canada for a few dates as he’s loved up North. He shares a mutual affection for the country as he...
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This Week In Comedy: How We Dooz It
In case you missed it, Stefon is now on Yelp [The Laugh Button]
The cast of Portlandia is going to guest star on The Simpsons [Warming Glow]
Parks And Recreation meets Kanye West and Jay-Z [Park-Z and Kanye-ation]
Check out a NY Times’ piece on Eddie Brill and how he books comedians for Letterman [NY Times]
Funny Or Die is now 5 years old…and worth 300 Million Dollars [Hollywood...
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Daniel Radcliffe Hosted SNL: How To Succeed In...
It’s Harry Potter time folks, so gather around the boob tube and see what host Daniel Radcliffe had to show off as he handles the hosting duties on Saturday Night Live. Radcliffe is not far out from releasing a new movie (The Woman In Black) and someone’s gotta get out there and shill for the man. On the other hand, musical guest Lana Del Rey stopped by to try to live up the the...
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Saturday Night Live's Stefon Is Now On Yelp
Well it was only a matter of time before this happened but it doesn’t make it any less genius. Someone took to the popular review site Yelp and decided to start reviewing places in the character of Stefon, the popular Saturday Night Live character portrayed by Bill Hader.
This Yelp account has everything!
Hopefully somewhere Bill Hader and writer John Mulaney are grinning their asses...
