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Words of wisdom from Amy Poehler

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Maybe all you need is some great advice from Amy.

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Here’s Gilda, as requested!

(send me a message to request a collage!)

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The Miss America from Minnesota, but down and dirty. 

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Great collage of Jane Curtain. A Slice favorite.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler asked to host the Golden Globes again

The current queens of comedy, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, have officially been asked to host the…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Melissa McCarthy!

Emmy winner Melissa McCarthy has had a busy year. Not only is she the star of the hit comedy series Mike & Molly (a role which earned her, her first Emmy)  she has also been in three movies this year, Identity Thief, The Hangover Part III and most recently The Heat. 

Her next film project, "Tammy" a comedy directed by her husband Ben Falcone and co-written by Melissa is due to hit theatres next summer. Melissa will star in the film as Tammy a woman who has lost her job and finds out her husband has been unfaithful.

Mike & Molly which finished its 3rd Season this past May will premiere its 4th season early next year. We can't wait!

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Candy Slice. Rock On.

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Happy Birthday to Kristen Wiig! We wish you continued success!

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They were all recently included in Portraits of Genius: Photos of Funny People by celebrity photographer Matt Hoyle. This project which started over a year and a half ago, brought Hoyle face to face with some of the biggest names in comedy from past to present. The book includes over 130 photographs of those who have made us laugh the most, from Sarah Silverman to Steve Martin.

Click here for a complete list of all who participated.

The book will be released on October 15th and will help support Save the Children.

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Maria Bamford

Take a moment to get to know Maria Bamford.

In this interview on Social Connected, Maria shares her decision to release her own one hour special. She filmed the special at home in her living room to an audience of two, her parents.

Maria has been open about her mental illness and shares with us how friends reacted to her diagnosis. Always in character, Maria always gets the laughs, even when she is being honest about a serious topic, bi-polar disorder.

Follow Maria on Twitter: @MariaBamfoo

Buy her new album here only $4.99!! Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!

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Not everyone on Drunk History is drunk: we talk to costume designer Christina Mongini on dressing famous people as fractured versions of other famous people.

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Kristen Wiig, SNL alumnus and “Bridesmaids” star, has recently signed on to play the lead role in “Welcome to Me” a dark comedy produced by Will Ferrell. Kristen will play a woman with dissociative personality disorder who wins the lottery and spends it all on a cable show about herself.

This Summer Kristen stars in “Girl Most Likely” with Annette Benning. Kristen plays the role of a playwright who has failed and must figure out life after a mental breakdown and being forced to move back to New Jersey with her eccentric mother (Annette). The Movie is to be released on DVD November 4th.

Check out the trailer here: Girl Most Likely

Kristen has been a busy lady! “Welcome to Me” will be the third project she has worked on recently with Will Ferrell. In December fans can see her in “Anchorman: The Legend Continues” and an IFC mock-miniseries, “The Spoils of Babylon” next year.

Here are some highlights of Kristen's return to SNL. Enjoy!

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Who could forget being introduced to a blonde, bubbling Goldie Hawn  on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In?

Too young to remember? Here is a clip of some of Goldie’s sketches from the show.

Goldie went on to big screen success in the 1980’s with comedies such as Overboard (1987), Private Benjamin (which she produced), Seems Like Old Times (1980), Protocol (1984), Wildcats (1986), and Overboard (1987).

In 1996 Goldie returned to the big screen as Elise Elliot in The First Wives Club, which received critical acclaim. A few years later she was reunited with Steve Martin for the comedy The Out-of-Towners (1999).

Fans can read more about Goldie in her 2005 autobiography “A Lotus Grows in the Mud”.

Follow Goldie on Twitter: @GoldieHawn

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Jen Kirkman is a staff writer and performer on Chelsea Lately and After Lately. Most recently she has been working on the popular Drunk History Project on Comedy Central.

You can find her book "I Can Barely Take Care of Myself" in stores now. BE sure to check out her Podcast "I Seem Fun: The Diary of Jen Kirkman Podcast"

Twitter: @JenKirkman

Read a review by Emma Kat Richardson on Jen's recent perfomance in Montreal.

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"I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships." - Gilda

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Jerry Lewis still dislikes female comedians...