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Hillary Clinton Went Between Two Ferns

Hillary Clinton was on #BetweenTwoFerns

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b2fc974d1d/between-two-ferns-with-zach-galifianakis-hillary-clinton?_cc=__d___&_ccid=8e3a0781-5690-4201-8c8e-c841386b6481 Zach Galifianakis hasn’t made a new episode of Between Two Ferns in a while. Today he released a timely one. His guest was Hillary Rodham Clinton who was willing to take Zach’s jabs. He hit on gun control, Obama, pant suits, and email among…

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Our Top Picks for This Year's JFL42 Festival

Let us help you decide which #JFL42 shows are can't miss with our top picks

It’s coming up on the end of September and you know what that means: it’s almost time for JFL42! Toronto’s comedy festival starts on September 22 and runs until October 1. If you have a pass and have looked at the lineup you might be feeling a little overwhelmed. There are so many shows! How do you choose who to see? We’ve got you covered. For our JFL42 preview, we thought that it would be a good…

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Chris Gethard's One Man Show is Going to Broadway

.@ChrisGethard's one man show is going to Broadway

Judd Apatow has decided to back comedian Chris Gethard’s one man show. Titled Career Suicide, the show is all about Gethard’s life and the road he’s taken to get where he is. It is an incredible show and one that audiences should not miss. We saw Chris perform this one man show last fall at JFL42 in Toronto. It was an incredible hour. The audience had (more…)

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Mel Brooks Speaks Fondly of Gene Wilder on The Tonight Show

Mel Brooks shared some thoughts about his friend Gene Wilder last night on #FallonTonight

Mel Brooks appeared on The Tonight Show yesterday to promote some sold out comedy shows. Since he didn’t need to push tickets, Mel had a chance to just have some fun with Jimmy and reflect on (more…)

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It was hard, but Stephen Colbert managed to make a lot of dick jokes last night thanks to the Anthony Weiner scandal The latest Anthony Weiner scandal has given late night talk show hosts something to talk about besides Donald Trump, and no one ran with it further than Stephen Colbert on last night's 

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More #LoweRoast Lineup Announcements

More #LoweRoast Lineup Announcements

Roast fans will be excited to know that the remaining Rob Lowe roasters have been announced. Again, Comedy Central has managed to put together an eclectic lineup of comedians, newsmakers, and celebrities. Joining the dais are (more…)

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HBO Will be the Place to Go For Comedy in the Coming Months

HBO Will be the Place to Go For Comedy in the Coming Months

If you want to laugh, HBO will have you covered through into next year. Today they announced a number of stand up specials an a new sketch series that will air in 2016 and 2017. First, on the stand-up side. HBO will air new specials from (more…)

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Bob Odenkirk Shared a Few Stories on Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Night Bob Odenkirk appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. The next season of Better Call Saul…

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Donald Trump should take this offer: Seth Meyers re-negotiates the terms of #ChicagoPresident All summer, Seth has been floating an idea to get Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential race.

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.@AmySchumer told @StephenAtHome about her less than perfect time in Hawaii Amy Schumer spent the summer in Hawaii filming a movie with Goldie Hawn. She talked about it on…

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Seth Meyers returned with A Closer Look at the latest "new" Donald Trump #pivot As we mentioned, the late night hosts are back in full force now that the Olympics are over.

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Hillary Clinton Appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Hillary Clinton: "This is such a serious time for our country--" @JimmyKimmel: "Not really." #Election2016

After a two-week Olympics hiatus, late night television is finally back! Jimmy Kimmel had the big get on Monday, as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Jimmy Kimmel doesn’t come up very often in the discussion of political comedy in late night, but he’s sneakily one of the best interviewers…

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Last Week Tonight: Charter Schools (August 21)

John Oliver takes on Charter Schools and comes up with the perfect strategy to get Donald Trump to drop out

While Last Week Tonight often dives into under-represented topics, the things that he talks about are rarely that controversial (particularly for his audience). It’s not that shocking to learn that debt buyers are a little shady, you know? If John Oliver’s discussion of a certain topic gets some people upset, he’s usually happy…

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'Inside Amy Schumer' Isn't Cancelled, It's Just on Hiatus

Don't worry - #InsideAmySchumer isn't cancelled, it's just on hiatus

Courtesy of Comedy Central Amy Schumer probably expected to spend this week promoting her new book, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo. While her book is getting some great reviews, she’s instead spent most of the week talking about her Comedy Central show Inside Amy Schumer and one of its writers, Kurt Metzger. After Kurt courted some controversy a couple of days ago with his comments on UCB’s…

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Watch the Trailer for Season 3 of 'You're the Worst'

Watch the Trailer for Season 3 of ‘You’re the Worst’

In its first two seasons, You’re the Worst has proven to be among the very best shows on television. Based on the trailer for season three, it looks like audiences will be in for even more fun and (more…)

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Comedy Central Unveils #LoweRoast Roasters

Comedy Central Unveils #LoweRoast Roasters

This morning, Comedy Central announced the first names for the upcoming roast of Rob Lowe. There are more to come, but the preliminary lineup for the dais is looking promising. Here’s who we know will be involved for sure: (more…)

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John Oliver gets some help from @KeeganMKey as he takes a look the auto loans industry on @LastWeekTonight Over the past couple of years, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has shed a lot of light on the various predatory practices that target poor people and contribute to making it difficult to get and stay out of debt.