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Alamo Drafthouse celebrates grand opening of Brooklyn cinema with new comedian “Don’t Text/Don’t Talk” PSAs

Alamo Drafthouse, a 25-location chain of movie theaters based in Austin that prides itself on offering high-quality food with their movie offerings (and has expanded to include its own festival, Fa…

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Jon Glaser loves a goofy idea gone awry on Jon Glaser Loves Gear on truTV

Jon Glaser took his love for subverting reality TV tropes (as seen previously on Adult Swim’s Delocated), perhaps found some inspiration from the heightened ridiculousness of Comedy Central’s Revie…

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All-Star Comedy Cellar Late-Night Jam: Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Aziz Ansari and John Mayer

So, this happened! The Roots Picnic on Saturday didn’t just bring all-star musical talent and celeb-watching to New York City’s Bryant Park, but also led to spillover late into the nigh…

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Watch, listen to the “Oh, Hello” on Broadway press conference

George St. Geegland and Gil Faizon finally open their Broadway run of “Oh, Hello” with previews tonight. Celebrate with highlights from their New York City press conference earlier this…

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Rob Riggle joins the ranks of Colonel Sanders spokesmen for Kentucky Fried Chicken

Just in time for the kickoff of football season, Kentucky Fried Chicken has found its newest spokesperson to play the late franchise founder, Col. Sanders. Rob Riggle debuted not only as Sanders, b…

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Judd Apatow taking Chris Gethard’s “Career Suicide” Off-Broadway for theatrical run

Hot off a monthlong run of critically-acclaimed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Chris Gethard will mount an Off-Broadway run for his one-man show, “Career Suicide,” presented by…

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R.I.P. Gene Wilder (1933-2016)

Gene Wilder, the wonderfully witty actor who shined in several Mel Brooks films and captivated children of all ages as Willy Wonka, has died from complications with Alzheimer’s. Wilder was 83…

Rest in peace, Gene Wilder

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Listen to this previously unreleased George Carlin track, “Rats & Squealers”

If you see something, don’t say something to the police. That’s just how this previously unreleased track from a George Carlin performance in 2001 starts! “You don’t help t…

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What are the best audiobooks to listen to comedians reading their own memoirs?

I bought Doug Stanhope’s new memoir, “Digging Up Mother,” because he told me I was in the book. He could have been drunk when he said that. No, wait. He definitely was, because he…

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Stephen Colbert will cover Election Night 2016 LIVE for Showtime

Showtime’s David Nevins announced today to the TV Critics Association that Stephen Colbert will anchor his own live coverage of 2016 election results on the pay-TV network come Tuesday, Nov. …

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The 9/11 Seinfeld spec script you absolutely have to read today

Seinfeld went off the air on NBC in May 1998 with 76 million viewers tuning in to see Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer get their just punishments for being horrible New Yorkers. In recent years, pa…

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Lavell Crawford drops 120 pounds

Lavell Crawford joked about his weight and his battle with “the sugar” over the course of finishing runner-up on Last Comic Standing, panels on Chelsea Lately and his own hour-long stan…

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New Zealand food company Aunt Betty’s apologizes for stealing Mitch Hedberg joke about rice

Over the weekend, comedians caught a New Zealand food company in the act of pilfering a joke from the late Mitch Hedberg about race, and attributing it to its own company. Aunt Betty’s apolog…

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Quebec’s Human Rights Tribunal orders Mike Ward to pay $42,000 to family of singer he mocked

A human rights tribunal in Quebec has ordered comedian Mike Ward to pay $42,000 in “moral and punitive damages” to singer Jérémy Gabriel and Gabriel’s mother, following a complain…

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“I see you, and I see your bullshit!” Jon Stewart returns to TV to tackle FOX News hypocrisy, live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The final night of the 2016 Republican National Convention went long thanks to Donald Trump’s record-long acceptance speech for his party’s presidential nomination — but CBS was a…

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SNL’s Weekend Update live on MSNBC from the 2016 Republican National Convention

Saturday Night Live sent its Weekend Update team of Michael Che and Colin Jost out to Cleveland to help MSNBC’s coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention with a special live midnigh…

Our Christmas in July that is Kate McKinnon continues!

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Bo Burnham doubles down against celebrity culture, and shines more light on his Netflix special, “Make Happy”

Celebrity isn’t so much a foreign concept to Bo Burnham, now close to a decade since YouTube thrust him and his musically comedic skills into the limelight and our broader public consciousnes…