In celebration of Marc Maron’s stint at Helium this past weekend (and our shared hatred of Gallagher), I wanted to let you guys know that Maron posted his truncated interview with Gallagher today (Gallagher threw down the mic and stormed out after 30 minutes). You can listen to it here. And you should. Maron (measured, […]
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Geri Jewell Continues to Rule
Fans of The Facts of Life will forever remember Geri Jewell as Cousin Gerri, Blaire’s standup comedienne cousin with cerebral palsy, and history will remember Jewell as the first person with a disability to be featured in a recurring role on prime-time television. Now Jewell’s distinguishing herself further with a memoir that addresses (among many […]
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What the Fuck?
An Interview with Marc Maron
What the fuck? An interview with Marc Maron.
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Ride The Lightning @ Mudai
I’ve said it before but it bears repeating: Mudai, on 801 NE Broadway, is a strange but good place to see comedy. The room is intimate enough where you’ve got no choice but to pay attention or get the fuck out, which would be bad for music but not jokes. It works both ways: when […]
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No Holds Barred
An Interview with Comedian Jim Jefferies
The no-holds-barred comedy of Jim Jefferies.
Posted inMovies & TV
Natalie Portman Totally Thinks I’m Hilarious
Guys! Natalie Portman totally thinks I’m hilarious! IT’S TRUE!! Watch, I’ll prove it. Hey Natalie! So a customer walks into a computer store and says to the clerk, “I’m looking for a mystery adventure game with lots of graphics. You know… something really challenging.” After a while the clerk replied, “Have you tried Windows 2000?” […]
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You Decide if it’s Funny!
Watch this, and answer the following poll. Was that funny? While we’re on the subject… SIDE POLL!Despite the startling lack of context in this video, WHO WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS SITUATION?
Posted inPolitics
“You can’t even write racial abuse in excrement on someone’s car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat.”
All this talk about elevating the discourse has me thinking about Stewart Lee’s bit on political correctness, which we should all watch because it is magnificent: “If political correctness has achieved one thing it’s to make the conservative party cloak its inherent racism behind more creative language.”
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Today in Diving Board Comedy
Here’s a question: WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DIVING BOARD COMEDY? I can’t think of one single stinking venue in town that will allow a good diving board comedian to perform at their club. THIS BLATANT DISCRIMINATION HAS GOT TO STOP. To show these club bookers what they’re missing, here’s a clip of the “King of […]
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Comedy This Weekend
UPDATE:It’s with a heavy heart I’ve got to bump this one. It just came to my attention that headliner Mike Drucker, whose video I posted below, just bailed on the weekend’s shows. No reason was provided. In his place, Randy Mendez and Coree Spencer have come aboard. —- I was going to drum up a […]
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The Year in Laughs
The Mercury‘s 2010 Comedy Awards. (What? It’s a Real Thing!)
The year in comedy.