Phillyist (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Image courtesy Pulse PR You might know comedian Jim Florentine ( MySpace ) best as Special Ed from the Comedy Central show Crank Yankers . (You know, where you laughed, but then thought you might just be going to hell for laughing?) Phillyist got a chance to talk to Florentine before he yanks your cranks this week with a four-night run at Helium Comedy Club . As a Crank Yankers fan, I have to ask—...
Tuned In (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
I usually believe in accepting defeat gracefully. When my preferred candidates lose an election, I do not threaten to move to Canada. When my government chooses a policy I reject, I do not believe that makes it constitutionally illegitimate. Part of being a grown-up is recognizing that decent, reasonable, non-brainwashed fellow citizens can simply disagree [...]
Pajiba (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
I don't really understand the programming over on Comedy Central. The cable network has arguably the two smartest television programs on the air, in "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report," yet Comedy Central doesn't really bother to tailor its...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Los Angeles: Half-hour comedies find home at Peacock -- NBC is looking to stock up on laffs, cutting deals for a half-hour comedy starring Adam Carolla, a laffer from "The Simpsons" alum Bill Oakley and a project from Don Cheadle and "Boondocks" creator Aaron McGruder.
Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Last week, we discussed the surprising, albeit less surreal in 2009, news that Fox had picked up an animated TV pilot based on the characters of subversive comic book legend Peter Bagge. Today, the network has greenlit another new animated series, this one from Jonah Hill, who will co-write, provide voice work, and executive produce. Details after the jump... A title for the series was not announced...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
TV News: Jonah Hill show to be produced by Chernin's shingle -- Fox is expanding its animation development, picking up a presentation from thesp Jonah Hill to be produced by Peter Chernin's shingle.
Pasadena Events Calendar (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
The Ice House Comedy Club celebrates its 49th anniversary with a spectacular All-Star comedy show on Sunday, October 18 at 7 p.m. Featuring Weeds and SNL star Kevin Nealon, along with some of the best and brightest acts who have performed at the club over the years, all profits from the show will benefit Hillsides, [...]
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
Threatening to kill people like President Obama and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly isn't what made Crank Yankers a hit. On Sunday afternoon, police arrested 18-year-old Bronx teen Jonathan Avalos for calling 911 five times that morning and making the threats. Police sources tell the Daily News he's undergoing a psychiatric evaluation, because standing outside an Obama event with a gun is one thing...
(Cool) Shite on the Tube (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
A comedy about a man who learns that the things you want most may not be the things that make you happy, and that being lonely is not necessarily the same as being alone.
jonrowe.blogspot.com (Free subscription) | 20/08/2009
You Yellow Rat Bastard (or Going Viral Back in the Analog Days): I'm a big fan of the prank phone call humor (when done right). Jerky Boys, Crank Yankers and others. Even if you don't get it, there is something about the story of Louis "Red" Deutsch that might interest you. For one, it illustrates the phenomena of "going viral" back in the analog days. Long story short. It's around...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
There's not much comedian Kathy Griffin won't do or say, including "borrowing" Bristol Palin's ex. There's not much the comedian won't do or say, including "borrowing" Bristol Palin's ex (pictured).
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
From class clown to stand-up comedian and, finally, as a film and television star, Tracy Morgan has made his life and on-going bad boy adventures...
New Film Dimension (Free subscription) | 20/07/2009
Here's an awesome set of photos from Gamer starring Gerard Butler, directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank). (click to enlarge) US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian Auctions Belgian Auctions Canadian Auctions French Auctions German Auctions Hong Kong Auctions Indian Auctions Irish Auctions Italian Auctions Dutch Auctions Polish Auctions Singapore Auctions Spanish Auctions Swiss Auctions...
communicatrix (Free subscription) | 17/07/2009
Referral Friday is part of an ongoing series inspired by John Jantsch’s Make-a-Referral Week. For more about that—and loads more referrals for everything from cobblers to coaches to gee-tar teachers, start here. Pass it on, baby! If comedians had radar, I’d be flying pretty far under Adam Carolla’s. I’m old. I’m female. I’m a downwardly mobile, bleeding-heart...
The Age (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
Bruno: a comic genius or a witless git? You be the judge, writes Jim Schembri.
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