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‘Louie’ proves Lucky for Louis C.K.
Long time stand-up comedian Louis C.K. (short for Szekely) is on a hot streak as he picked up not one, but four Emmy award nominations for his hit FX show Louie.
New Denis Leary Singles Released on Itunes
Comedian Denis Leary, the star of FX’s hit show Rescue Me, released three songs entitled “Douchebag,” “F.U,” and “At the Rehab” this Monday.
Kyle Kinane To Perform At Chicago’s Hideout
The People Under the Stares, a new monthly comedy showcase, presents an evening of “high-calibre, funny-ass stand-up comedy,” featuring Kinane along with Brent Weinbach and Michael Sanchez.
Chris Tucker Prepares for New Comedy Tour
On Monday news broke that actor and comedian Chris Tucker will return to the world of stand-up comedy in an 18-city tour across the country produced by Live Nation Entertainment.
STAND UP FOR JOPLIN Benefit Comedy Show Adds Comedian Brett Butler
The comedian Brett Butler joins the comedy line-up for the benefit show, STAND UP FOR JOPLIN, in an effort to bring money to the town of Joplin, Missouri. After the horrible tornado incident the comedians come together to help out the residents in a free show.
The Return of Larry David to Stand-Up Comedy
Curb Your Enthusiasm star and writer, Larry David, used to be a regular in the stand-up world, and he will without a doubt be a making a comeback in the future.
Everything Is Festival is Kicked Off by Conan O’Brien’s Writing Staff
From writing for The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live to hosting the Late Night and The Tonight Show and now Conan, Conan O’Brien himself has had a long and varied comedy career.
Get Your Smart Phones Ready! Chappelle Show at Your Fingertips
Dave Chappelle, famously known for Chappelle’s Show has walked away from cable for the time being but has found a promising future in mobile devices.
Adam Sandler to Voice Dracula in New Animated Film
Adam Sandler is getting ready to sink his teeth deep into a new bloodthirsty project.
Just For Laughs Brings Martin Short and Others to Sydney
This year, Short heads to Australia for their debut Just For Laughs Comedy Showcase and Short is bringing plenty of comedians with him.
Healthy Artie Lange Hopes for Howard Stern Return
For over three hours on comedian Nick DiPalo’s Fox Sports radio show, former actor and hilarious Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange talked about his new life since rehab, pop culture, and even the Casey Anthony verdict.
Bumbershoot Festival Releases AWESOME Comedy Line-up
On Wednesday it was announced that comedians Kurt Metzger and Doug Benson will be featured at the Bumbershoot Music Festival, one of the largest music and arts festivals in North America.
Louis C.K. Sits Down with PBS, Talks About Family
On July 7th celebrity comedian Louis C.K. sat down with PBS and talked seriously about his life after marriage and his two kids. In C.K’s most recent comedy album, Hilarious, much of his material was about being a 43 year-old divorced father.
History is Coming! History is Coming!
It seems like Steve Martin is looking to don yet another hat, in addition to those he wears as a comedian, actor, singer and writer. Except this time it’s one of history teacher.
Development Unarrested??
As a die-hard fan of the Bluth family since we were introduced in 2003, I can say that the continual rumors of whether or not the alleged Arrested Development movie are still going strong. However Jeffrey Tambor recently stated that the film is in fact being written.
