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At 87, MAD Artist Al Jaffee has drawn over 400 fold-ins for the magazine, and still works today despite a tremor in his drawing hand. Amazing. The NY Times story also features interactive fold-ins.

A look at Lizz Winstead's live show "Shoot the Messenger", a faux morning show that derived from Sunday night dinner discussions at Winstead's home.

All three seasons of Arrested Development are on iTunes. Finally! Another place where this brilliant show can be ignored. (Please prove me wrong) (Die Actor Die)

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Steve Byrne who had a bit of a thing about Demetri Martin a couple of years ago, says he now likes the comic as he can "see how original he is and I dig it."

Tina Fey says quote about "clapter" from Readers' Digest interview was "edited kind of weird." Was about audience response, not the writing. Which is how I always took it.

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Robert Belushi living up to family name, performing at Second City Las Vegas. The son of Jim says: "No one likes to look stupid, but the more you relish the idiocy of being a Belushi, the more successful you are.”

Listen to Del Close's classic album "How to Speak Hip" for free. This was the Urban Dictionary for the 60s. (ZeFrank)

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Bob and David's sitcom pilot for HBO "The David Situation" will tape before a live audience May 9, presumably in Los Angeles. Ticket information to come soon, promises Bob Odenkirk.

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Remember Wacky Packages? A hardcover book collecting all 232 pictures of the stickers from your childhood plus an intro by Art Spiegelman is coming in May. Perfect coffee table book if your coffee table is near your toilet.

CNN adding a comedy news show. "Not Just Another Cable News Show" premieres April 5. CC Insider points out how well that worked out for Fox.

Are there career lessons to be learned from watching "The Office"? U.S. News thinks so, has advice for the Micheals, Dwights, Jims and Pams of the world. Ryans, you're on your own.

Bob Elliott, at 85, reminiscences about the characters from Bob & Ray. The page also includes classic sketches "Komodo Dragon Expert" and "Slow Talkers of America."

Every episode of South Park now online for free at South Park's official site. Three ads break up the content. But that ad money is split 50/50 between Matt & Trey and Comedy Central.

A serious competitor planning to take on the Edinburgh's Fringe Festival. Organizers connected to the Fringe fest's four biggest venues, which account for over 50% of ticket sales. Gulp.

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How's the Melbourne Comedy Fest going? Check out The Age's blog, which reports on shows and has high praise for Arj Barker, putting him among "The Comedy Elite."

BBC America has all of Monty Python, including the specials done for German TV. Digitally remastered episodes of the classic sketch comedy will begin airing in a 10-hour marathon starting May 26.

Lebanon comics attempting to grow local stand-up scene. Nemr Abou Nassar, the scene's driving force, focuses the comedy on the everyday, eskewing political and religious material.

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Wonder if a Judd Apatow comedy film will be any good? Here's a handy calculator to help you figure it out. Example: If the film has a colon in the title, it loses three points.

Guess what the new Grand Theft Auto IV gane will have? Comedy Clubs. No details, but they're "incorporated in a manner that is enough to make your head spin."

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Pauly Shore slams black comics. Not sure that this is not another strange hoax from the Weeze. He slams Charlie Murphy who appears on Shore's DVD "Natural Born Komics" (a phrase that's namedropped at the end).

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