Not a Premier Target

Gawker had some fun with the announcement of Harvard Lampoon‘s next parody target this past Friday. (The title “Do Toothless Parodies Sell Magazines” is a play on “Does Sex… Read More

Experiment on Robot Chicken

Caught two episodes of Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken. It’s pretty uneven and for a show that’s less than 15 minutes, it still has sketches that can’t sustain their length (a… Read More

Improv for Everyone

Though they aren't pranksters with a point, the creators of Improv Everywhere have some inventive shenanigans that keep their victims from being, um, victims. I'm a little sick of stunts pulled just… Read More

Gallagher, #1 Asshat

Gallagher can't stand that he was only #100 in Comedy Central's "100 Greatest Comedians" list. So he rallied his fans in an ineffectual gesture against his ranking in the who-gives-a-shit list. He… Read More

Sarah Silverman’s “Magic” Trailer

The South by Southwest festival has put up a trailer for a documentary about Sarah Silverman's stand-up show “Jesus is Magic.” (click on the low bandwidth version, the high doesn't seem to work… Read More

Take My Messiah, Please

A conference is attempting an academic feat that, to some, is akin to trying to prove pi repeats. They’re trying to show that the Bible’s pretty funny, actually. To me, this actually makes… Read More

Stand-Up Union Not a Joke. Really? You Don’t Say!

The New York Comedians Coalition has been pretty good about getting coverage for their cause, even if those stories have cliched “no joking” ledes like the one in Tuesday’s New York… Read More
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