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  • June 26, 2014

    Stephen Merchant Ponders, What If the Brits Won?  Brought to you by Newcastle Brown Ale America, as you prepare to fire up the grill and enjoy the fireworks this Independence Day, Newcastle […]

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  • June 26, 2014

    Ron Funches on Fighting His ‘Adorable’ ImageSure, Ron Funches is an undeniably likable comedy teddy bear. But don’t get it twisted. “Oh, I’m sweet and nice. But don’t fuck with me.” […]

    By Isaac Kozell

  • June 26, 2014

    Will Ferrell Gave a Pep Talk to US Soccer Fans in Brazil, Offered to Join […] The US is set to take on Germany in the World Cup very shortly down in Brazil, and it looks like they have a secret weapon on their side: Will […]

    By Adam Frucci

  • June 26, 2014

    Jordan Klepper and Jessica Williams Gave Some Solid Advice to College […] On last night’s Daily Show, Jordan Klepper and Jessica Williams highlighted the differences in advice you give to partying college men and […]

    By Adam Frucci

  • June 26, 2014

    Triumph Wonderfully Insults Four More Nationalities in Part 2 of His World […] On last night’s Conan, Triumph returned with more of his World Cup coverage that involved him insulting Italians, the Brits, the Japanese, and […]

    By Adam Frucci

  • June 25, 2014

    Watch Vanessa Bayer Make Fun of Tegan and Sara Here’s the latest episode of Vanessa Bayer’s Above Average web series Sound Advice, in which she plays an image consultant for a different […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 25, 2014

    Jason Sudeikis to Join Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, and Kristen Wiig in […]Director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) is building one hell of a cast for his next movie, an untitled comedy about an armored car heist. THR […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 25, 2014

    North Korea Declares Seth Rogen and James Franco’s ‘The Interview’ an ‘Act […]North Korea is growing more and more upset over Seth Rogen and James Franco’s new movie The Interview, which stars the duo as a talk show host […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 25, 2014

    Watch the Premiere of Gabe Delahaye and Max Silvestri’s ‘Gabe & Max Need […] Here’s the exclusive premiere of Gabe & Max Need Help, a new web series co-created by and starring standups Gabe Delahaye and Max […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 25, 2014

    Long-Time Letterman Writer Bill Scheft on ‘Late Show’, Writing Novels vs. […]Tonight, when David Letterman saunters on to the Ed Sullivan Theater stage to deliver his monologue, flanking him will be two men whose tenures […]

    By Conor Mc Keon

  • June 25, 2014

    Louis C.K., Amy Schumer Headline Funny or Die’s Oddball Tour 2014Last summer, Funny Or Die held its first ever comedy tour, The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival, with Dave Chappelle and Flight of the […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 25, 2014

    Paul Scheer Has Put ‘NTSF’ on Hiatus; Is Developing New Shows at Adult […]Paul Scheer did an interview with Yahoo out today, in which he gave updates on his various TV projects. First, he’s decided to put his Adult […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 25, 2014

    Chris Lilley’s Next Project Is a One-Hour Mockumentary About Snowboarders […]Australian comedian Chris Lilley (Summer Heights High) is taking on snowboarders for his next comedy. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 25, 2014

    Jason Nash on Why He Loves Making No-Budget MoviesThe new film Jason Nash is Married marks two big firsts: it’s comedian Jason Nash’s first movie and also the first feature released by […]

    By Emma Soren

  • June 25, 2014

    ‘Nathan For You’s Season 2 Trailer Is Action-Packed Nathan For You’s second season is one of our most eagerly-awaited comedy events of the summer, and Comedy Central just put out this incredible […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 25, 2014

    Stephen Colbert Mourns the Imminent Outlawing of the Tiger Selfie Apparently, New York is considering banning taking selfies with a tiger. Yes, taking a selfie with a tiger is now a thing, and our no-fun […]

    By Adam Frucci

  • June 25, 2014

    Triumph Pooped All Over the World Cup Conan sent his old pal Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to Queens to watch the World Cup and talk to fans – presumably flights to Brazil were too […]

    By Adam Frucci

  • June 24, 2014

    Amazon Is Taking Comedy Series Submissions AgainAmazon is taking another round of open submissions for the website’s streaming service Amazon Instant Video. Check out the details on how to […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 24, 2014

    ‘Jason Nash Is Married’ Is Out Today Via Comedy CentralComedy Central’s digital wing CC:Studios released Jason Nash Is Married, its first-ever feature-length movie, today. Written and directed by […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 24, 2014

    Watch an Animated Music Video for Tim & Eric’s ‘Jambalaya’ Here’s an animated music video for the song “Jambalaya” by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which also doubles as a recipe for jambalaya. Tim […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 24, 2014

    Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, and David Wain Share Their Favorite Rom-Coms“Annie Hall is pretty amazing. A lot of the Woody Allen ones are pretty great, but I also love Defending Your Life. Lost in America. Albert […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 24, 2014

    Melissa McCarthy Shares Details on Her Upcoming Movies ‘Michelle Darnell’ […]Variety has a cover story on Melissa McCarthy and her husband/frequent collaborator Ben Falcone, that has some new info on some of the pair’s […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 24, 2014

    Saturday Night’s Children: Jason Sudeikis (2005-2013)Saturday Night Live has been home to over a hundred cast members throughout the past 38 years. In our column Saturday Night’s Children, we […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 24, 2014

    ‘Poking a Dead Frog,’ Mike Sacks’s Sequel to ‘And Here’s the Kicker’ Out […]Mike Sacks’s latest book of interviews with comedians, Poking a Dead Frog, hits the shelves today. A follow-up to his 2009 book, And Here’s the […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 24, 2014

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  • June 24, 2014

    ‘SNL’s James Downey on Working with Norm Macdonald and Getting Fired for […]Saturday Night Live has employed hundreds of comedy writers in its four decades on the air, but no writer has been associated with the show […]

    By Mike Sacks

  • June 24, 2014

    Watch a Music Video Hannibal Buress Made with Open Mike Eagle Here’s a music video for the song “Doug Stamper” from comedian Open Mike Eagle that heavily features comedian Hannibal Buress. Buress bookends […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 24, 2014

    Dick Cheney Told Michael Che About All of His Iraq Regrets On last night’s Daily Show, Michael Che recounted his recent revealing encounter with former VP Dick Cheney, in which he fully copped to his […]

    By Adam Frucci

  • June 24, 2014

    It’s Not Looking Good for a Sixth Season of ‘Community’While it was previously reported that Sony and Hulu were in talks to revive the cancelled Community for a sixth season on the streaming site, […]

    By Adam Frucci

  • June 23, 2014

    What’s On TV This Week: ‘Wilfred’ Returns and ‘The Boondocks’ Airs Its […]Prior to the start of the fourth and final season of Adult Swim’s animated comedy The Boondocks, creator Aaron McGruder parted ways with the […]

    By Zach Herwitz

  • June 23, 2014

    Don’t Stop Or We’ll Die Released Their First Full-Length Album TodayPower piano pop-rock trio Don’t Stop or We’ll Die announced today that they’ve just put out a new album called Gorgeous, their first […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 23, 2014

    Reggie Watts Has Joined Peter Serafinowicz for His World Cup Broadcasting“And looks like an almost goal. If that whole goal system would have been moved over maybe thirty more feet, we would have been looking at a […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 23, 2014

    Angels Trade the Cruel Passage of Time to the Cubs for a Reminder of Your […]ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian reports that the Anaheim Angels have traded minor league infielder Matt Scioscia to the Chicago Cubs for outfielder Trevor […]

    By Brian Boone

  • June 23, 2014

    The Only Public Screening of the ‘Chris Gethard Show’ Pilot Will Be for […]In January, comedian Chris Gethard shot a pilot of his public access series The Chris Gethard Show for Comedy Central. The network recently […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 23, 2014

    How the Legal Marijuana Industry Is Helping Grow Denver’s Comedy SceneComedians like Doug Benson and Stephen Colbert have been getting a lot of joke-mileage out of Colorado’s legalization of marijuana last […]

    By Josiah Hesse

  • June 23, 2014

    Showtime Orders ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Pilot from Aline Brosh McKenna and […]In a press release, Showtime announced today that they’ve given a pilot order to a half-hour comedy with a musical slant called Crazy […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 23, 2014

    How Fortune Feimster Went From Entertainment Blogger to Breakout Comedian Fortune Feimster is currently at a big crossroads in her career. The North Carolina-born standup, improviser, and sitcom actor competed […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 23, 2014

    Nathan Fielder Has Been Hiding the Same Pornographic Image in All His […]To help promote the second season premiere of Nathan for You on Comedy Central next Tuesday, comedian Nathan Fielder recently started an […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 23, 2014

    North Korea Condemns Rogen/Franco Movie ‘The Interview’ But Kim Jong-un […]The recently released trailer for Seth Rogen’s new movie The Interview (due out October 10th) has already made waves with its main plot and […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 23, 2014

    John Oliver Breaks Down the Dark Side of Dietary Supplements with Steve […]Dr. Oz recently got in some trouble for hawking some very questionably safe dietary and nutritional supplements on his medical talk show, so […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 20, 2014

    This Week in Comedy: ‘Louie’ and ‘Playing House’ Wrap Up Their SeasonsIn case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week: -Playing House and Louie both aired their season finales. We […]

    By Emma Soren

  • June 20, 2014

    John Oliver Attempts to Distinguish Real from Fake Soccer Player NamesGQ recently sat down with John Oliver and presented him with a list of ridiculous World Cup player names to see whether he could pick out the […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 20, 2014

    Will Forte to Voice the Owner of King Toot’s Music Store on ‘The Simpsons’Will Forte is set to make his Simpsons debut this fall. TV Line reports that the SNL alum has been cast to voice the never-before-seen owner of […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 20, 2014

    Follow Friday: @WhitmerThomasA lot of Twitter users take to the platform to test out their latest jokes and quips, but certain people truly excel at making us laugh with […]

    By Emma Soren

  • June 20, 2014

    Here’s How Maria Bamford Writes a Joke“In Houston, Texas, when it is 90 degrees in April, take a paper and pen from your Holiday Inn hotel room and begin walking along the freeway […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 20, 2014

    Monday Night: Splitsider’s Dog and Pony Show Featuring the Lucas Bros., […]This coming Monday evening at 8:30pm, Splitsider’s Dog and Pony Show returns to UCB East in NYC with another lineup of funny people who will […]

    By Adam Frucci

  • June 20, 2014

    Stephen Colbert Fearlessly Crunches into the Unknown by Trying Doritos […]In a “Thought for Food” segment last night, Stephen Colbert covered Michelle Obama’s recent crackdown on school lunch food resulting in […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 20, 2014

    Diving Deep Into the Legendary ‘Mr. Show’ Season 3 Writing StaffWriting Staff Breakdown is a new Splitsider column that takes a writing staff from a beloved TV comedy, examines their individual contributions […]

    By Bradford Evans

  • June 20, 2014

    Paul Rudd Went to a Bachelor Party in Ireland and Embarrassed HimselfOn last night’s Late Show, guest Paul Rudd told a story about going to Ireland for a bachelor party only to be the laughingstock of Killybegs […]

    By Megh Wright

  • June 20, 2014

    Ben Stiller Says He’s ‘Actively’ Working on a ‘Zoolander’ SequelThe last time Ben Stiller gave an update on a possible Zoolander sequel was when he called it “on hold” back in December, but according to […]

    By Megh Wright

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