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Last night, comedian and FX star Louis CK boarded a plane for Los Angeles from his home city of New York. Because Louis is a man of leisure and a fan of rum, he indulged in a series of rum-and-Cokes while on his flight that resulted in the most hilariously profane, vindictive Twitter screed..
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Editor’s note: Listen, we’re not usually the one’s trying to make you laugh. And, honestly, we’re not going to make a habit out of it because, frankly, we respect comedians too much to try to tread on their ground. But this ju...
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A Toronto comedian whose body was found in a burned-out home in St. Thomas, Ont., briefly hosted an Internet comedy show based on his exploits outside Toronto nightclubs. Police say the death of Jason David Farro, 40, is being treated as a homicide after an autopsy determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma. Mr. Farro, a stand-up comedian, was in the city visiting friends. Constable Cam Constable says no one is in custody, and police are not commenting on possible suspects. Mr. Farro w...
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For the third year in a row, alt comedy god Eugene Mirman is bringing his anti-comedy-festival comedy festival to the borough he calls home. This year’s festivities, which will run September 16-19, will once again be held at Union Hall in Park Slope ...
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Another booking coup for our favorite podcast: this week on WTF with Marc Maron, the comedian turned podcast king interviews writer/director Judd Apatow. In this special two-part interview, the second of which just went live online, Marc and Judd cov...
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The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs has been freed from a New York City jail. City Department of Correction records show Robert "Joe" Halderman was released Thursday. He served four months of his six-month sentence and got time off for good behavior.
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When Edie Falco picked up her Emmy for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Comedy Series for 'Nurse Jackie,' the first words out of her mouth reflected what pretty much everyone watching the ceremony was likely thinking: "Oh, this is the most ridiculous thing that has ever, ever happened in the history of this lovely awards show," she said. "I'm not funny!" Falco could have extended that notion to the rest of her show.
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Despite the growing hatred between Israel and Iran, there is still one Persian issue that we can all agree on: Asie Mohtarez is funny. Mohtarez came to the U.S. following the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and she is now blowing up New York comedy clubs with jokes about her family, her religion and her New Jersey upbringing. The Brooklynite sat down with Heeb to talk about her formative years, her introduction to corrupt politics and the importance of “bro-ing out.”
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Jim David is a comedian. Clearly.
The man has the confidence, charm and control that mark a veteran of the field; he’s polished from years of experience. But to say he is clearly a comedian is also a critique.
Under all of the experience lie jo...
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The Comic's Comic has learned that Jay Pharoah, a young stand-up comedian from Virginia's Tidewater who has a full arsenal of impersonations -- including one of President Barack Obama (and yes, he'd likely do it instead of Fred Armisen!) -- is just about a done deal to become the fourth new cast member to join the on-air ranks when SNL's 36th season begins on Sept. 25, 2010.
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