Five years in, Chicago's Just For Laughs Festival has never felt more catered towards comedy nerds; podcast tapings, surprise shows in incredibly intimate theaters, and a pair of shows celebrating the beloved Twitter account @dadboner dotted the medium-eclectic lineup. Though standup was clearly the... [Read More]

For the past 15 years, Comedy Central’s half hour specials have showcased the future stars of standup. Looking back, the early years of Comedy Central Presents included memorable sets from the likes of Mitch Hedberg, Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Dane Cook and dozens more. Re-branded... [Read More]

After going off on a rant about the latest season of Community on his podcast Harmontown, Community creator Dan Harmon took to Twitter and Tumblr yesterday and this morning to apologize for his words. Harmon tweeted, "I feel bad if I made anyone feel bad with my comments in harmontown. It's a dirty,... [Read More]

Here's "Failure," a new short film Michael Cera made for the YouTube channel JASH. Cera directed and stars in the short alongside his Scott Pilgrim vs. the World costar Aubrey Plaza, who plays a bigger weirdo than normal in this.---See more posts by Bradford Evans0 comments... [Read More]

Like any industry, there are leaders and superstars that just seem to burn really friggin’ bright. Comedy is no different, and sometimes in comedy there are those that are so great that they’re beloved. Hell, there are even others we don’t realize how important they are until after... [Read More]

Take a look at Failure, Michael Cera’s new short film made for YouTube. Cera directs, stars and made the music that appears in the short, which also stars Aubrey Plaza. It’s a weird short that will for sure leave you wondering, was that short about nothing or was it the meaning of life? ... [Read More]

In case you missed it last night, Jimmy Fallon invited Howard Stern on his Late Night show last night, and Stern immediately went into Fallon with advice and suggestions for making his show better in February 2014 when he moves up an hour and takes over The Tonight Show. "I subscribe to the Anyone B... [Read More]

Yesterday morning (17) , comedian and actor Russell Brand made an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to promote his upcoming stand up world tour “The Messiah Complex.” The interview started out in a friendly enough manner, as the co-hosts and Brand traded jokes for a while, but even... [Read More]

Looks like CNN picked the right morning to relaunch its morning news program. Meanwhile, over on MSNBC, Monday's "Morning Joe" invited comedian Russell Brand onto its show, only to reveal to anyone watching MSNBC that Brand was the only person on set prepared to be on television. Seriously. How it i... [Read More]

Honestly, it’s hard to know exactly what to make of this interview. There are a couple of moments where Russell Brand clearly embarrasses Mika Brzezinski in a benign kind of way, pointing out she’s wearing a low-cut blouse in the early part of the segment, and suggesting there was some phallic subtext to a hand gesture she made late in the interview. But for the most part, it’s Russell Brand according a lot more respect to the “journalists” around the table than they give him. Watch the inter... [Read More]