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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>David Hasselhoff holds puppies in latest Comedy Central roast video</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ David Hasselhoff is at it again promoting is upcoming Comedy Central roast with a music video, “Do You Really Want to Hurt the Hoff.” The 30-second bit features the actor singing a cover of “Do ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:36:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Do you have any questions for SNL writer Michael Patrick O'Brien?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ SNL writer Michael Patrick O'Brien has kindly agreed to answer a few questions about his first season writing for SNL.. do you have any questions you'd like to ask him? ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:49:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>submit to the 2010 Friars Club Comedy Film Festival for free using Stroome</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Los Angeles-based Stroome said today that it is powering an online competition for the 2010 Friars Club Comedy Film Festival. Stroome operates an online service which allows users to collaboratively mix and edit videos. According to Stroome and the comedy club, it will give free submission to the top 3 short videos entered on Stroome's site, for consideration to include at the festival. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:47:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sirius XM to broadcast Del Close improv marathon live all weekend</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Colbert Report, 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, The Upright Citizens Brigade, Human Giant, The League, Parks and Recreation, Community.nAre you a fan of any one of these TV shows? A... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:08:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Comedian uses garages, front yards as comedy clubs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Some comedy clubs look like they should be garages, and now some garages are actual comedy clubs &amp;#8211; that is at least for a night, every once in a while. In Yuba City, CA &amp;#8211; about 45 minutes ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:55:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Premiere date set for Louis C.K.’s ‘Hilarious’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ nIt’s time we just call 2010 what it really is: the year of Louis CK.nWith his new FX sitcom Louie off and running, garnering more favorable reviews then his last attempt at at a television show, ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:28:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bo Burnham, Anthony Jeselnik represent U.S. comics well at Dublin fest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ DUBLIN &amp;#8212; The final two days of Dublin’s Comedy Carnival offer a chance to catch seven gigs and over 20 comedians. Myself, I also got the opportunity to speak to sometime Demetri Martin collabo... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:44:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Louis CK's "Hilarious" concert film to air on EPIX in September; Comedy Central and DVD in 2011</title>
<link>http://www.comedynews.org/stand-up/louis-cks-quothilariousquot-concert-film-to-air-on-epix-in-september-comedy-central-and-dvd-in-2011/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Louis CK&amp;#039;s stand-up concert film, Hilarious, which premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival, will make its TV debut first on cable and satellite via EPIX this September, followed by a 2... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:31:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>First look at Nick Swardson’s Comedy Central sketch show</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ With all the poor and starving people in the world isn’t it great when rich people like to leave all of their fortune to the family pet? Enter the world of the newest rich cat, Mr. Stitches!nBut no... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:22:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Comedy Central, Jon Stewart and Robert Smigel to present third "Night of Too Many Stars" in October</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Comedy Central announced today it would go in for a third biennial production of Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbook Concert For Autism Education, hosted by Jon Stewart and spearheaded by Robert Smig... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:23:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Last Comic Standing 7: The Final 6, Just For Men</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ And suddenly, our nationally televised stand-up comedy competition has become a comedy pageant, because right off the top, our seven remaining comedians step up to the mic and tell us their names and ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:55:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Last Comic Standing Live Blog, Week 8: Getting Heated (Like the Weather)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ 9:00 p.m. Back in the reality trenches with this week&amp;#8217;s gripping installment of Where in the World is Carmedian San Diego? No, but really each of the top 7 are stating their names and original l... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Last Comic Standing taping in Glendale S07E08</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ We headed north, up the 110 to sit in the audience at the Alex Theatre in Glendale for the taping of episode eight of Last Comic Standing&amp;#8211; the third episode of the Finals!  One comic was elimina... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:01:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>John Oliver, Robert Klein to perform at benefit for the blind</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Robert Klein, John Oliver and more will perform at a benefit to raise funds for the blind. On Sept. 20, Gotham Comedy Club in New York will host the fifth annual Laugh for Sight benefit, which will be... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:19:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Carolines breakout artist: Joe Larson</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chosen College Comedian of the Year at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, Joe was also nominated as best up-and-coming comedian at NYC’s MAC awards and was part of this years prestigious Johnny Carson Great American Comedy Festival. Joe has also been featured on screen many times including Comedy Central, Loco Comedy Jam and in the film “Stand-Up 360.” ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:39:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Local comedians establish a presence in Knoxville</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ They're dressed in torn jeans, faded shirts and a cigarette is always on hand. You would probably think little of this motley crew on first sight, but you'd be wrong. They're the Wino Theater comedians, a collection of the best comedians in East Tennessee who have come together for the simple purpose of bringing raw, edgy comedy to Knoxville. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:26:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Trial By Laughter contest promises winning comedian record deal, cash, more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Attention, comedians and those of you who know comedians: Morty’s Comedy Joint, in Indianapolis, IN and cable provider Comcast have teamed up produce the stand-up comedy contest Trial By Laughter.n... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:10:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The BC Q&amp;A: Myq Kaplan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Former Boston comic Myq Kaplan will appear again tonight on NBC's Last Comic Standing, one of seven finalists. Kaplan is a smart writer, and he generally writes short material, giving him an edge in ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:06:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rob Schneider: Our next big political comedian?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ His first ever comedy album, Registered Offender &amp;#8211; a collection of sketches &amp;#8212; is officially out this week, he&amp;#8217;s on a nationwide stand-up comedy tour through February 2011 (so far) an... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:39:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Inside with - Positively Awesome's Abbi Crutchfield and Andrew Singer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Leave it to Abbi Crutchfield and Andrew Singer to come up with "Positively Awesome," quite possibly the most host-friendly comedy showcase in the five boroughs, or at the very least, in the Lower East Side. Their showcase has quickly gained traction among the city's Funny Illuminati, if only because the co-hosts share less than one degree of separation with nearly every living, breathing comic in the tri-state area. The next installment of Positively Awesome is next Tuesday, and to beat the drum, Abbi and Andrew -- both longtime Apiary contributors -- lofted some softballs to each other. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:14:59 GMT</pubDate>
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