Stephen Fry discusses the surreal but very real thoughts of suicide
Stephen Fry disclosed this week that he had attempted to kill himself last year with a mixture of pills and vodka. ‘You may say, “How can anybody who’s got it all be so stupid as to want to end it all?” That’s the point, there is no “why?” That’s not... [Read More]
 
Comedians urge you to stop caring about Amanda Bynes (Video)
If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve been inundated with news of Amanda Bynes’ imminent total meltdown– whether you like it or not. Some might argue the people who do like it, need to stop liking it. And thus, this PSA b... [Read More]
 
Before SNL: The Lonely Island’s history with MTV, FOX and Comedy Central
Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taconne were childhood friends in Berkeley, Calif., who went off to separate colleges before reuniting and forming The Lonely Island. Their short film collaborations led them to Saturday Night Live, feature film... [Read More]
 
You should probably watch Samuel L. Jackson perform this monologue
Ok, so Eugene Mirman didn’t win the Reddit-powered Samuel L. Jackson contest, in which the actor promised to recite the most up-voted 300-word monologue in an effort to raise awareness of Alzheimers Disease. But the winning entry is excellent, and Ja... [Read More]
 
Watch two previews from documentary ‘Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic’
Tonight’s the night, comedy fans. Showtime will air Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic, the long-awaited documentary about the iconic, groundbreaking comedian. To get you prepped check out a pair of stellar clips from tonight’s presentation, which goes do... [Read More]
 
Jay Leno: I would perform stand-up after Richard Pryor so I’d bomb (Audio)
In an interview on this week’s The Paul Mecurio Show, Jay Leno talked candidly to comedian Paul Mecurio about his days as a struggling comic, sleeping outside or crashing on friends’ couches, and how he slowly made it big. One of his many... [Read More]
 
Watch Steven Wright at the Boston Strong benefit show for Boston Marathon bombing victims (Video)
Last night some of the world’s best known Boston-native performers – including comedians Dane Cook and Steven Wright – came together at the TD Garden in Beantown to raise money for The One Fund in honor of the victims of last month’s bombing at the B... [Read More]
 
The first two episodes of Maria Bamford’s new Web series ‘Ask My Mom’ are here!
Comedian Maria Bamford’s lunacy and mastery of awkwardly disgusted facial expressions has looped itself on the silver-silver screen this past week. Coming off the tailspin of a brilliant drug-addled performance in the new season of Arrested Developme... [Read More]
 
Bo Burnham is Zach Stone and he’s got plans to launch Bros Gone Wild (Exclusive preview)
Each week, Zach Stone (Bo Burnham) hatches a plan to get famous on Zach Stone is Gonna be Famous. Seeing as it’s the summer before college starts – and he has no plans on attending – time is of the essence for the recent high school grad. On tonight’... [Read More]
 
Workaholics star Anders Holm delivers college graduation speech (Video)
Graduation season has come and gone, which means commencement speeches have been cropping up all over the Internet. There were the politicians, the academicians, the authors and the entertainers, most of whom opened the grab bag of motivational clich... [Read More]