On March 23, 2013, a funny thing happened in the sky above Los Angeles.
A skywriting plane wrote letters in cloud form amid the blue sky. An "H," followed by an "O," then a "W," eventually spelling out: "HOW DO I LAND?"
The joke culminated the effor...
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1. To me, the offensive part of a poorly written rape, misogyny, or domestic violence joke is that somebody thought it was cool to subject all of us to hacky, shitty material. (Here is a link to an article by feminist Kate Harding, who is a rape surv...
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Comedians used to complain about performing in any comedy club that put comment cards on the tables for audience members to fill out after the show.
How many comedians long for those days now, now that the Internet and social media allows every audie...
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Boston Marathon Jokes
Some people argue that “too soon” jokes are disrespectful, offensive, insensitive, rude, hurtful and shameless. Let’s add not funny to the list. A joke is supposed to make people laugh and feel better. Not cri...
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In part 1 of Steve’s interview, he talked about poop, comedy, his career origins, his debut album and learning how to twerk. Part 2 comes with more of what you’d expect, but Steve also talks about…well, you’ll have to see for ...
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Steve Gillespie has a boyish charm, midwest accent, and is known for delivering audacious and brash humor. Gillespie made his way up the comedy chain in the Twin Cities, and was named one of their top ten comedians by Metromix Magazine.
He recently ...
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In the 1950s and 1960s, the Catskills attracted the crowds and the comedians alike.
Several decades later, it's a much different story.
CBS Sunday Morning profiled the upstate New York conclave, and how "Borscht Belt" comedy has survived the changes ...
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They often say that friendship is born when two people can bond over something they like. If you’re over fifteen you know that’s horseshit. Friendship is born when two people can bond over something they hate.
That’s not to say that Steve Gillespie i...
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If you claim to be a writer or have never picked up a pen in your life, everyone can learn something new from the comedic powerhouse Jerry Seinfeld. Seinfeld, was interviewed by The New York Times about how he crafts his jokes and the strategies he uses to formulates his ideas. Spoiler Alert: Jerry ...
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The British guy who took over for the late Larry King called a timeout from raging arguments with gun control opponents and stopped by E!’s “Chelsea Lately” Wednesday night.
I never would have expected Piers Morgan to have such a g...
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