This is an interesting turn of events as Doug Stanhope and Dr. Drew Pinsky are going to have a sit down to discuss their issues. Dr. Drew was the subject of some ire from the comedian on his previous album, claiming, “Dr. Drew is to medicine as David Blaine is to science.” Adding into th... [Read More]

While I appreciate “Star Trek” (LeVar Burton anyone?) my first thought when friends told me they were doing a podcast and live show called Improvised Star Trek I thought, “Yeah, yeah, yeah… Nerd Fest.” These aren’t just any nerds though. I happen to know that they are all hilarious and smart as hell, which only makes them more hilarious. Knowing this, I went to a show and tuned in for an episode and no surprise to me, loved it. And so do 1000’s of others, with a fan base that keeps on growing. ... [Read More]

Will Noonan is an up-and-coming stand-up comic from Boston. He has a pretty impressive twitter that is one of the funniest and easiest to remember (@willnoonan) that I’ve seen. I was delighted to find out that he had a podcast as well. I gave it a listen and wrote down a summary of what he off... [Read More]

Will Noonan is an up-and-coming comedian trying to make a name for himself. So what makes him different from other up-and-coming comedians? He uses it to his advantage. Noonan has recorded a documentary-style podcast series, “High Pathetically ... [Read More]

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]

Last October, The Laugh Button presented the book release party for the Robert Kelly, Joe DeRosa, and Bill Burr book, Cheat: A Man’s Guide to Infidelity. We gathered with a few hundred people for screening of the short film and some stand-up comedians told stand-up and shared their own cheat s... [Read More]

“Very psyched to have interviewed up and comer, Jay Leno for my podcast. Jay got me started in stand up when he bought a joke of mine for The Tonight Show. We talked about stand up–how he got started, his early hell gigs- got some great s... [Read More]

Sorry if the headline alarmed you. It was how I described Chris Bonno’s YouTube series, Electric Bonnoland, which I found so hilarious and brilliant it scared me a bit. Not in the Freddy Kreuger sense, but in the, “This guy is working on ... [Read More]

Attention, Laughspinners who love free, quality comedy stuff! We’re giving away a download of the brilliant documentary The Bitter Buddha about comedian Eddie Pepitone. Featuring the likes of Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifiana... [Read More]

The intent behind the series is a solid one, but the waste of a legend for something like this turns my stomach [Read More]