August 29th, 2008
Two months prior to his death from an accidental drug overdose in March 2005, well-known 37-year-old standup comic Mitch Hedberg recorded almost forty minutes of previously unreleased comedy material. Comedy Central Records is releasing the work on September 9 as the comedian’s third album, Do You Believe in Gosh?.
According to the label, the CD […]
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August 9th, 2008
The comedy field suffered a huge loss today upon the passing of popular standup comic and actor Bernie Mac.
Born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough and a native of Chicago’s South Side, the 50-year-old entertainer died from complications related to pneumonia at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in his hometown. His death came two weeks after his hospitalization on […]
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August 7th, 2008
Four randomly selected people have confirmed their selection as winners of the recent Jimmy Dore giveaway. They are:
Michelle, whose favorite standup comic is Sinbad.
John, who likes Dane Cook.
Vicki, who has fond memories of recently departed George Carlin.
James, who apparently remembers how funny Howie Mandel was before he went bald and became synonymous with a […]
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July 31st, 2008
Any Jimmy Dore comedy fans in the house?
If so, here’s your chance to win one of four copies of his standup special Citizen Jimmy, which premieres on Comedy Central this Friday, August 1, at 11pm EST. The 52-minute special will be released on DVD and CD next Tuesday, August 5, for the retail price […]
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June 12th, 2008
Last Comic Standing
Episode 604: The competition continues in a ninety-minute episode with guest stars George Wendt and John Ratzenberger from Cheers and Kate Flannery and Brian Baumgartner from The Office. [8:30pm EST/TBS]
The Bill Engvall Show
But, That’s Not Fair: Bill’s kids refuse to clean the garage without compensation, and he and his wife Susan experience […]
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May 29th, 2008
Last Comic Standing
Episode 602: The NBC reality series moves into a new, permanent time slot an hour earlier than last week’s season premiere. Mark your calendar, fans. [8:30pm EST/NBC]
Reno 911!
Baghdad 911: The Sheriff’s Department staff in Reno takes on a group of police officers from Baghdad … in order to train them. […]
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May 22nd, 2008
Ugly Betty
Jump: The hit dramedy closes its second season with a visit from English supermodel Naomi Campbell and hard-living actress Lindsay Lohan. What? Two celebrity headcases on at the same time?! There’s no way this episode can go wrong! [8pm EST/ABC/Second-Season Finale]
Last Comic Standing
Episode 601: We don’t cover this reality series […]
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May 6th, 2008
The four lucky, random winners of the Drew Hastings Irked & Miffed CD and DVD giveaway have been selected. They are:
Commenter #16 — Denise, whose favorite comedian is Richard Pryor.
Commenter #56 — toasters, whose favorite comedians are Richard Pryor again (past) and Eddie Izzard (present).
Commenter #103 — Paul N, whose favorite comedian is George […]
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May 2nd, 2008
Standup comedy lovers, I’ve got another giveaway for you, this one featuring the hilarious work of Midwest native Drew Hastings.
Next Tuesday, May 6, Hastings’ first-ever comedy special, Irked & Miffed, goes on sale. In advance celebration of the release, I have two CDs and two DVDs to give away to four lucky random winners.
Hastings […]
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April 4th, 2008
Ahhh — another weekend, another Comedy Central special by someone from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.
This Saturday night, it’s Larry the Cable Guy’s turn to simultaneously wow and disgust viewers with his sure to be at least mildly funny tales of his Morning Constitutions.
Does everyone even know what “morning constitutions” are? If you do, […]
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