Download Reggie Watts' "My History Thus Far (alternate take)"

By Paste Staff at 3:30 PM on May 18, 2010

Download Reggie Watts’ “My History Thus Far (alternate take).” Watts’ Why $#!+ So Crazy? CD/DVD is out today. He’s currently on tour with Conan O’Brien....  read more

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Getting to Know... @badbanana's Tim Siedell

By Anna Swindle at 7:30 AM on May 12, 2010

The Twitter funnyman discusses marriage proposals, weird responses from famous people and much more. Plus, 10 of his favorite tweets!  read more

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Is Aziz Ansari the Busiest Comedian Working Today?

By Anna Swindle at 11:18 AM on May 11, 2010

Possibly! Paste’s 10th best comedian of the last decade and 30 Rock writer Matt Hubbard are teaming up to create a new comedy, and Mandate Pictures is now on board as well. Ansari will be both writing and acting in the flick, starring alongside Danny McBride (Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express)....  read more

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The Awkward Comedy Show Coming to DVD in May

By Rachel Bailey at 12:00 PM on April 29, 2010

What do an African-American albino, a tuba-playing skate-punk, a classically-trained actor and and a writer for Saturday Night Live have in common? Awkwardness, of course. And, in the case of the subjects of the upcoming documentary The Awkward Comedy Show, a knack for turning the malaise of the chronically uncomfortable into stand-up comedy that’s earned appearances on the likes of Comedy Central and HBO....  read more

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Aziz Ansari to Host MTV Movie Awards

By Anna Swindle at 2:45 PM on April 21, 2010

How’s comedian Aziz Ansari preparing for his gig as the 2010 MTV Movie Awards host? By stalking former Oscar emcee Billy Crystal, of course. “I’m outside his house right now,” the 27-year-old comedian told the Associated Press. On June 6, Ansari—whose MTV show Human Giant proved a significant stepping stone in his career—will host the 19th annual event....  read more

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Hannibal Buress Preps New Album, Talks Saturday Night Live

By Anna Swindle at 11:01 AM on March 30, 2010

For a comedian, Saturday Night Live is a holy grail of sorts—and it’s a grail Chicago funnyman Hannibal Buress has acquired. The 27-year-old stand-up comedian got his start in the Windy City, steadily moving from one of the masses at open mic nights to headlining at the Lakeshore Theater. (In fact, he has a live stand-up record from that very Lakeshore performance coming out soon.)...  read more

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David Cross to Get Bigger and Blackerer in May

By Rachel Bailey at 3:59 PM on March 24, 2010

He was the delightful Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development. (We’re still waiting for that movie, by the way.) Before that, he was the host of hilarious-but-sadly-canceled sketch-comedy gem, Mr. Show. But David Cross made his name as a stand-up comedian, and on May 25, he returns to the form with a CD and a DVD, each titled Bigger and Blackerer, on Sub Pop....  read more

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Watch "Weird Al" Yankovic's Fake Movie Trailer, Starring Mary Steenburgern and Patton Oswalt

By Kristen Callihan at 3:00 PM on March 23, 2010

“Weird Al” Yankovic has spoofed myriad folks in the music industry, from Michael Jackson to the White Stripes. And now the master of the parody song has turned his eyes to the movie world. Yankovic has debuted the trailer for his fake biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, that parodies his own life, depicting the rise and fall of a rock ‘n’ roll remake legend. The hilarious clip features, in addition to Yankovic himself, Mary Steenburgen and Patton Oswalt as Dr. Demento. Great stuff....  read more

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Bonnaroo 2010 Comedy Lineup Led By Conan O'Brien, Aziz Ansari and Margaret Cho

By Kristen Callihan at 9:30 AM on March 12, 2010

Bonnaroo is not just a a place to hear your favorite bands while standing in the mud under a Tennessee-summer sun. If festival goers need a break from all the music, or just want to sit down and have a couple of laughs, Bonnaroo’s got that covered too. The festival just announced this year’s comedy lineup, which features Conan O’Brien (as part of his recently-announced tour), Margaret Cho and Paste’s #10 comedian of the aughts, Aziz Ansari, as headliners....  read more

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Conan O'Brien Announces "Half-Assed Comedy & Music" Tour

By Anna Swindle at 2:58 PM on March 11, 2010

Take that, NBC. Forbidden from signing on to any new television ventures thanks to residual contract issues with his former employer, funnyman Conan O’Brien is using his time off to spread laughter across the nation during a 30-city, two-month “half-assed comedy & music tour,” according to a message on his Twitter account today....  read more

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