The 10 Best Comedians of 2010

The 10 Best Comedians of 2010

This list isn't filled with glamorous photo shoots or people who are simply funny onscreen. These folks are hilarious, and they've proven it on stages in front of nobody...  read more

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NBC Finally Bringing Parks and Recreation Back

NBC Finally Bringing <em>Parks and Recreation</em> Back

After much contemplation, NBC has announced an all-comedy three-hour block on Thursday nights. Among the rearranging, NBC assigned Parks and Recreation the 9:30 p.m. slot, kicking off its third season Jan. 20 when the new format goes into effect....  read more

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Top 10 Atlanta Concerts for September 2010

Top 10 Atlanta Concerts for September 2010

Unless you’re this guy, you can’t spend every night going out to hear bands. But if you had unlimited time and money and lived in a good music town like Atlanta, you wouldn’t be hurting for options. Each month, I’ll try to narrow it down for you here by listing my picks for the 10 Most Tantalizing Atlanta Concerts. Here are some concerts worth checking out in September 2010:...  read more

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Sixteen Comedians, Musicians and Actors to Follow on Tumblr

Sixteen Comedians, Musicians and Actors to Follow on Tumblr

No, we're not talking the NonSociety.com, fameballing type Tumblr celebrities...  read more

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Joel McHale, Aziz Ansari, Many More Very Funny People Scheduled for NY Comedy Festival

Joel McHale, Aziz Ansari, Many More Very Funny People Scheduled for NY Comedy Festival

It seems the New York Comedy Festival organizers looked to 30 Rockefeller Center for their headliners....  read more

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Kanye West's Social Media Domination Continues: No One Man Should Have All That Twitter

Kanye West's Social Media Domination Continues: No One Man Should Have All That Twitter

In case you’ve been nowhere near the Intertubes in the past 24 hours, here’s a recap: rapper Kanye West joined Twitter yesterday, amassed more than 200,000 followers and previewed a few new tracks off of the Album Formerly Known as Good Ass Job at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. and then later in the day at Twitter HQ (video below). ...  read more

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World's Largest Comedy Festival to Hit Montréal July 6

World's Largest Comedy Festival to Hit Montréal July 6

Montréal, Québec will be humor HQ for a week in July during the 28th annual Just For Laughs (or, as the locals call it, Juste Pour Rire) Festival. The event, which will run July 6-18, boasts an all-star comedy line-up from classics like Cheech & Chong to comedians du jour Aziz Ansari, to lesser-known comics-on-the-rise. Throughout the week, the likes of Pamela Anderson, Nick Cannon, Lewis Black and Kevin Smith will take to stages to entertain....  read more

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Is Aziz Ansari the Busiest Comedian Working Today?

Is Aziz Ansari the Busiest Comedian Working Today?

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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Aziz Ansari to Host MTV Movie Awards

Aziz Ansari to Host MTV Movie Awards

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

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

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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