Pages tagged “comedy”

Woody Allen unleashes hilarious Vicky Cristina diary

Vicky Cristina Barcelona has been garnering a lot of (deservedly) positive reviews, and writer/director Woody Allen...  read more

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Michael Ian Black, Showalter prep Comedy Central show

When people watch the popular I Love the... series on VH1, they often wonder what gives the commentators the authority to ramble on about cultural touchstones such as Bonnie Tyler music videos, Saturday morning cartoons and Kewpie dolls. The answer is easy: they're famous(ish)! Shouldn't that be enough? For those of you that don't agree, you have to at least admit some of them bring humor along with their moderate celebrity....  read more

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Robin Williams goes on tour for first time in six years

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We'll forgive Robin Williams that wacky little foray into RV gags and admit that getting back on the road to perform stand-up is pretty cool. For Williams, it's been about six years, which we hope means plenty of brand-new jokes....  read more

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Margaret Cho hits up Lifetime, VH1 in two new series

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The Notorious C.H.O. is about to take over the small screen in a way befitting the title of her 2002 stand-up comedy movie. That is, in a new reality show and a Lifetime series, of course....  read more

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Patton Oswalt gives graduation speech to alma mater

We all should have figured out a way to postpone our graduation dates and transfer over to Broad Run High School, alma mater of Patton Oswalt, where the comedian recently delivered the graduation speech....  read more

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Bonnaroo 2008: Day 1

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What’s struck me so far about Bonnaroo is how friendly everybody is. I suppose some would chalk it up to the festival being in Tennessee, but I'm not so sure-- I'm from Chattanooga, and I've experienced no shortage of surly Tennesseans in my life, most of them in large groups. Plus, almost everyone we talked to yesterday was from out of state-- way out of state. And I can see the draw. This place is just unlike anywhere I've ever been. It's like a little city, but also a county fair, but also a giant backyard party, but also a...  read more

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