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Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter Announce Tour Dates

Famous Michaels Ian Black and Showalter are taking their funny business on the road with a rather brief U.S. tour....  read more

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Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter Want You to Come to Their Twarty

Remember that episode of The Office when Michael drives all the way to New York to attend the Dunder Mifflin website launch party, only to find out it's an online party? At the time, the idea of an online party seemed perhaps a little crazy (maybe just because that silly former temp Ryan was behind it), but it seems he was actually on to something. Tonight, Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black will host a Town Hall Twitter Twarty, and all are invited....  read more

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10 Funniest Twitterers: Comedians Worth Following on Twitter

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There's an art to being interesting in 140 characters. Informational is easy. Poignancy is near impossible. A couple of weeks ago, I published a list of 10 Musicians Worth Following on Twitter, and you turned me on to the Tweets of Fleet Foxes' @rpecknold, who recently gave us five consecutive <140-character musings on the upcoming lunar eclipse in Southeast Asia. But the best Twitterers are funny, and the funniest, naturally, are comedians. So for our second guide to the Twitter-verse, we look at The 10 Funniest Twitterers: Comedians Worth Following on Twitter. (Oh and it looks like Zach Galifianakis just...  read more

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Alternative Comedy Festival announces line-up

It looks like the Alternative Comedy Festival is back for another round of laughs. Now in its second year, the Somerville, Mass.-based fest will feature a great list of comedians including Janeane Garofalo, Michael Ian Black, Rob Riggle from "The Daily Show," the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company and a special performance by The Onion, amongst others....  read more

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Michael and Michael Have Issues coming to Comedy Central

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Funny guys Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter from The State are set to star in their own show this summer on Comedy Central....  read more

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Catching Up With... David Wain

While most people who co-wrote and directed a hit comedy...  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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Catching Up With... Michael Ian Black

Actor, director, pop-culture commentator and self-described "retarded basic cable comedian" Michael Ian Black has finally tossed his hat into the author ring. My Custom Van …And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face came out on...  read more

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Michael Ian Black makes arch nemesis out of David Sedaris

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If you can't beat them, start and maintain a phony Internet fight with them without their knowledge. At least, that's what comedian Michael Ian Black is doing to author David Sedaris....  read more

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