The 10 Best Comedians of the Decade (2000-2009)
Being a funny person on a stage is not easy. It takes a unique determination to stand in front of complete strangers and hope they get it the way you get it... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySalute Your Shorts: Dan Harmon's Channel 101 Shows
Salute Your Shorts is a weekly column that looks at short films, music videos, commercials or any other short form visual media that generally gets ignored.For any longtime fans of Dan Harmon’s work, Community is a surprise. Not the fact that it’s good, no, that’s something that we could all be pretty sure of. It’s that the show, a relatively conventional sitcom, could come from the avant-garde co-founder of Channel 101, whose prior claim to fame involves shows such as Computerman and Laser Fart. He’s long been a superstar for a relatively niche group of Los Angeles filmmakers and comedians,... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesDavid Byrne, Sarah Silverman, Billy Corgan, More Tap into the Unconscious at Carl Jung Red Book Discussion
When psychoanalyst Carl Jung found himself face-to-face with haunting visions and inner voices, he did not bow down. Instead, he proceeded to document and decipher his battles for 16 years. The end result is his Red Book, and now, more than 25 music, film and cultural personalities are set to debate each of its 205 pages.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsJenny Lewis - New York, NY - Apollo Theater - 10/5/08
Photos taken at Apollo Theater by Sean Edgar... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 Words, Local:NYCSarah Silverman nabs Emmy for "fucking Matt Damon"
Accepting her award for outstanding original music and lyrics at the 2008 Creative Emmy Awards, Sarah Silverman gushed onstage, "Oh my gosh...this makes a year of [catcall voice] 'I'm fucking Matt Damon too!' totally worth it. Matt Damon, I'm going to be honest, had very little to do with this being popular. And the person for who this video was made, Jimmy Kimmel, who broke my heart, oops... who... will always have a place in my heart."... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsGong Show and Match Game to return, bring funny back
Gas prices and unemployment rates are skyrocketing, America's trust in its ostensible leader is faltering, and all anybody wants to do is dance. Meanwhile, televisions across the country glow with the perfect panacea for the ills of a troubled nation—comedy! + money!—on programs like Match Game and The Gong Show... wait, what's that? It's not the late '70s? Then why am I wearing these bellbottoms?... read more
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