Comedian, author and public access TV show host Chris Gethard is embarking on a journey that no sane person should ever attempt: walking from Los Angeles to Tennessee with nothing but a camera crew and strangers he met on the Internet to help him.
There's no telling what...
(163) Comments | Posted May 25, 2012 | 10:52 AM
Donald Trump may no longer be running for President, but that doesn't mean he's let go of his dream of moving into The White House come next January.
In a recent interview, Trump suggested several candidates with whom Mitt Romney could run against President Obama this fall including...
(32) Comments | Posted May 25, 2012 | 10:28 AM
Comedian David Cross and his fiancé Amber Tamblyn appeared on stage for the first time together at a comedy show in NYC on Thursday, and unlike most interviews with Cross, there was little mention of the "Arrested Development" movie.
Instead, the couple shared some intimate (and...
(175) Comments | Posted May 22, 2012 | 2:10 PM
David Letterman wasn't about to let Mitt Romney's first general election campaign ad enter the political sphere without a parody version to go along with it.
After Romney released the ad entitled "Day One" last week, Letterman and his "Late Show" writers did the next logical thing and...
(13) Comments | Posted May 22, 2012 | 10:55 AM
Thanks to the miracle of in-flight wi-fi, comedians Patton Oswalt and Marc Maron have been simultaneously entertaining the Internet today via Twitter after finding themselves on the same flight. After both comics tweeted a photo of one another waiting in an airport, Maron and Oswalt's Twitter feeds quickly became a...
(393) Comments | Posted May 17, 2012 | 12:42 PM
Jimmy Kimmel ripped everyone from President Obama to Rupert Murdoch at last month's White House Correspondents Dinner, but not everyone received the full force of Kimmel's wit.
During an interview on Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio show, Kimmel revealed that while no WHCD officials asked to review his material before...
(140) Comments | Posted May 10, 2012 | 12:11 PM
Get ready for some gratuitous jabs at Jay Leno: Conan O'Brien will visit "The Late Show With David Letterman" next week for the first time in 13 years.
On Thursday, May 17, Conan will finally sit down with Letterman on-air since the 2010 late night war that...
(0) Comments | Posted May 9, 2012 | 11:31 AM
Comedian Paul F. Tompkins is a dapper man -- the kind of guy you could imagine seeing in a prohibition-era pub talking jubilantly to strangers. Between his dry wit, his signature facial hair (his mustache has its own Facebook page) and his penchant for three-piece suits, he fits...
(18) Comments | Posted April 28, 2012 | 11:44 AM
It's hard to imagine what the 2040 presidential election will really be like, but if it's anything like the 2012 election, everything the candidates have ever said, done or eaten can and will hurt their chances of getting elected.
That's probably why The Onion News Network...
(352) Comments | Posted April 28, 2012 | 10:38 AM
Between the Secret Service sex scandal, the John Edwards trial and the never-ending GOP Presidential primary, it's hard to ignore how often sex scandals dominate the news media. On Friday night's "Real Time," Bill Maher asked, "Why do we punish sex so much more than everything...
(15) Comments | Posted April 24, 2012 | 2:14 PM
The first batch of talent to appear at the second annual Comedy Awards were announced today along with the news that Robin Williams will receive special honors at the ceremony slated to tape this Saturday, April 28 in New York City.
The Viacom-produced event will feature awards presented...
(1220) Comments | Posted April 23, 2012 | 10:35 AM
"The Tonight Show" host Jay Leno sat down for a "Press Pass" interview with David Gregory this past Sunday to talk politics and comedy, working with George W. Bush vs. Al Gore and how his comedy differs from that of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
According to Leno,...
(29) Comments | Posted April 19, 2012 | 11:37 AM
In the 15 years that "South Park" has been on the air, its four main characters have made us laugh through some of the most disgusting, depraved plot lines on television. So what happens when you take away the buffer of animation?
On this week's episode, a parody of Animal...
(2) Comments | Posted April 10, 2012 | 12:41 PM
The fourth annual Just For Laughs Chicago comedy festival is just a few months away, and the current lineup boasts over a dozen of some of today's biggest comedians.
Held across 15 locations in the windy city, the 2012 festival sponsored by TBS will take place June 12-17...
(38) Comments | Posted April 8, 2012 | 12:26 PM
Between the Mitt Romney cold open and Fran Drescher in the Zooey Deschanel sketch, more than a few celebrities were lampooned on this weekend's episode of "Saturday Night Live."
There was one, however, that took us by surprise: Taran Killam spoofing Andy Cohen, host of...
(99) Comments | Posted April 8, 2012 | 11:47 AM
After being announced as a featured player just over a week ago, comedian and actress Kate McKinnon made her "Saturday Night Live" debut on last night's episode hosted by Sofia Vergara.
The opening credits were updated to show her as a featured player along with Vanessa Bayer,...
(767) Comments | Posted April 6, 2012 | 8:28 AM
When the General Services Administration came under fire this week for having a lavish, $800,000 conference in Las Vegas on the tax payers' dime, no one was more upset over the scandal than Fox News' Bill O'Reilly.
But it wasn't the commemorative coins, expensive canteens...
(127) Comments | Posted April 6, 2012 | 8:28 AM
The one and only Bill Murray honored his favorite baseball team Thursday by throwing out the first pitch of the season at Wrigley Field before the Cubs played the Washington Nationals.
After being announced, Murray walked onto the field, threw the pitch, waved at the crowd and then...
(9) Comments | Posted April 5, 2012 | 2:49 PM
Popular inebriated web series "Drunk History" might be making its way to television now that Comedy Central has ordered a pilot presentation to be produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy’s Gary Sanchez Productions. Deadline broke the story earlier today.
The series that started...
(2) Comments | Posted April 5, 2012 | 1:47 PM
UPDATE: Comedy Central released details of their partnership with Bonnaroo's comedy lineup today.
According to a press release, the network will produce an "original one-hour compilation stand-up special" out of select performances from Bonnaroo's comedy theater. The special will air in summer 2012.
PREVIOUSLY: The comedy lineup of the...

(5) Comments | Posted May 29, 2012 | 9:39 PM