Janeane Garofalo

Why I'm Glad I Don't Have A Daughter

Dani Klein Modisett | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: 50 Shades of Grey, Janeane Garofalo, El James, Girls, Lena Dunham, Sex and Relationships, Women and Sexuality, Body Image, Raising Girls, Pop Culture, Women and Sex, Confidence, Parents News
Dani Klein Modisett

I am breathing an even deeper sigh of relief that I have boys of late, but my jig has lost its spring. Because even though I don't have a daughter, I've become hyper-aware that you do.

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On the Culture Front: Jeff Mangum Returns to New York, Valentine's Day Cocktails at Michael's, Wit, and Russian Transport

Chris Kompanek | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Cynthia Nixon, Russian Transport, Cocktails, Jeff Mangum, Valentine's Day, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Janeane Garofalo, Wit, Margaret Edson, Bam, Erica Sheffer, Michael's, Santa Teresa 1796, NY Theater, Neutral Milk Hotel, NY Around Town, New York News
Chris Kompanek

Cynthia Nixon is giving a stunning and disarmingly funny performance in Lynne Meadow's revival of Margaret Edson's moving play, Wit.

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Fox News To Female Comedians: Be Sexy

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Video, Olivia Munn, Foxnews Banging Bodies, Patrick Wanis, Sexism, Female Comedians, Melissa Mccarthy, Janeane Garofalo, Foxnews on Female Comedians, Foxnews, Carrie Keagan, Feminism, Sexy Women, Comedy News

At least they didn't say, "No Fat Chicks." FoxNews.com is drawing fire today for suggesting that the time of the "frumpy" female comedian is coming...

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WATCH: Breitbart Tells Unions To 'F**k Off' At Tea Party Convention

Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Breitbart Unions, Video, Steve Stevlic Prostitution, Breitbart Pelosi Bitch, Teacon 2011, Chicago Tea Party, James Hoffa, Andrew Breitbart Teacon, Janeane Garofalo, Breitbart Janeane Garofalo, Unions, Steve Stevlic Chicago Tea Party, Richard Trumka, Chicago News

Andrew Breitbart helped kick off the Chicago Tea Party's TeaCon 2011 Convention in suburban Schaumburg Friday night -- and had some harsh words for un...

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WATCH: Janeane Garofalo Would Prefer To Be Well Liked

Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Video, Janeane Garofalo Olbermann, Tea Party Racism, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Janeane Garofalo Tea Party, Janeane Garofalo, Keith Olbermann Current TV, Tea Party, Janeane Garofalo Keith Olbermann, Countdown, Comedy News

In a Web exclusive interview from the new "Countdown With Keith Olbermann," Janeane Garofalo discusses everything from the cancellation of her new sho...

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WATCH: Trailer For 'Tell Your Friends' Featuring Garofalo, Maron & More

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alt Comedy, Video, Comedy Documentary, Marc Maron, Alternative Comedy, Colin Quinn, Janeane Garofalo, Concert Film, Jim Gaffigan, Reggie Watts, Tell Your Friends, Tell Your Friends Movie, Comedy News

If you're a fan of comedy you've probably heard the phrase "alternative comedy" thrown around, but maybe you've never known exactly what that's suppos...

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Wake Up and Get Real: Janeane Garofalo & Justine Bateman Debate Clipboard Activism

Kelly Cutrone & Justine Bateman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Whole Foods, Wake Up and Get Real, Justine Bateman, Activism, Kelly Cutrone, Janeane Garofalo, Clip Boards, Petitions, Style News
Kelly Cutrone & Justine Bateman

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Two Idiots Walk Into A Bar... (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Funny or Die Idiots, Video, Idiots at a Bar, Zoe Saldana, Kate Bosworth, Kate Bosworth Idiots, Janeane Garofalo, Funny or Die, Comedy News

Classic set up in this sketch from Funny or Die: Two ladies (Kate Bosworth and Zoe Saldana) walk into a bar. Sure they look great. That's not in quest...

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The Onion: Obama Attends The White House Maintenance Staff Annual Dinner (VIDEO)

Morgan Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Janeane Garofalo, The Onion, White House Correspondents Dinner, Funny Videos, The Onion White House Dinner, The Onion Maintenance Staff, The Onion Correspondents Dinner, Video, Comedy News

Amazingly, The Onion had exclusive coverage of the annual White House Maintenance Staff Dinner this year. Luckily, they got great coverage of all the ...

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Janeane Garofalo Speaks Out Against Brazilian Waxing (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Janeane Garofalo Pubic Hair, Janeane-Garofalo-Pit-Hair, Janeane Garofalo, Entertainment News

Janeane Garofalo takes on Brazilian waxing in her new standup special "If You Will," and she explains her anti-pubic grooming stance in a new intervie...

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Janeane Garofalo On Obama vs. McChrystal, Glenn Beck's Douchiness & Justin Bieber's Hair (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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While her career may be varied, covering everything from hosting a radio show to killing in movies like "Wet Hot American Summer," when it comes down ...

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HuffPost Comedy Wants YOU! Submit Your Questions For Janeane Garofalo!

Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comedians, Janeane Garofalo, Comedy News, Jeneane Garofolo Interview, Comedy News

Calling all HuffPost Comedy readers! We need your help. You may have already seen some of the video interviews we have been doing, where we ask your f...

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iSatiristas! Bill Maher, George Carlin, And More Talk Satire And The State Of Comedy (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Dan Abramson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Paul Provenza, Bill Maher, George Carlin, Dan Dion, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Mooney, David Cross, Slidepollajax, Satiristas, Comedy Interviews, Comedy News

In the book iSatiristas!, comedian Doug Stanhope tells interviewer (and fellow comedian) Paul Provenza that to him, "funny" is sitting around a table ...

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Comedians Bring in Big Money at 'I'm With Coco' Haiti Benefit

Alex Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Daily Show, Eugene Mirman, Haiti, I'm With Coco, Dave Attell, Janeane Garofalo, Saturday Night Live, New York, Comedy, Conan O'Brien, Seth Herzog, New York News
Alex Palmer

Who would have thought that a bunch of jokers could scrape together $10,000 for Haiti? That's just what happened as a group of New York's biggest comedians brought out a crowd and their wallets to Comix.

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Comedians Bring In Big Money At "I'm With Coco" Haiti Benefit

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Alex Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake, Daily Show, Haiti, Eugene Mirman, I'm With Coco, Omedy, Dave Attell, Janeane Garofalo, Saturday Night Live, Seth Herzog, New York, Conan O'Brien, New York News

Who would have thought that a bunch of jokers could scrape together $10,000 for Haiti? Surprising even those who planned the "I'm With Coco" Benefit...

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Borowitz: GOP Just Like the Sex Pistols

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Alex Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Borowitz, Jonathan Alter, Calvin Trillin, Gop, Janeane Garofalo, Jeffrey Toobin, New York, Barack Obama, Republicans, Video, New York News

Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit The Republican Party is a lot like the Sex Pistols, according to Andy Borowtiz. No, ...

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Hollywood's Oxymoronic Definition of 'Liberal Tolerance'

Billy Hallowell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Conservative, Liberal, Tolerance, Madonna, Cher, Celebrities, Carrie Prejean, Gallup Poll, Janeane Garofalo, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Billy Hallowell

Why can't people like Perez Hilton, Cher, and Madonna simply be good liberals and accept -- as their self-professed doctrine would ask them to -- that Americans have unique perspectives and life experiences?

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Catching Up With Janeane Garofalo

The Guardian | James Kettle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janeane Garofalo is talking about how it felt to have her head blown off by Trey Parker and Matt Stone in Team America: World Police. "I didn't like t...

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Scientology's 5 Newest Celebrity Recruits: Who Will They Pick Up Next?

Cracked.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Janeane Garofalo, Scientology, Will Smith, Sarah Palin, Comedy News

After he simultaneously impregnated and asexualized Katie Holmes, we're all a little sick and tired of Tom Cruise's Scientology-related antics. Luckil...

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THE 12 SEXIEST COMICS IN AMERICA (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zach Galifianakis, Wyatt Cenac, Kristen Wiig, Sarah Silverman, Daily Show, John Oliver, Amy Sedaris, Hottest Female Comedians, Craig Ferguson, Snl, Janeane Garofalo, Comedienne, Funny, Sexiest Comediennes, Sherri Shepherd, Poll, Jason Jones, Sexiest, Stephen Colbert, Wanda Sykes, Aisha Tyler, Jon Stewart, Mindy Kaling, Sexiest Comedians, Sexiest Women Comedians, Slideshow, Aasif Mandvi, Dave Chappelle, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sexiest Female Comedians, David Letterman, Late Night Shows, Comedy News

This week we asked you who the sexiest comics were on the scene, mostly because we have a thing for funny people. We chose 15 men and 15 women and aft...

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Janeane Garofalo, Alanis Morissette Earth Hour Promos Get Gross (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Janeane Garofalo Pit Hair, Video, Alanis Clips Toenails, Alanis Morissette, Earth Hour, Janeane Garofalo, Green News

Earth Hour, as we've discussed, is a time when many cities around the world will be going dark -- that is turning off lights and other energy-consumin...

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Joe Lieberman's Fake Son, Terrorism, Charlie Rose, Situationist International and BJ's

Sam Seder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Silverman, Satire, Filmmaking, Afghanistan, Sam Seder, Marc Maron, Janeane Garofalo, American Idol, Netroots Nation, David Cross, Comedy, Entertainment News
Sam Seder

Sometime around the inauguration of Bush in 2000, I began to notice that there was not the slightest hint of outrage expressed in or by the media.

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Sundance Saturday: Screenings, Soirees, and Lots of Sir Ben Kingsley

Michelle Kung | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sundance 2008, Brad Anderson, The Wackness, Ben Kingsley, Sundance Film Festival, Emily Mortimer, Secrecy, Amy Redford, The Guitar, Mary-Kate Olsen Ben Kingsley, Janeane Garofalo, Woody Harrelson, Robert Redford, Transsiberian, Entertainment News
Michelle Kung

Directed by Amy Redford - daughter of Sundance founder Robert - the film also features a menage a trois, which the large man sitting behind me loudly whispered was the best part of the movie.

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