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Back to School!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: World of Warcraft, Cool Kids, Comedy and Satire, Einstein, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Satire, Office Jobs, The Office, Pregnancy Pacts, 21 Jump Street, School, Humor and Satire, Comedy, Back to School, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

School isn't so bad when you're making it a better place, like they did in the 80's documentary, 21 Jump Street!

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Zen and the Art of Subway Rage Avoidance

Una LaMarche | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Subway, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, Comedy, Anger Management, New York News
Una LaMarche

In any given subway station in New York City, somebody is always waiting to piss me off.

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The Bush Administration -- a Casablanca Ending (a Short Script)

Ben Berkon | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Barak Obama, John McCain, Casablanca, Laura Bush, Bush Administration, Hillary Clinton, Script, Comedy, Dick Cheney, Comedy News
Ben Berkon

GEORGE:But ever since we separated at that state carnival last year, I said I would never leave you. DICK:And you never will. But I've got a job to do. Where I'm going you can't follow.

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The Agorafabulous Life of Sara Benincasa

Jon Chattman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Westchester, Comedienne, Alaska, Agorafabulous, Mustache, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia, Sara Benincasa, Sketch, Sarah Palin, 30 Rock, Sex, Radio, Two-and-a-Half Men, Cosmo, Snl, Auntie Sara, Tina Fey, Comedy, Talk Show Host, Siriusxm, Comedy News
Jon Chattman

I spoke with Sara Benincasa late last month, and covered everything from the upcoming mustache benefit she's hosting to her rise among the comedic ranks.

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Project Runway Episode 3 Recap: Capital WTF

Una LaMarche | Posted 10.20.2009 | Style

Read More: Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Fashion, Project Runway, Style, Comedy, Style News
Una LaMarche

When the designers arrived at the beach, Tim Gunn is wearing flip flops and no tie, which normally would be a sign of the apocalypse but in this case is a tool to illustrate the challenge.

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Glenn Beck Answers Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire

David Kronke | Posted 10.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Fox News, Glenn Beck, Insanity, Comedy, Vanity Fair, Comedy News
David Kronke

Which historical figure do you most identify with? Frank Caliendo, because he's so gosh-darn funny and his humor is so easy to "understand," if that's a word.

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Happy Labor Day: an Oxymoron

Will Durst | Posted 10.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Holidays, Blue Collar, Baseball, White Collar, Labor Day Weekend, Football, Rodney Dangerfield, Labor Day, Comedy, Comedy News
Will Durst

There are no fireworks to watch or ugly birds to cook or chocolate covered bunnies to steal marshmallows from. Just one Monday off for all those ordinary guys and gals trying to make ends meet.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: The Pros And Pros Of Declaring Bankruptcy

Lesley Stern | Posted 10.19.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Chapter 11, Depression, Lawyers, Larry King, Bankruptcy, Humor, Satire, Economy, Donald Trump, Economic Crisis, Financial Meltdown, Credit Card Debt, Recession, Comedy, Financial Advice, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

It's time to get over the stigma. Bankruptcy is awesome. Once you know the specifics, you'll wish you did it sooner. I know I do.

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Kate Gosselin: Shiny Knives

Ann Carr | Posted 10.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Marriage, Reality TV, Video, Positive Thinking, Ucb, Divorce, Tlc, Entertainment, Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin, Funny Videos, Sketch Comedy, UCB Comedy, Media, Comedy, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Comedy News
Ann Carr

Kate Gosselin on marriage, family and the benefits of creative visualization. written, filmed, performed, edited by Ann Carr...

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Chopsticks and Sarah Palin

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Alaska, Comedy, Satire, Sarah Palin, Home News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Sarah Palin is planning to make her first trip to Asia in September. The former governor of Alaska, and Republican vice presidential candidate, says ...

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Politicians Descend On Senator Kennedy's Funeral

Duncan Quirk | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy Dead, Ted Kennedy Dies, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, George W. Bush, President Obama, Obama, Comic, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy Funeral, Hillary Clinton, President Bush, Comedy, Jack Nicholson, President Clinton, Comics, Comedy News
Duncan Quirk

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Ted Kennedy Goes Out On A Laugh

Scott Blakeman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Health Care Reform, Ted Kennedy Memorial Service, Comedy, Healthcare, Ted Kennedy, Kennedy, Comedy News
Scott Blakeman

Although he accomplished more than any Senator in history, the quality of his that has been referred to the most is Kennedy's great, bellowing laugh, and his wonderful mischievous sense of humor.

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Project Runway Episode 2 Recap: Hot Pregnant Messes

Una LaMarche | Posted 09.28.2009 | Style

Read More: Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Project Runway Lifetime, Fashion, Project Runway, Comedy, Project Runway Recap, Rebecca Romijn Project Runway, Project Runway Heidi Klum, Project Runway Season 6, Project Runway Season 6 Episode 2, Project Runway Maternity Challenge, Nina Garcia Project Runway, Nina Garcia, Kanye West Glasses, Style News
Una LaMarche

This week, Heidi presents the designer challenge: create a form-fitting, "pregnancy-chic" outfit. As opposed to, I guess, something that would make her look dumpy and whale-sized. In case anyone was confused.

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Why Am I Following You On Twitter?

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 09.28.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Funny, Crushes, Comedians, Twitter, Stand-Up Comedy, Comedy, Sexy, Celebrities, Comedy News
Sean L. McCarthy

My friends here at HuffPost recently posted a list of 50 funny people to follow on Twitter, and hearing all the thank-yous and hey-what-about-mes that followed, I wondered why I follow 436 people.

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Kate Gosselin: Keeping It Real (VIDEO)

Ann Carr | Posted 09.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Video, Tlc, Divorce, Ucb, Entertainment, Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin, Sketch Comedy, Upright Citizens Brigade, Media, Comedy, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Comedy News
Ann Carr

In this first installment of Kate Gosselin: Keeping It Real, Kate explains that Jon can't read, speak or write and that no, she doesn't do that banana thing...except not a banana.

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Play the Game: Marketing a Senior Sex Comedy

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Doris Roberts, Independent Film, Senior Sexuality, Andy Griffith, Play the Game, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Play the Game is the little independent film that could. When the romantic comedy tested in Florida, a one-week engagement turned into a three-month run, earning almost $400,000.

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Mike Birbiglia Talks Red Carpets, His Awkwardness, And Dust-Bustering In His Sleep

Rip Empson | Posted 09.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Awkward, Sleepwalk With Me, Two Drink Mike, Stand-Up, Theater, Storytelling, Mitch Hedberg, Nathan Lane, Dog Years, Justin Long, Steven-Wright, Michael Cera, Seth Barrish, Comedians, Paper Heart, Comedy Central, Awkwardness, The Late Show With David Letterman, Mike Birbiglia, Sleepwalking, My Secret Public Journal Live, This American Life, Publicity, Comedy News, Comedy, Drama-Desk, Home News
Rip Empson

Whenever people say, 'wait, how come you're not funny?' Or something like that, I'm always like, 'if I said to you casually the stuff that I say on stage, it would get really uncomfortable.'

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How Not to Interview a Famous Person

Una LaMarche | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Larry Flynt, Ludacris, Martin-Freeman, Comedy, Celebrities, Celebrities and Their Publicists, Interviewing Celebrities, Tourette Syndrome, Celebrity Interviews, Publicists, Entertainment News
Una LaMarche

There is the fantasy that during an interview, a celebrity will totally spark with you and you will become BFFs and/or lovers, and the interview will just fly because you are having so much fun. No.

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Christ Begins Making Online Endorsements

eSarcasm | Posted 09.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Religion, Comedy and Satire, Christ, Jesus Christ, Comedy, Satire, Spiritual Satire, Esarcasm, Comedy News
eSarcasm

"I figured, what the hell?" said the King of Kings in a statement issued this morning via a spokesangel. "I find many of the stories on that site divinely amusing."

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Bernanke Gets Reappointed; Is Kinda Bummed

Duncan Quirk | Posted 09.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: U.S. Economy, Comics, Economy, Bernanke, Economic Crisis, Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, Comedy, Comedy News
Duncan Quirk

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New Protest Signs at Town Hall Rallies

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Rush Limbaugh, George Orwell, Media, Barack Obama, Fascism, Military, Sean Hannity, Health, Protest, Health Care Reform, Racism, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Socialism, Medicare, Tea Party, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Bill O'Reilly, Comedy, Politics News
Robbie Gennet

If you haven't seen them, some clever folks started showing up at these town hall protests with faux signs that make light of these Fox-fed people ranting and raving about Nazis and whatnot.

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Omri Marcus | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Army, Humor, Satire, Parody, Mobile Phones, Idf, Cellphones, Israeli Airstrikes, Israel, Comedy, Israelis Palestinians, Arab-Israeli Conflict, FUnny Commercial, Israle Army Wall Commercia, Israel Wall, Israel Video, Israeli Wall Commercial, Troops Play Football, Funny Videos, World News, Cellcom Israel Commercial, Israel Football Wall, Commercial Football Israel, Controversial Israeli Commercial, Controversial Commercial, Israeli Controversial Cell Phone Ad, Palestinian West Bank, Best Commercials, Israeli Army, International Criminal Court, Israeli Patrol, Israeli Commercial, Cellcom Ad, Cell Phone Commercial, Controversial Cellcom Ad, Cellcom Commercial Wall, Cellcom Ad Wall, Cellcom Ads, Cellcom Commercial Controversy, Israel Commercial, Israeli Cell Phone Commercial, Controversial Cell Phone Ad, Cellcom Israel Video Wall, Israeli Commercial Wall Football, Wall Commercial, INternational Criminal Court Rules Wall Illegal, Israel Cellcom Commercial Wall, World News
Omri Marcus

Palestinians were furious to discover that now not only Fox News ignores their side -- but now even during commercial breaks are they invisible.

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Riches to Rags: Hollywood Cashes in on the Recession

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 09.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Kelsey Grammar, Kelsey Grammar 'Hank', Humor, Anna Feris, Humor and Comedy, TV Shows, David Hyde Pierce, Tv Programming, Comedy and Satire, Ian McKellen, Upcoming Tv Shows, Judy Dench, Satire, Midseason Tv, Megan Mullally, Ryan Seacrest, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

On "Real Estate," a former house-flipper, Samantha Drake (played by the always fabulous Megan Mullally!) learns that life's not always just a bed of perfectly landscaped roses!

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All Hail the Felonious Ex-Con -- Michael Vick

Paul Mecurio | Posted 09.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Killing, Michael Vick Jail, Animal Cruelty, Peta, The Eagles, Football, Quarterback, Michael Vick Animal Cruelty, Michael Vick Prison, Philadelphia Eagles, Paws, Dick Cheney, Murder, Sports, Nfl, Philly, Charles Manson, Entertainment News, Michael Vick Dogfighting, Michael Vick, Nfl Draft, Comedy, Torture, Bengals, Comedy News
Paul Mecurio

Vick has paid his debt to society. Yes, he practiced killing and torture and violated the code of conduct he was sworn to uphold. That doesn't make him a monster. That makes him Dick Cheney.

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Breaking! Transcript of 2004 Bush Cabinet Threat-Level Discussion!

Sean Carman | Posted 09.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Maureen Dowd, Norm-Mineta, War on Terror, Tom Ridge, Arianna Huffington, Comedy, George W. Bush, Comedy News
Sean Carman

Mr. CHENEY: Fear is our strongest political currency. I think of the wires connected to my heart, and the cold metal case in my chest keeping me alive. How can we make people afraid?

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