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Dysfunctional Dater #5: Instamacy Issues

Melinda Hill | Posted 04.25.2013 | Comedy
Melinda Hill

I used to think I loved iInternet dating, but then I realized I just loved drinking fancy wine that someone else was financing.

Django Unopened -- My DVD Revelation

Howard Jordan Jr. | Posted 04.24.2013 | Black Voices
Howard Jordan Jr.

I'm mad at the N-word itself. I'm mad at the history around it. I'm mad at the idea of who can, or can't say it, and why.

A Gay Father's Assessment of the New Boy Scout Policy: Compromise Is Good!

William Dameron | Posted 04.24.2013 | Comedy
William Dameron

What we need to do is allow lesbians to become Boy Scout troop leaders and gay men to become Girl Scout troop leaders.

A Visit to the Chatty Dentist

Tom McNichol | Posted 04.23.2013 | Comedy
Tom McNichol

Hi, come on in and sit down. How have you been? It's been awhile since I've seen you. More than six months, I'd guess. Didn't I say, "See you in six months" the last time you were here? I guess you didn't hear that. I'm sure I said it. No problem, get in the chair, open wide and let's take a look.

Make Your Own Restaurant Quality Choking Poster!

Lester & Charlie | Posted 04.23.2013 | Comedy
Lester & Charlie

Whether you're choking on your Dollar-Menu McNuggets -- or your neighbor is gagging on what Michele Bachmann said on FOX News today -- a restaurant-quality choking poster can come in super-handy!

Some More Books: Part 4

James Franco | Posted 04.23.2013 | Entertainment
James Franco

In Concrete Comedy, David Robbins is interested in comedy that engages with the real world. One of his main examples of such an approach is Andy Kaufman. In effect, Robbins is our ambassador in the world of Andy; he allows us to see the artist behind the performance.

8 Reasons I'm Glad There Are No Expanded Gun Background Checks

Blake Henderson | Posted 04.22.2013 | Comedy
Blake Henderson

With a deep enough dive into my life, the government would inevitably come across some of these embarrassingly painful truths -- which would probably disqualify me from gun ownership as well as most other things the Constitution says I can have.

All Breaking News, All the Time

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 04.21.2013 | Comedy
Jeffrey Shaffer

Kyle, stay right there buddy, I promise -- cross my heart -- we'll get back to you really, superquick soon, but it's time for a short commercial break. You're watching News First, where we know that being first isn't everything -- it's the ONLY THING!

Cheech and Chong Take Stoner Tests For 4/20 (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.21.2013 | Comedy
Shira Lazar

Cheech and Chong have been smoking weed consistently since the 1970s, man. So who better to gather on 4/20 and test some of the most famous stereotypes about pot?

An Open Letter to Louis CK

Mallika Dutt | Posted 04.19.2013 | Entertainment
Mallika Dutt

Thank you, Louis C.K., for being an ally -- like Lewis Black -- and challenging inequality and violence in your own way

LA Comedy Shorts Film Fesitval Is Hilarious, Worth the Time

Abe Schwartz | Posted 04.18.2013 | Los Angeles
Abe Schwartz

I attended LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival recently, and while I had zero expectations heading in, it turned out to be one of my most enjoyable film festival experiences in a while.

Get in Line! Here's How It's Done

Greg Schwem | Posted 04.18.2013 | Comedy
Greg Schwem

Welcome to the School of How to Correctly Form a Line. Please find your seats and let's get started. I'd have you all line up, but clearly you are incapable of doing that, which is why you have been ordered to attend this one-day seminar.

Jesus and I Broke Up

Owen Egerton | Posted 04.18.2013 | Books
Owen Egerton

Don't get me wrong. I want the benefits of a committed relationship: the security, the depth, the chance to build my life with someone. But I've been hurt before.

Why We Need Comedy After Tragedy

Lianna Carrera | Posted 04.17.2013 | Comedy
Lianna Carrera

Comedy is the voice of an undercurrent that is constantly asking us to do better. The most tragic moments in my life have provided me with the best material, whether for the stage or writing or for my personal growth.

Six Reasons Why Kim Jong-Un Scares the Sh*t Out of Me

Mark Brennan Rosenberg | Posted 04.17.2013 | Comedy
Mark Brennan Rosenberg

You know me -- I love all of God's children. Unless of course, they're threatening to nuke my country -- to which, I take great offense.

A Jonathan Winters Tale

Buddy Winston | Posted 04.16.2013 | Comedy
Buddy Winston

If you lived in Santa Barbara for the last 30 years there is a good chance that Jonathan Winters was your friend. He knew no strangers, and as he ambled around the upscale pueblo of Montecito it was very likely that he would grant you a JW encounter to cherish forever.

Special of the Day: The Jack Black Roast

Tom Murro | Posted 04.16.2013 | Entertainment
Tom Murro

Last Friday afternoon April 5th, the Hilton in NYC hosted the Friars Club for the roast of Jack Black, which also seemed to double as the Friars Club ear and nose hair convention.

WikiNuggets, Vol.1

Tim Mattingly | Posted 04.16.2013 | Comedy
Tim Mattingly

I would know a whole lot less if Wikipedia didn't exist. A day rarely passes by without something piquing my interest and then suddenly I'm learning all about the mating rituals of porpoises.

Lucy and Dean, or What Makes a TV Star

Peggy Elliott | Posted 04.16.2013 | TV
Peggy Elliott

TV stars were people you felt comfortable inviting into your home -- they were family; you didn't have to clean up for them. They could join you for dinner, or right after dinner with the dirty dishes still stacked up.

Crimes and Misdemeanors Against Nature

Jerry Adler | Posted 04.16.2013 | Comedy
Jerry Adler

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has challenged a recent court ruling finding Virginia's anti-sodomy law unconstitutional ... A three-judge pa...

If Kim Jong-un Ran the Zoo

Spencer Green | Posted 04.16.2013 | Comedy
Spencer Green

The old guys in charge always make me so mad/

They say I'm too young and not tough like my Dad

Put on a Happy Face

Carol E Wyer | Posted 04.15.2013 | Fifty
Carol E Wyer

My mission each day is to attempt to make as many people smile or laugh as I can and I always start each day trying to make my husband laugh.

The Top 5 Stefon Sketches Ever

Hulu.com | Posted 04.12.2013 | Comedy
Hulu.com

Stefon is three years old this month. Sure, he's a hypersexual three-year-old with unstoppable daddy issues who potentially disposes of exes by murdering them and taking them to the Carribean. But he is celebrating a birthday. We should celebrate.

My (Hopefully) Viral Moment With Tiger Woods

Greg Schwem | Posted 04.11.2013 | Comedy
Greg Schwem

I'm hoping Tiger Woods is contending for I can't wait to see his reaction when I duck under the gallery ropes and say, "Mr. Woods (or Tiger; I haven't decided yet), I'm a big fan and I have a great short game. Would you mind if I hit your shot for you?"

Dysfunctional Dater #3: Phoning It In

Melinda Hill | Posted 04.11.2013 | Comedy
Melinda Hill

I was on Match.com -- no applause, please -- and I was leaving the site because my membership was up. I thought before I jumped ship I'd just respond to a few guys who'd messaged me. I thought, "What's the worst that could happen? Live a little." Here is the rundown of exactly what happened: