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Large Comedy Festival Producers Move Into World Of Theater

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.28.2013 | Arts
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NEW YORK — The producers behind one of the largest comedy festivals in the world are launching a new theatrical subsidiary that hopes to become ...

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Annette Bourdeau

Chris Hardwick, Ultimate Nerd, On 'The Walking Dead' And Internet Commenters

HuffingtonPost.com | Annette Bourdeau | Posted 09.19.2012 | TV
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If you have even one nerdy bone in your body, you're probably familiar with Chris Hardwick. The founder of Nerdist Industries has contributed a lot to...

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Patton Oswalt: 'In A Couple Of Years It’s Going To Be F*cking Equal'

Posted 07.29.2012 | Comedy
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The Montreal Just For Laughs comedy festival is wrapping up this weekend, and thanks in no small part to Patton Oswalt, the comedians and industry pro...

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Boston University Student Wins Gig at 'TBS Just For Laughs'

Cody Brotter | Posted 08.19.2012 | College
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Cody Brotter

BU is on a roll this summer. First a sophomore gets named the prettiest girl in America and now a rising senior gets named the funniest college kid in the country.

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Spring Awakening, Taste Of Randolph & More Must-Go Weekend Festivals

Posted 06.15.2012 | Chicago
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With June well under way, Chicago's summer festival season is too--and there's no shortage of events this weekend offering Chi-style fun out in the su...

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PHOTOS: Chicago Comedy Club Opens Doors For Emerging Comics

AP | MICHELLE JANAYE NEALY | Posted 06.13.2012 | Chicago
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CHICAGO -- She may be in the comedy business, but Mary Lindsey runs her club like a drill sergeant, and the young comics spilling in and out of her do...

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Just For Laughs Brings Conan, Sarah, Aziz & More To Chicago

Posted 06.11.2012 | Chicago
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This Tuesday, the TBS Just For Laughs Chicago festival begins, offering just less than a week of knee-slappin' comedy showcases featuring talent rangi...

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Just For Laughs Chicago 2012 Lineup Announced

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 04.11.2012 | Comedy
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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 big...

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WATCH: Free Pugs for Everyone!

Greg Voakes | Posted 06.06.2012 | Comedy
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Greg Voakes

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Criminally Overlooked Albums: The Top Part by John Mulaney

Steven Shehori | Posted 01.08.2012 | Home
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Steven Shehori

Mulaney had modest expectations when The Top Part was released, hoping the disc could serve mostly as a calling card of sorts. "I remember thinking I wanted the biggest picture possible of me on the cover because no one knew who I was."

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WATCH: Why Louis C.K. Throws His Jokes Away

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 10.02.2011 | Comedy
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They say that if you love something, let it go. Until now we didn't realize this also applies to comedy. Comic and "Louie" star Louis C.K. has been...

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WATCH: Marc Maron Honors Greg Giraldo, Robert Schimmel & Mike DeStefano

Posted 09.29.2011 | Comedy
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Just For Laughs, the annual comedy festival held in Montreal, invited "WTF" host Marc Maron to deliver the 2011 Keynote Address. Maron gave the speech...

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Comedian Eugene Mirman on The Interview Show (Video)

Mark Bazer | Posted 08.28.2011 | New York
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Mark Bazer

Comedian Eugene Mirman appeared on The Interview Show to discuss his career, lip-synching a Bill Cosby record for a school book report, giving Pauly Shore a back rub and more.

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Double Entendres at Montreal's Twins Parade

Harmon Leon | Posted 06.14.2012 | Travel
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Harmon Leon

Residents in Montreal were doing double-takes as their French-Canadian streets filled with those who sprang from a single zygote that split and formed two embryos.

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14 Reasons I'm Looking Forward To Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
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Sean L. McCarthy

This year, Apatow is holding a red-carpet premiere of his new movie about comedians, Funny People, at the fest. Will it live up to its often-brilliant online promotional campaign?

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Seeing Stars in Chicago, Just For Laughs

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
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Sean L. McCarthy

Robert Smigel still enjoys sticking his hand into a dog puppet and insulting famous people, particularly now that famous people are on Twitter. Such as Oprah. Yes. He pooped on Oprah.

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