How Laff Records helped diversify the 60s stand-up scene

Pray To Booty. Big Dead Dick. There’s a Mouse in My Pants! While these could be the latest trending videos on… MORE

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How Laff Records helped diversify the 60s stand-up scene

Pray To Booty. Big Dead Dick. There’s a Mouse in My Pants! While these could be the latest trending videos on… MORE

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The upcoming Ren & Stimpy documentary teaches us the origins of the LOG commerical

Last week we reported that a new documentary was in the works to discuss the cultural impact of the iconic… MORE

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Ari Shaffir tells us all about his latest pair of specials, “Double Negative: Children” and “Double Negative: Adulthood”

When Ari Shaffir announced the release of his latest specials, Double Negative: Children and Double Negative: Adulthood — streaming now on Netflix… MORE

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Broad City talks politics (and takes some very 90s-inspired photos) for Nylon’s latest cover story

The babes of Comedy Central’s Broad City — Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer — are on the cover of next month’s Nylon magazine, alongside… MORE

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Dark Comedies Revisited: “Death at a Funeral”

Funerals are a rather strange thing. Here we are, having to grieve openly out in public, surrounded by people we… MORE

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Sasheer Zamata on why she loves being behind the scenes and what she’s up to this summer

Sasheer Zamata deserves a summer off — after just under four seasons as a Saturday Night Live cast member (check out some… MORE

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Funny Music Friday: The endlessly clever tunes of “The Singing Patient,” Carla Ulbrich

Every other Friday, we’ll explore one of comedy’s underrepresented — but thriving! — genres: musical comedy. From artists who cut… MORE

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From “Book of Mormon” to “Oh, Hello”: Why Broadway needs to embrace modern comedy

With their outstanding two-hander Oh, Hello (based on the recurring sketch from Kroll’s self-titled sketch series) comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney… MORE

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T.J. Miller proves once and for all he’s the master of the absurd in his new special “Meticulously Ridiculous”

T.J. Miller does not give a f*ck. Not one. Not even a f*ck of the flying variety. Zero. F*cks. It’s… MORE

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