Dave Chappelle is one of the most respected stand-up comedians of our time and this year he was the recipient… MORE
Watch Dave Chappelle’s acceptance speech for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor appeared first on The Laugh Button…
For a 13th year, the New York Comedy Festival will start its week with its biggest and best event: Stand Up For Heroes. The annual event raises money and awareness for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, named for the ABC News correspondent who sustained a li…
Continue ReadingLast month Jon Stewart went before a House committee and basically shamed the half-empty room into doing what they should’ve… MORE
Jon Stewart now has to shame the Senate for continuing to block the 9/11 First Responders Bill appeared …
Jon Stewart has long been an advocate for the 9/11 first responders and the Victims Care Fund (VCF) so they… MORE
Watch Jon Stewart berate Congress for not approving funds for 9/11 First Responders appeared first on The Laugh Button.
You’ve perhaps seen plenty of lists ranking the top things, events and people of 2018, but what about the best stuff ever? The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv, Israel, not only opened an exhibition this year devoted to J…
Continue ReadingStephen Colbert was joined by Jon Stewart for a pre-recorded segment of Late Show. Colbert started the show announcing that he was still on Thanksgiving break, “I think in the Carribean.” He then introduces the special episode’s format: his friends and celebrity guests will turn the tables to interview him. While the show features several celebrity guest hosts to grill Colbert “in the hot seat” such as Neil Degrasse Tyson
Continue ReadingThe Madison Square Garden Company and the Garden of Dreams Foundation are proud to announce the return of Garden of Laughs – the successful bi-annual all-star comedy benefit that has raised nearly $5 million so far. The 2019 show, hosted by Steve Schir…
Continue ReadingThe Madison Square Garden Company and the Garden of Dreams Foundation are proud to announce the return of Garden of Laughs – the successful bi-annual all-star comedy benefit that has raised nearly $5 million so far. The 2019 show, hosted by Steve Schir…
Continue ReadingThe Late Show w/Stephen Colbert is still on hiatus for Thanksgiving, but rather than just air some reruns they opted… MORE
Jon Stewart flipped the table around and interviewed Stephen Colbert on last night’s “Late Show” app…
Even the biggest comedy stars have to start somewhere. Local commercials, made-for-TV movies (before “special television events” were a thing), and brief character arcs on shows can be important first steps in long careers. Especially local commercials. Thankfully for major celebrities, those credits don’t appear on IMDB. We had to do a little digging. From the silly to the surprising, Laughspin is rounding up a list of our favorite first
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