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Lizz Winstead, Lady Parts Justice blend comedy and activism at Golden Probe Awards (Interview)

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Lady Parts Justice League, founded by Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead, will unveil the second annual Golden Probe Awards this weekend from the historic Town Hall theater in New York City. The satirical award show seeks to raise awareness about legislators restricting women’s reproductive rights by nominating local politicians for tongue-in-cheek awards like Best Original Science or Best Adaptation of Reality. The event had all the trappings of a real

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Pete Holmes new HBO special has a premiere date

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Pete Holmes is crashing HBO with a new hourlong stand-up special Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean. The You Made It Weird podcast host will tape the special at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland. Naturally, go where the weirdos roam. Holmes, who recently celebrated the birth of his first child Lila in September, has been on a tear with HBO. He began his relationship with the premium subscription channel in 2016 with

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Sarah Silverman says Louis C.K. masturbated in front of her; sister says ‘Me Too’

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Sarah Silverman has had a wild 24 hours after she made comments about Louis C.K. and his propensity to whip it out in front of female comedians. Silverman went on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show Monday morning and made shared that C.K. used to consensually masturbate in front of her. The former Louie star admitted last November that the accusations of his sexual misconduct were true. While he confirmed the events

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Amy Schumer pregnant in sneaky Instagram announcement

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Amy Schumer and her husband, chef Chris Fischer, are expecting a baby. The pregnant Schumer made a very mysterious Instagram post Monday afternoon. The image featured the heads of her and her husband with the bodies of Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex (the royal couple recently announced their pregnancy and seems like the I’m Pretty star is dropping hints for future playdates). The caption told fans she’d be

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Pete Davidson tells Judd Apatow why he is America after Ariana Grande break-up

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Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson has finally broken his silence on his break-up with pop star Ariana Grande. The 24-year-old comedian co-hosted Judd & Pete for America, a fundraising event Davidson and Judd Apatow threw for Swing Left at Largo at the Coronet in West Hollywood. Davidson told the crowd: “Well, as you could tell, I don’t want to be here. There’s a lot going on. Does anybody have

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The Laughspin Interview with Jason Salmon (Exclusive Tracks)

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Jason Salmon operates on one principle: If it’s funny, it’s funny. Unlike comedy purists, the engineer-turned-actor-turned-comedian is not above altering his jokes if he finds them to be too offensive. He ultimately arrives at the same decision in an end-around fashion that doesn’t involve morals, political correctness, or empathy for those offended by jokes. Salmon, whose album Force of Nature debuts October 23, wants everyone in the room to be brought

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Bill Cosby court motion denied (again)

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Comedian Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction has been denied, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Earlier this month, Cosby asked Judge Steven O’Neill to recuse himself and overturn a key February 2016 ruling in which he found that Cosby’s due process rights were not being violated in prosecuting him despite an alleged non-prosecution agreement from then-Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor. On Wednesday the court denied Cosby’s

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Nathan For You business ideas were more brilliant than we gave it credit

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Nathan for You will not be returning for a fifth season. Fans of the cult hit are taking the news especially hard since the recent season finale was a critical darling. Over four seasons, comedian Nathan Fielder “tried to help” local businesses with his quirky and often outright insane ideas. Most famously, Fielder made national news when he tried to rename a local coffee shop “Dumb Starbucks,” but many of

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5 mistakes that will tank your indie comedy show

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Emily Winter is a stand-up comedian, writer, and producer based out of New York City. She runs three Time Out NY Critics’ Pick comedy shows in Brooklyn: BackFat Variety, Comedy at Rose Gold, and Side Ponytail. Last year, she co-created WHAT A JOKE, a nationwide anti-Trump comedy festival with shows in over 20 cities that raised more than $50K for the ACLU. In early 2018, I began recording a miniseries podcast called How

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Lewis Black, Kathleen Madigan fed up in new Audible album

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Lewis Black has had enough of America. Donald Trump is still president. An alleged sexual harasser was just named to the Supreme Court. Republicans are still trying to take away Social Security and affordable health care. So Black and his longtime partner Kathleen Madigan decided to leave the U.S. and spend some time with our friendly neighbors to the north. The result is the duo’s latest comedy album, Lewis and

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