Jon Stewart is making the rounds to promote, Night Of Too Many Stars which premieres this weekend live on HBO… MORE
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Season 2 of Crashing is set to premiere on January 14th on HBO and with this brand new trailer that… MORE
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The fallout from CK’s sexual misconduct accusations has begun, with HBO dropping his shows and colleagues condemning a man once hailed as a genius
When Louis CK first attempted standup comedy, at a 1985 open mic night in Boston, it was a disaster. He had a five-minute slot but only two minutes of material.
“It was horrible,” he told NPR 30 years later. “My whole throat constricted and … I heard this roaring in my ears. My eyes were watering. My heart was pounding, and I couldn’t control myself. And I just felt like a pile of garbage. And then I kept doing it.”
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Continue ReadingThere’s… Johnny! is a show that’s already had an interesting life even before this trailer dropped today. The Hulu show… MORE
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Three of Comedy Central’s biggest properties will have holiday specials this season, and all of them will pay tribute to… MORE
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Three of Comedy Central’s biggest properties will have holiday specials this season, and all of them will pay tribute to… MORE
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Three of Comedy Central’s biggest properties will have holiday specials this season, and all of them will pay tribute to… MORE
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In his never ending battle to roast everything in the world, Jeff Ross is roasting The Border. Ross is bringing… MORE
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Is it ever OK for comedians to joke about sexual assault? Is there such a thing as ‘too soon’? Margaret Cho, Doug Stanhope, David Cross and other fearless comics on the fine line between funny and offensive
Last month, as accusations against Harvey Weinstein began to flood in, James Corden stepped on stage at a black-tie event in Los Angeles and joked about the film producer’s alleged sexual assaults. “It’s a beautiful night here in LA,” he said. “So beautiful, Harvey Weinstein has already asked tonight up to his hotel to give him a massage.”
Two days later, after a barrage of criticism, Corden apologised. He is one of many comedians who have attempted to engage with a contentious topic only to have the move wildly backfire. It requires huge skill to take on a taboo subject and even then it’s still a minefield. Lenny Bruce was arrested many times for breaking obscenity laws, for saying things like “jack me off” and “motherfucker”. He was eventually convicted in 1964. One routine, which suggested that men will cop off with anything, included the phrase “go come in a chicken”. In 2003, he received a posthumous pardon.
I don’t say ‘faggot’ any more – even though I have defended the use of it in the past
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Continue ReadingCheck out this clip from Hari Kondabolu’s upcoming truTV documentary, The Trouble With Apu a documentary where the comedian examines… MORE
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