Comedy
Finishing Second in A Comedy Competition Fueled Marc Maron’s Career
In 1988, Maron was the runner-up at a Boston radio station’s comedy competition — it’s all been uphill from there
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- By Keegan Kelly
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Frank Oz ‘Shocked’ That ‘Sesame Street’ Has Gotten Too Political
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- By Matt Solomon
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Oscars 2024: Was Jimmy Kimmel Better Than No Host?
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- By Keegan Kelly
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
Why George Carlin Never Wanted to Be Compared to Lenny Bruce
‘It’s difficult enough for a young person to put his soul on the line in front of a lot of drunken people without having that hanging over his head’
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- By Matt Solomon
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Early Craig Ferguson Comedy Was Hardcore Punk
Probably the only comic who also was the drummer for Bastards From Hell
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- By Matt Solomon
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How in the World Did the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival Find Itself $22.5 Million in the Hole?
The largest international comedy festival in the world faces a mind-bogglingly massive bankruptcy
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- By Keegan Kelly
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‘Alpha King’ Backtracks Fast After Matt Rife Reportedly Considers Legal Action
‘It’s satire! It’s jokes!’
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- By Matt Solomon
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Hank Hill’s Most Endearingly Naive Moments on ‘King of the Hill’
Hank’s most gullible moments made some of the best jokes in ‘King of the Hill’ history possible
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- By Keegan Kelly
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Dave Attell Had A ‘Three Strikes’ Rule With Audiences Before He’d Attack
Negative audiences just make Attell attack even harder
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- By Matt Solomon
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The Steve Martin Documentary Trailer Implies That He Was the Only Non-Political Comedian of the 1960s
In an era of unrest and protests, audiences lined up around the block just to watch one wild and crazy guy
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- By Keegan Kelly
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Kevin Hart Says Backlash to Homophobic Jokes Was ‘Necessary and Needed’
‘It’s okay to take a step back and to be educated’
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- By Matt Solomon
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David Spade Commends Netflix Boss Ted Sarandos for Backing Dave Chappelle
‘We’re comics. We like that’
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- By Matt Solomon
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John Mulaney’s Ex-Wife Anna Marie Tendler’s Memoir Focuses on Bad Men. Wonder Who It Could Be About?
In the multimedia artist’s upcoming book ‘Men Have Called Her Crazy,’ Tendler takes aim at a certain ‘source of heartbreak and rage’
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- By Keegan Kelly
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Paul Mooney Believed Michael Richard’s Racist Rant Was a Godsend
‘Everybody wants to say that it’s just Michael Richards, but it’s everyone’
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- By Matt Solomon
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