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A Brief History of Jay Leno Almost Killing Himself
Jimmy Fallon would never repeatedly cheat death
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- By JM McNab
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If Comic Book Movies Were Honest (VIDEO)
Superheroes, amirite?
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- By Mark Hill
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The Best Cameos by Famous NBC Personalities in ‘30 Rock’
Thank you, synergy
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- By JM McNab
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The 300-Pound Victorian Fraudster Who Inspired ‘The Simpsons’ Most Polarizing Episode
Many allege Season Nine’s ‘The Principal and the Pauper’ is the exact moment the animated series jumped the shark. But its creator says those critics have it all wrong — including the man whose life he drew upon for the story of Principal Skinner’s true identity
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- By Mike Rampton
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The Forgotten Western Comedy That Harrison Ford Made with Gene Wilder
Long before ‘Shrinking,’ the action star tried his hand at getting laughs with one of the most famous comic performers of the 1970s
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- By JM McNab
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The Best Behind-the-Scenes Comedy Documentaries
Turns out comedians are human beings, too
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- By JM McNab
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‘The Simpsons’: Troy McClure’s 25 Best ‘You Might Remember Me From…’ Projects
Whether educating the world about the dangers of firecrackers, entertaining kids as Christmas Ape, or helping to save Tony Orlando’s house, the hacky ‘Simpsons’ celebrity has done a lot of hilariously bad-sounding films and shows. But here are the ones we’ll definitely never forget
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- By Tim Grierson
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Natasha Lyonne Really, Really Wanted to Play Columbo
Is ‘Poker Face‘ the ‘Natasha Lyonne as Columbo’ show the internet demanded?
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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Slap Bets in ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ Ranked
Not all slaps are created equal. Some slaps fall short in some areas, others in others and there can be only one GOAT (and we’re not talking about Missy)
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- By Amanda Mannen
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A Look at the Groundbreaking Comedies That Came Out of Sundance
Including the single modern movie that made vampires funny
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- By Zanandi Botes
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Phil Hartman’s Big Break Came From Crashing A Groundlings Show
Jon Lovitz recently recalled Phil Hartman’s unorthodox origin story
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- By JM McNab
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Daniel Radcliffe Deserved an Oscar Nomination for ‘Weird’ Dammit
Hollywood screws up the Oscars yet again
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- By JM McNab
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The Funniest Jokes, Lines and Moments from ‘The Menu’
‘You will eat less than you desire and more than you deserve’
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- By Dan Fritschie
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‘Parks and Recreation’: Tom Haverford Business Ideas That Kinda, Sorta Exist in the Real World
Treat yo’ self… to this article
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- By JM McNab
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Foreign Comedies Hollywood Won’t Stop Trying to Remake
They’re currently trying to make ‘Peep Show’ for the fifth time
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- By Zanandi Botes
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