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People Are Asking A.I. to Roast Them for Some Reason
Low-Self-Esteem Twitter tries to teach robots how to ridicule human beings
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- By Keegan Kelly
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Conan O’Brien’s Friends Thought He Actually Died During ‘Hot Ones’
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- By Keegan Kelly
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This Summer’s Hottest Pop Star Is Bart Simpson’s Niece
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- By Keegan Kelly
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Rob McElhenney Roasts Jerry Seinfeld’s Mindless Cancel Culture Take
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- By Keegan Kelly
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
Rainn Wilson Is Sick of ‘Office’ Fans’ Jell-O Pranks
‘I hope people cool it with the Jell-O jokes’
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- By Matt Solomon
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Is This What Jerry Seinfeld Had in Mind for His ‘Pop-Tart’ Promotional Tour?
Nothing’s less funny than Seinfeld’s comedy lectures
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- By Matt Solomon
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‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ Was Nearly Erased by the BBC
Videotapes don’t grow on trees, okay?
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- By JM McNab
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The Forgotten Abortion Controversy Surrounding ‘Knocked Up’
Seth Rogen’s most controversial comedy didn’t involve North Korea
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- By JM McNab
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Here Are the Comics John Mulaney Thinks Are Funnier Than Him
Hint: He wrote for three of them
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- By Matt Solomon
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‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘The Contestant’ and ‘Hacks’ Expose the Scary Side of Comedy
Five ways these new and returning TV projects dramatize the stress and possible peril comics can face while doing their jobs
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- By Tara Ariano
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Carrie Fisher Tried to Get Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
George Lucas refused to cast The Blues Brothers as aliens
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- By JM McNab
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Jeff Bridges Is Anti-De-Aging in Movies Ever Since ‘Tron’ Turned Him Into Bill Maher
Bridges found his digital de-aging in ‘Tron: Legacy’ to be completely uncanny and profoundly unfunny
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- By Keegan Kelly
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This Heckler Rattled Jerry Seinfeld for 30 Years With Just Two Words
In 1993, a bored Bostonian shouted a roast so brief and so hurtful that Seinfeld still can’t forget the shame
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- By Keegan Kelly
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Martin Short and Steve Martin Say That This Is the Secret to Their Relationship
A healthy 38-year friendship is built on a rock-solid foundation of respect, humor and rumors
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- By Keegan Kelly
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