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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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Oscars 2024: Was Jimmy Kimmel Better Than No Host?
Amidst declining viewership and droning runtimes, Kimmel opened the Oscars with a mixed bag and a memorable statement
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- By Keegan Kelly
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Josh Brolin Was An Out-of-Nowhere Great ‘SNL’ Host
Like his Marvel uber-baddie Thanos, Brolin was inevitable
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- By Matt Solomon
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A Real Life Nun Claimed That ‘Sister Act’ Stole Her Life Story
Minus the ‘hiding from the mob’ part
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- By JM McNab
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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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‘Rick and Morty’ Fans Debate Abradolf Lincler’s ‘Testicle Situation’
What’s the clone of Abraham Lincoln and Adolf Hitler packing in his genetically conflicted jockstrap?
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- By Keegan Kelly
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Janeane Garofalo Hated Her Puppet Character in ‘Team America’
‘They had my character say things like, ‘I just repeat what I read in the newspaper as my own opinion’’
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- By Matt Solomon
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One ‘SNL’ Cast Member’s Audition Made His Mom Take Up Smoking
‘You do your best stand-up that you’ve worked on so hard to zero laughs’
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- By Matt Solomon
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Dana Carvey’s Oscar Parody Was ‘The Most Racist Sketch Ever Committed to Tape’
‘The Dana Carvey Show’ had its ups and its downs. Way down…
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- By JM McNab
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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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Why Billy Crystal is the Juiciest Role in the ‘SNL’ History Movie
Things didn’t go so ‘mahvelous’ back in 1975
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- By JM McNab
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