It's a constant debate amongst the left and right: climate change. On Friday night's episode of Real Time, host Bill Maher welcomed in Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. And if you don't know, the two have complete opposite opinions on the issue. Maher believes it's the thing we should be talking about, and Santorum, well, disagrees. Regardless, the two decided to get together on the HBO series to hash out their differences. Read More »
Dealing with difficult people is unfortunately something we'll all have to do at some point throughout our lives. Luckily, there are a couple of New York comedians who are helping us get through those tough times and move on from those personalities. Of course, given the fact that we're talking about Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner, you might have to take their advice lightly – you know, considering that they themselves might be a perceived as a tad difficult on the new Hulu series Difficult People. Read More »
From the director of the Austin Powers movies, HBO recently aired the first season finale of political satire, "The Brink." This is the prefect opportunity to look back on episode 1-10, as Walter Larson (Tim Robbins), Rafiq Massoud (Aasif Mandvi), and Alex Talbot (Jack Black) tried to prevent World War III. Read More »
Republican candidate Ted Cruz, who is cut-and-dry against both gay marriage and Planned Parenthood, recently invited thousands of evangelical pastors to participate in a conference call where he slammed both. Not long after this went down, comedian Joe Rogan blasted Cruz on his podcast. Read More »
The oh-so-hilarious Hulu comedy series Difficult People, starring the likes of comedians Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner, has officially been picked up for a second season. The Amy Poehler executive-produced online series stars the two as up-and-coming comics who are trying to manage their way through living life in New York City. Unfortunately, they're pretty difficult people themselves ... dealing with difficult people. Read More »
So, just what do you think of Miley Cyrus? Hold up, before you answer you might want to make sure the person asking you isn't Miley Cyrus. That's exactly what went down during Wednesday night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The upcoming VMAs host went down to Hollywood Blvd disguised as an Australian reporter and asked passersby what they thought of her. And, well, most of the answers weren't so twerk-tastic. Read More »
The birthplace for many notable comedians and improvisers, Second City Improv Theater, located in Chicago, suffered a loss today when a fire raged through their offices in Old Town. Read More »
If you're a sufferer of bulimia, comedian Howie Mandel was not your friend on Tuesday night's episode of America's Got Talent. Mandel reportedly made light of the disease during a performance from fan-favorited performer Stevie Starr, a "professional regurgitator" – a guy who makes a living by swallowing things and regurgitating them back up. And, well, Twitter wasn't having it. Read More »