The Daily Show fans may be sad to see Jon Stewart leaving his coveted seat over at Comedy Central, but it looks like he’s not necessarily vacating the spot light. At least, we hope not. The political comedian recently spoke with Catie Lazarus over on the Employee of the Month podcast – his first interview since announcement his retirement from the famed show – and revealed some other things he’d like to do after leaving his show … like getting back into stand up comedy. Read More »
Why is this happening? We have no idea, but we're thrilled it did. Today, it looks like Michael Bolton has taken a second career outside of selling records and performing his songs to star in humorous Honda commercials, Saturday Night Live skits (okay, just one enjoyable Captain Jack Sparrow bit) and now this random video with Funny or Die. The below piece shows Bolton's "audition" for the famed cult classic Office Space, which, of course, held a character with the same name as the iconic singer. Read More »
Looks like Jon Stewart's Night of Too Many Stars keeps on bringing in the talent and churning out the funny. Whether it be from the Adam Sandler, Bob Barker Happy Gilmore bit or Judd Apatow's newest offer to direct a Vine video for a lucky charity donation winner, the comedy community seems eager to spread the word of autism awareness for the charity Autism Speaks. In this newest video, comedian Amy Schumer performs a fantastic set following the release of the trailer for her first feature film Trainwreck alongside Saturday Night Live player Bill Hader. Read More »
Looking to break into show business? Having Judd Apatow direct your Vine video might be a good start, no? The Knocked Up, 40-Year-Old Virgin and This is 40 director recently made a video with Funny or Die showing his support for the Daily Show host Jon Stewart's Comedy Central fundraiser and telethon, Night of Too Many Stars, which aims at finding a cure for autism. His pledge is to fly the lucky winner to Los Angeles, have them stay at his home (actually... probably not) and direct their Vine video. Read More »
Adam Carolla is certainly no stranger to controversy. The comedian has been rather outspoken in the past about defending what he does for a living and what he says. Having been slapped with allegations of “anti-LGBT” and “homophobic” and racists jokes in the past, Carolla now admits that he’s “done apologizing” for them. In a new interview with HuffPost Live Carolla sat down to discuss his new film Road Hard. And unsurprisingly, he had a lot to say… Read More »
Last night's episode of Saturday Night Live certainly didn't disappoint––and it looks like it had nothing to do with host Chris Hemsworth's looks. Okay, maybe it did a little bit. Okay, a lot... but the NBC sketch series' Empire skit definitely helped quite a bit. Taking on the famed Terrence Howard FOX series – an instant hit for the network – SNL decided to add a little bit of color to the show, particularly with a white guy character played by the one and only Thor star. Read More »
After all these years you’d think Adam Sandler and Bob Barker would have been able to put the past behind – especially for a good cause. But alas, their Happy Gilmore feud continued on this year’s Night of Too May Stars. Hosted by (soon-to-be former) Daily Show host Jon Stewart, the live telethon for Autism awareness gathers a lengthy list of stars together, some might even say “too many,” for a special that encompasses music, donations, and of course, comedy. Read More »
It only took 40 years but China is finally making their own version of Lorne Michaels famed Saturday Night Live. In partnership with Sohu.com Inc., Michaels’ Broadway Video Entertainment will grab a lineup of Chinese comedians and put together a live music and sketch comedy series, replicating the one that has been housed at 11:30 p.m. on NBC since 1975. Read More »
According to "Huffington Post," YouTube sensation, Hajime, pulled a ridiculously hilarious stunt on video, which has now gone viral. Check out the carbon dioxide bubbles flow as Hajime tapes his entire body of Mentos and jumps right into a bathtub full of Diet Coke Zero. Read More »
A very, very bearded Stephen Colbert recently stepped back in front of the camera for a small interview with America magazine's Editor-at-Large Father James Martin to discuss Catholicism. It's the first time we've seen the once upon a time Colbert Report host since he ended his show, and we've got to say: we dig the new look. Colbert's appearance has been talked about for a little while, as he was first spotted out with the beard some time ago. But in this new video we remember just how much we really, really enjoy him, and even more so how much we want him back on television. So, come on, let's get the Late Show with Stephen Colbert up and running soon! Read More »