Dane Cook

Planes Raises Intriguing Questions About the Implications of Airplane Sentience

'Women of L.A.': Six Questions for the Creators of the Controversial Online Video That Deems L.A. Women Superficial

See also: *10 Bars Most Likely to Get You Laid in L.A. *Top 10 Bars With the Hottest Women in L.A. *What's It Like to Watch 10,000 Cat Videos? Ask Kate Hill Jamie Abrams and DJ Lubel are either comedy geniuses, bitter mysogynists or something in between. Regardless of the label you feel is most app ... More >>

Laugh Factory's 33rd Annual Thanksgiving Day Feast

Madeleine Brand Out at KPCC: Alex Cohen Slides Into Role Next to A. Martinez

So, um, KPCC (89.3 FM) bumps the beloved Patt Morrison from her afternoon show in part to make way for a much-ballyhooed program, "Brand Martinez," built around host Madeleine Brand. In the process Angelenos got, from the most expensive "listener-supported" station ever, canned "world news" from th ... More >>

Burn! 10 Questions with Jeff Ross About His New Comedy Central Show

Comic Jeff Ross' balls are as big as his mouth, which is on fire every week on his new Comedy Central show, The Burn with Jeff Ross, where he rips "the world a new asshole, one crack at a time." You probably know Ross as the Roastmaster General, the network's go-to-guy for its annual celeb roasts wh ... More >>

Mel Brooks Meets Al Fresco

Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds and Nico Vega's Aja Volkman-Reynolds' Weirdly Perfect Romance

The rock and roll fairy tale has more to do with booze-fueled, groupie-filled nights than it does babies and happily-ever-after romances. But for Dan Reynolds and Aja Volkman-Reynolds, the latter is proving to be true. At first glance the pair are a bit of an odd couple, Reynolds towering over Vol ... More >>

Dane Cook Talks About Playing a German Writer Who Loves Pigeons in The Producers at the Hollywood Bowl

His 2005 platinum-selling album, Retaliation, was the most successful comedy bow since Steve Martin's 1978 classic, A Wild and Crazy Guy. He's also experienced more than his fair share of backlash and personal tragedy. Now, before co-starring with Jeffrey Tambor in this fall's NBC sitcom Next Caller ... More >>

Gerhard Becker, German Architect, Charged With Manslaughter After His Hollywood Mansion Collapses on L.A. Firefighter

A huge procession was held downtown in memory of L.A. firefighter Glenn Allen.​Almost exactly one year ago, Los Angeles was stricken by the death of veteran firefighter Glenn Allen. While fighting a midnight mansion fire in the Hollywood Hills, the roof collapsed under 61-year-old Allen's feet ... More >>

Answers to Nothing Review

The Funniest Man in Highland Park

MySpace, Virtual Ghost Town, to be Sold For Fraction of its Cost This Week

​Update: Justin Timberlake signs on as a co-owner and creative director. Earlier: It's a done deal, with the Wall Street Journal reporting today that Specific Media made the purchase for between $30 and $40 million and that it plans to cut the 500 person MySpace workforce in half. What becom ... More >>

Glenn Allen, L.A. City Firefighter, Becomes Grandfather One Day After Dying in House Fire

Glenn Allen, former L.A. firefighter and soon-to-have-been grandpa​Here's a bittersweet hero's story to begin what's shaping up to be one downright chilly President's Day in Los Angeles. As we reported last week, L.A. city firefighter Glen Allen died around noontime Friday at Cedars-Sinai Med ... More >>

L.A. Firefighter Cut From Beneath Collapsed Roof of Dane Cook's Former Hollywood Mansion With Chainsaw; Now 'Fighting for Life'

Virtual GlobetrottingDane Cook territory, in better days​Update: The firefighter, Glenn Allen, was declared dead at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, February 18 -- a tragic end to a heroic 38-year career. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa lowered city flags to half-staff and said, "My thoughts and prayers are w ... More >>

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Talking the Pith Out of Kathy Griffin

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Talking the Pith Out of Kathy Griffin

Dane Cook's Vanessa Hudgens Crack: Standup Won't Stand Down

Video: MTVIt has all the signposts of a career-defining battle royale. Rarely funny comedian Dane Cook ribbed Vanessa Hudgens from the stage of the Teen Choice Awards, held in L.A. Sunday. Hudgens, the young star of High School Musical, recently became the latest female celebrity to have nude phot ... More >>

Last Night: Flight of the Conchords at the Greek Theater

Timothy NorrisFlight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords at the Greek Theater, May 24 Comedy greats come in two's. Abbott and Costello. Rowan and Martin. Wayland and Madame. Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords are not only a twosome, but they're also the "fourth most ... More >>

LA People 2009: The Lovable Douche Bag — Parks and Recreation's Aziz Ansari

Buddies with Kanye, filming with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan, the standup guy is making his name as Amy Poehler's new right-hand man

'Tis the Season To Give Blood!

No More Whining in 2009!

What to do in L.A., Dec. 26-Jan. 1

¡Ask a Mexican!: Aztlan and Destino Manifesto

Selling Out With the Foo Fighters and Smashing Pumpkins for Corporate Cash

Movie Reviews: Choke, August Evening, Eagle Eye, Nights in Rodanthe

Also, Freebird, The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela and more

Katy Perry, Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna and Ghetto Gloss at the Clubhouse

Joe Wilson

Standup guy

Air-Guitar God: Greg Behrendt Rattles On

Steven Conrad's The Promotion: It's a Wonderful Supermarket

Parable about two men stuck in the middle of America's socioeconomic ladder marks screenwriter's directorial debut

People. People Who Need Laughter...

What to do in L.A., May 16-22

Film Reviews: Rails & Ties, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains

Dan in Reel Life

Cobbled together from better movies, Steve Carell’s latest is strike two

Film Reviews: Angels in the Dust, Hannah Takes the Stairs, Trade

Also The Game Plan, Feast of Love, The Rape of Europa and more

Film Reviews: The Last Winter, The Jane Austen Book Club

Also Resident Evil: Exintction, Over the GW, Sea of Dreams, Sydney White and more

Movie Reviews: Day Watch, Mr. Brooks, Paprika

Also reviews of Bamako, The Devil Came on Horseback, Golden Door and more

Bond and Gagged

Why Daniel Craig had a far better weekend than either Michael Richards or Phillippe’s flack

Tasty Tidbits From Hollywood's Frenzied Fall

Borat slumps, Dubya dies, Fields goes free and Lansing dishes?

Film Reviews

Steve Byrne

Stalin's Bride, the Twelve Chairs

A Mexican and an Irishman Walk Into a Bar...

Dead End Kids, Celebrity Air and Scandinavians — Especially Norwegians

Balls Out

Dane Cook does whatever it takes to make you laugh