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Gibson Amphitheatre To Shut Down

Gibson Amphitheatre, the mainstay mid-size concert venue at Universal City, will close its doors in September, according to its operator Live Nation Entertainment. As announced in December 2011, the 6,200-capacity amphitheatre is expected to be demolished to make way for The Wizarding World of Har ... More >>

Why Los Angeles Is NOT Turning Into Mexico

Los Angeles is turning into Mexico! It's a racist old joke told by the likes of Adam Carolla and Jay Leno, to name a few. The problem is, it's just not true. Sure, one out of every two of us in the county is Latino, but that's a far cry from a town turning into Mexico. Here's why:

Cinefamily's Telethon Will Include Robert Downey, Jr. Digging Up a Time Capsule, and More

The Hobbit Review: Why Peter Jackson's Prequel Is for Tolkien Obsessives Only

I Can Has Cheezburger Editor Emily Huh Explains Her New Bravo Reality Show, LOLwork

How can you make a living creating cat memes? UCLA grad Emily Huh and her husband Ben bought the weblog I Can Has Cheezburger in 2007 and built it into a humor empire. They boast two New York Times best sellers, 500 million page views per month and an additional 110 million video views. Next, ICHC ... More >>

Cake and Art: A West Hollywood Bakery Translates Art into Frosting A Video

Elton John's Eiffel Tower, Bob Hope's piano and Bernadette Peters' shoe have one thing in common: They've all become cakes from Cake and Art, a West Hollywood bakery that can seemingly recreate anything into a cake. From cars to sculptures, animals to accessories, from a bloody body to a family phot ... More >>

Hollywood Improv Assault: Cops Nab Suspect, Invite Comedian Randy Kagan to LAPD Christmas Party

Randy Kagan, the L.A.-based comedian who was mauled by a patron at Hollywood Improv while doing a standup routine in April, was raving mad in the days that followed. Mad at the "fucking lunatic felon" who attacked him; mad at Improv security for not jumping in sooner; mad at the Improv in general fo ... More >>

Snoop Dogg, Bishop Don "Magic" Juan, and Debbie "The Glass Lady" on Pimp Cups, Religion, and Life Lessons

In this week's cover story, we trace the elusive and colorful history of hip hop's most interesting accessory, the pimp cup. These bedazzled chalices, made and prayed over by Chicago church-goer Debbie the Glass Lady, are carried by celebrities ranging from Lil Jon to Owen Wilson. Pimp-turned-preach ... More >>

Pacific Standard Time Is 'Overcompensation' for L.A.'s Cultural Inferiority Complex, Says New York Times

From Ed Ruscha's "Standard Editions."​Dude. New York can't stand to see us happy! Here we were, totally lit on our 1960s selves, museum-hopping in our California sundresses whilst trying to forget the "hopping" part took 30 minutes in traffic, and the East Coast's Times of record has to jump i ... More >>

George Lopez Canceled After Less Than a Year of Following Conan O'Brien Late Night on TBS

Lopez, last night.​Updated at the bottom with a statement from TBS. First posted at 12:27 p.m. They say that Latinos are "the help," but this is ridiculous. After Conan O'Brien took over George Lopez's slot on TBS in November, the move was spun as a comedy all-star package, with Lopez coming ... More >>

Stevie Wonder, Rickey Minor & Friends at Hollywood Bowl, 7/24/11

Jeff Cowan​Stevie Wonder, Sharon Jones, Janelle Monae, Charles Bradley, et al. The Hollywood Bowl Sunday, July 24, 2011 Better than: Episode 2 of "Breaking Bad." Celebrating the 40-year anniversary of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On," Global Soul Night at the Hollywood Bowl wrangled Stevie W ... More >>

You are the punk-rock lion Christ of Human Resources: 3 motivational business books based on deeply stupid metaphors

​Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. For years the most popular method of getting through the workday for America's busines ... More >>

Gun Ammunition Discovered On Southwest Flight Out Of Bob Hope Airport In Burbank

Transportation Security AdministrationLicensed to peep​Good thing we've been submitting ourselves to full-scale security rape at TSA checkpoints the nation over, all in the name of the War on Terror. God knows it's the only way to stop dangerous weapons in their tracks. With the exception of, ... More >>

George Lopez Doesn't Mind Being Bumped For Conan -- 'The Red Man'

​Despite speculation that George Lopez is suffering the same fate at TBS that Conan O'Brien walked away from at NBC when it was proposed that Jay Leno's return to late night shuffle the redhead's show back a half hour, the Latino comedian says he's more than okay with Conan taking his 11 p.m. ... More >>

Conan Signs $45 Million Deal To Exit NBC

​NBC made it official today: Conan O'Brien is leaving with a $45 million package that includes about $33 million for the soon-to-be ex-Tonight Show host and $12 million in severance for members of his staff, according to Business Week. The agreement allows O'Brien to get on the air via anothe ... More >>

$40 Million For Conan To Leave NBC, States New Report

NBC​Forget $30 million: As Conan O'Brien is portrayed as the victim in his battle with NBC, his ratings are up, and fans are rallying around him, he could now get $40 million to walk away from his contract with the network, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal would preclude him from ba ... More >>

Conan Fans Plan Rally, Might Be Too Late

Mike Mitchell​Fans of late-night TV host Conan O'Brien announced an "I'm with Coco"-themed rally outside the taping of his show Monday in Universal City. The rally, however, might be too late, as The Wrap is reporting that NBC and O'Brien have come to a $30-million deal that would have him wal ... More >>

Top Entertainment Stories of 2009 Named; Jackson, L.A. Dominate List

​The death of Michael Jackson topped a list of top-ten entertainment stories for 2009, and headlines emanating from Los Angeles dominated the list. The survey of news editors was conducted by Associated Press. Its top stories: 1) The death of Michael Jackson; 2) the rise of singer Susan Boyle ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Tarnished Star A veteran sheriff's deputy has been relieved of duty and charged with perjury for lying about a 2007 drug-possession arrest. L.A. TimesCandidate to Cedillo: Donate Spree Money Longshot Congressional candidate Rafael Nadal has asked fellow candidate Gil Cedillo to donate to homeless ch ... More >>

Top Five: George W. Bush's YouTube Comedy Threat Levels

With under a week to go until the inauguration of Barack Obama, virtually no-one seems to be mourning the exit of George W. Bush - particularly not the residents of New Orleans, following Monday's bone-headed comments by 43 regarding his administration's response to Hurricane Katrina. (Which we feel ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Wayne Shorter at Disney, Mundell Lowe at Giannelli Square, Ralph Alessi at Ramada Hollywood

Sacreligulous: Bill Maher's Cross to Bear

Bile and blasphemy from HBO's Real Time host

Byron Allen

In control

ELLEN'S GAY

Two frosted haired ladies walk stiffly through the ebbs and flows of sidewalk traffic on West Alameda Avenue in Burbank. The street is lined with WGA strikers circling the Disney, NBC and Warner Bros. studios. The ladies, residents of the O.C. are here to enjoy their recent retirement. Tops on their ... More >>

How Do You Say 'Pee-Your-Pants-Funny' in Spanish?

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Emo Philips in the Shredder

Film Reviews

2005 in Words

Comedy Listings

For February 24 - March 2

2005 in Words

Raw Deal II

Inside the fateful 2004 meeting where aides steered the governor wrong

Truths and Consequences

Bashing Hillary from the right — and the left

Letters

Monkeys and Marionettes

Stewart vs. Crossfire and other comic battles

Rock On

So Goes the Gay Nation

Same-sex-marriage activists set their sights on California

Battling the Orcs

Dean prepares for war

Chong Family Values

Rise of the Anti-Machine

Blue Tuesday

Peter Camejo and another lost opportunity to stand up to the Democrats

United They Sit

Why don’t Hollywood Democrats run for public office?

The Year in Media

I'm sorry Momma

The 2nd Annual List Issue

Soul at Sea

Santa Monica’s lust for dollars may cost it dearly in charm and character

The Feminist Stripped Bare

Taking it all off in Live Nude Girls Unite!

Cinema Tech

Thom Mount and the Los Angeles Film School

Holier Than Thou

Bringing sainthood down to earth

L.A.'s Telecom Hotel

Downtown high-rise is Information Superhighway's Grand Junction (Internet and phone giants shake hands in the Meet Me Room)

The Matthew Show

North of Old Town

South of the border