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9 Life Lessons Learned From Roger Ebert (1942-2013)

Roger Ebert was an American film critic, screenwriter, and journalist, whose columns and reviews appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times and were syndicated in more than 200 newspapers across the country. Ebert made a name for himself in the candid and no-apology approach he had toward film review, earn ... More >>

JASH: Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Tim & Eric and Reggie Watts Create a New YouTube Channel

It's 2 p.m. and I'm sitting on a blue exercise ball in an office at Culver City Studios, across from Emmy-nominated TV writer/producer Daniel Kellison. To the right are the essentials for a late night work-athon: stocked mini fridge, snacks, Bulleit Bourbon. Covering the walls, like the masterpiece ... More >>

I Just Called to Say, "Go Fuck Yourself"

50 First Jokes L.A.

Balloons like death

Thank God: There Is Now a Parody of "Free to Be You and Me"

If you're over the age of 30, you probably have at least a few songs from Free to Be You and Me engraved in your memory. Conceived by '60s-era TV actress Marlo Thomas and produced as a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, the 1972 album jumped on the progressive feminism wave via catchy tunes fo ... More >>

Why James Adomian's Debut Is A Lock For Comedy Album Of The Year

On comedian James Adomian's debut album Low Hangin' Fruit, his celebrity impressions are so well-developed that it's sometimes hard to tell where they end and when his true voice begins. After honing his craft at Groundlings and the UCB Theater, the 32 year-old L.A. native has made his mark in rece ... More >>

Best Sit-Down With Two Comic Geniuses

Musicians' Union Protests Outside of Tonight Show, Kimmel

Yesterday, the American Federation of Musicians staged a protest aimed at TV shows with live bands, here and in New York. In the Los Angeles area they picketed outside of The Tonight Show, Dancing With the Stars and Jimmy Kimmel Live. The 116 year old organization claims its performers haven't been ... More >>

Lena

The Lighter Side of Dubya

Is Ok to Spoof the Dead? Comedy Writer Jim Earl's Book Mourning Remembrance Tries It

It is said that one shouldn't speak ill of the dead. No proverb, however, seems to proscribe writing about the dead with a dark, cutting sense of humor and a jaundiced appraisal of their worldly accomplishments. Mourning Remembrance: A Collection of Mocking Obituaries Ripped From the Headlines is t ... More >>

Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani: Nerds of a Feather

Two of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. When Kumail Nanjiani was 18, he came halfway around the world from Karachi, Pakistan, to one of the whitest places on Earth, Grinnell College in Iowa. Appropriately, at 34, he' ... More >>

Craig Ferguson on Revisiting Scotland: 'The Longer I'm on the Air, the More Cocky I Get'

The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson heads to Scotland this week, with episodes that see the host returning to his hometown and confronting some of the ghosts that have haunted him since his youth. Of course, those same episodes also feature dancing horses, gay robot skeleton Geoff Peterson ("I d ... More >>

Conan O'Brien Visits M&M Soul Food [Video]

Deon Cole & Conan O'Brien at M&M Soul Food​Conan O'Brien loves gravy. That's what the ultra-pale comedian and TV show host discovers when he visits M&M Soul Food with his pal, comedian and actor Deon Cole. [Video after the jump.]

Michelle Obama Pays Visit to Inglewood Today

As part of her "Let's Move!" nationwide health campaign for fitness and healthier food, First Lady Michelle Obama will be making a stop in Inglewood today -- the second day of her two-day visit to Los Angeles. She'll speak to supporters at a future site for a Northgate Gonzalez Market. The "Let's M ... More >>

Atomic Holiday Free-Fall at Actors' Gang Raises the Question: Was Cirque du Soleil Created by Aliens?

Cecile DelepiereAliens from planet Cirque​Christmas, 1963. At 20 minutes before 8 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, weather watchers observe several explosions of incandescent hydrogen gas, occurring at regular intervals on a planet called Cirque. The gas begins moving with enormous velocity toward ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 10/10-10/14

Flickr/Lauren Manning​ In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Want to make a grown woman blush? Suggest that the reason she wants to go to Gjelina, the serene patio restaurant on Abbot Kinney, is because she wants to gaze deeply into a scruffy waiter's eyes." ... More >>

Italian Food Fest Feast of St. Gennaro This Weekend

San Gennaro FoundationAunt Chippy, Guillermo, Cousin Sal and Uncle Frank from "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in a cannoli-eating contest during the annual feast.​ Hollywood is preparing to paint the town red, white and green this weekend when the 10th annual Precious Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro ... More >>

Effin with Tonight: New Parody of Late Night Talk Shows Stars Patrick Warburton and Host of Celebrity Impersonators

Shannon CottrellThe writers and cast of Effin with Tonight​ Patrick Warburton is no doubt a familiar name for TV viewers. The deep-voiced actor, who currently appears on CBS's Rules of Engagement, played David Puddy on Seinfeld, The Tick in the short-lived live action show of the same name and ... More >>

[VIDEO] L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Gives Conan O'Brien an Ultimatum: No Community Service, No Street Sign

YouTubeIs the mayor of Los Angeles flirting with Conan O'Brien?​Up to now, we've done all we could to avoid covering Conan O'Brien's ridiculous request that Los Angeles name a cruddy old street in Van Nuys after His Gingerness. But Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's unexpected YouTube response yest ... More >>

LAUSD Bans Chocolate Milk: Thanks To Parents, Jamie Oliver & Jimmy Kimmel

photos by Gendy Alimurung​ Say goodbye to chocolate and strawberry milk at Los Angeles public schools beginning July 1. The LAUSD Board of Education voted 5-2 to remove flavored milk with added sugar. A new dairy contract will exclude the chocolate and strawberry milk as part of the district's ... More >>

And Now, A Brief Message From Conan O'Brien

Screenshot of Conan O'Brien's Twitter page​

ABC Pulls Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution: Watch Some Dancing, Drink Some Chocolate Milk

Jamie Oliver​ If you tuned in last night to see Jamie Oliver, with or without his tomato suit, fighting the good fight on the streets of Los Angeles, if not in its public school cafeterias, you will have been disappointed. And though you doubtless enjoyed Dancing With The Stars as much as we d ... More >>

And Now, A Brief Message From Conan O'Brien

Screenshot of Conan O'Brien's Twitter page​

Food News Roundup: Martha vs. Letterman, Deep-fried Worms Homemade Nutella

screenshot of YouTube CBS videoDavid Letterman​ -- Martha Stewart hits David Letterman in the face with a cheese ball. ("You're a strong wonderful woman, and I'm an asshole.") [Eater] -- Croatia's own Chocolat. [Reuters] -- Shrimp Without Guilt: BC Spot Prawn Fishery Provides Sustainable Ind ... More >>

Chris Elliott on His New Show Eagleheart and the Cult Classic Get a Life

In Eagleheart, which premieres tonight on Adult Swim, Chris Elliott plays Chris Monsanto, a U.S. Marshal whose combination of ineptitude and confidence leads to more disasters than you thought could fit into a twelve-minute episode. If you're familiar with Elliott's work over the years, then this tu ... More >>

Are You Ready For Some Football, L.A?

chargers.comWould L.A. get the Charger Girls as part of the deal?​Strange days, these. The economy seemed to have bottomed out around here sometime in summer, even as the recession was declared officially over ... for a year. But rich guys, they play by their own rhythms, and the movement to b ... More >>

(Video) Schwarzenegger Tells Californians It's Cool To Smoke A Joint

NBCSchwarzengger says smoke 'em if you got 'em; just be prepared for a ticket.​Speaking on Jay Leno's Tonight Show Monday Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gloated over the defeat of California's marijuana-legalization effort, saying his signing of a bill to turn pot smoking into something "like a sp ... More >>

(Video) Zach Galifianakis Smokes A Joint On Bill Maher's Show In Support Of Prop. 19

HBOSpark 'em if you got 'em.​Comedian Zach Galifianakis pulled out a spliff and sparked it up as his appearance on Real Time With Bill Maher on HBO over the weekend turned to California's marijuana legalization effort. (Video after the jump). The big question is, was it real? Co-guest Margar ... More >>

APATOW FOR AMUSEMENT

Diplo Attacked By Lil Jon, Eaten By Crocodiles [Reenactment]

Diplo Attacked By Little Jon, Eaten By Crocodiles [Reenactment]

[Video] Conan O'Brien Says He'll Pursue Custody Battle Over Masturbating Bear

NBCWill NBC keep O'Brien from his bear?​Since he stepped from NBC, late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien has been fairly mum about the intellectual property he helped to develop during his longstanding stint at the network. What would become of the Masturbating Bear and Triumph the Insult Co ... More >>

Top 10 Awkward Stock Photos

awkwardstockphotos.com​Nothing beats a good laugh over a truly ridiculous photo. You know the ones. Family portraits gone horribly awry. An epic photo bomb. Those photos you never, ever want tagged of yourself on Facebook. They're those happy mistakes that have enlivened and shaped viral Inter ... More >>

Bourdain Talks "Homicidal Food Nerd" Comic on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Anthony Bourdain was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to promote his new book Medium Raw (the true follow-up to Kitchen Confidential), and was asked about a new graphic novel he is working on. Bourdain responded, of course, as only he could. "We're working on a ultra-violent food-based ... More >>

Jack White Is with Coco: White Stripes Frontman Releases Two Conan O'Brien Albums

I'm With White-o​The Hollywood Reporter reports that Jack White's Third Man Records label will be releasing two Conan O'Brien albums recorded last June. According to the report, The first is "And They Call Me Mad?" which includes O'Brien's improvised spoken word inspired by the legend of Fra ... More >>

NBA Champion Ron Artest Has Wheaties, Vodka and The SLS Hotel

The Lakers are NBA Champions again (not World Champions, as some teams like to claim), and there's a parade at 11 o'clock this morning to help commemorate that fact. But if you simply turned off the T.V. after game 7 and decided that you were done following basketball this year, you missed a few imp ... More >>

Kate Micucci: Music Not Quite From Here

WHICH ONE'S OATES

Conan O'Brien's Live Variety Show Coming to the Gibson Amphitheater in April

​Conan O'Brien will be bringing his "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television" tour to the Gibson Amphitheater on April 24 [UPDATE: another date added for April 25]. Tickets for the American Express-sponsored tour are available through his Team Coco website. The show is advertised as ... More >>

COMICS WHO WILL NOT BOMB

HOLY SEVERANCE PAY, BATMAN!

Charlotte Gainsbourg Reveals Haunting Songs on American Television Debut

Charlotte Gainsbourg Reveals Haunting Songs on American Television Debut

THESE TWO TORTURED HIPSTERS WALK INTO A BAR . . .

AMATEURS! YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF AMATEURS!

Live From East Hollywood!

The State of Comedy? Idaho. Alaska.

Max Alexander: Who Is He Kidney?

Beautiful Downtown Magnolia Park

Hollywood Overheard

Another year, another round of ridiculous remarks