TV Comedies

Seinfeld Writer Peter Mehlman, Credited With Catchphrases Like 'Yada Yada Yada,' Tells Us About His New Book

Peter Mehlman certainly has a flair for the English language. As a writer for beloved 1990s sitcom Seinfeld, he mainstreamed terms like shrinkage, sponge-worthy and "yada yada yada," the last of which has such a footing in pop culture vernacular that it's part of the Oxford English Dictionary. Heck. ... More >>

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The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon Review: Yes, It Has Cursing, But It Also Has Heart

That Broadway might have found its salvation in a religious satire written by some of the raunchiest theater creators of the past 15 years is ironic. But for all the sly winks and outright punches thrown, The Book of Mormon -- written by Robert Lopez of Avenue Q and Trey Parker and Matt Stone of Sou ... More >>

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Nicollette Sheridan's 'Desperate Housewives' Lawsuit Shot Down (Mostly)

Nicollette Sheridan might be a hot older actress scorned, but was she a victim of wrongful termination when she was dropped from Desperate Housewives in 2009? California's 2nd District Court of Appeal struck down her lawsuit against Touchstone Pictures today. The main reason?

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 >>

Ted Review: Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy Debuts as a Film Director

Dana Gould Tells Us the Secrets to Creating a New Podcast (and Dishes on His Dave Grohl FX Comedy)

Comic and prolific writer Dana Gould has seemingly done all that Hollywood has to offer: performing on everything from Kimmel and Conan to HBO, Comedy Central, MADtv and The Daily Show; acting roles stretching back to The Ben Stiller Show, The Nanny, Roseanne, Ellen, Seinfeld and The King of Queens; ... More >>

Jackie Kashian: The Dork Forest

Tracy Morgan Hospitalized After Becoming Unconscious During Reportedly 'Intoxicated' Appearance at Sundance Event

Updated at the bottom with Morgan saying that he's fine. First posted at 11:42 p.m. Sunday. Tracy Morgan, the comedian who has fostered an image of himself as being on the edge of crazy, became unconscious during an awards ceremony during the Sundance Film Festival weekend in Park City, Utah and wa ... More >>

Michael Doven, Tom Cruise's Personal Assistant, Spied on Him For Church of Scientology -- Report

Oprah​If you wonder how the creepy Church of Scientology keeps tabs on its superstar converts (and -- perhaps -- digs up a little dirt?), Tony Ortega, editor-in-chief of our sister paper, Village Voice, might have found out. His mega-scoop today: Between 1991 and 2005, Cruise's personal ass ... More >>

Weeds' Wunderkind

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Inception Star's Crowdsourced hitRECord Website Becomes a Book

It takes six seconds to read a short tragedy about an upbeat orange and a suicidal egg in The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume I. One of 33 bite-sized narratives culled from nearly 8,600 submissions to actor-slash-crowd-sourcing impresario Joseph Gordon-Levitt's hitRECord website, the tale is told ... More >>

Four Things to Love About Patrick Warburton

​ Patrick Warburton has a knack for scoring roles that foster pop culture obsession. Back in the 1990s, he played Elaine Benes' boyfriend, David Puddy, on Seinfeld. He went on to star in the short-lived, yet beloved live-action adaptation of The Tick. More recently, you can hear his deep, boom ... 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 >>

MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNY BOY!

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The White Stuff

Doug Benson Was Raised in a Barn!

Vegan Bacon: Your Parks and Rec Scene of the Day

Fans of Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler's comedy series on NBC, already know that the show provides hilarious proof of The Midwest As Dystopia. What some of us didn't realize until it became the topic of lunch conversation was that it also delves into food commentary. If you didn't see the epis ... More >>

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Zero Men: Charlie Sheen Loses Show, Goes Off Deep End, Calls 'Two And a Half Men' Creator Chuck Lorre 'This Contaminated Little Maggot'

CBSCharlie Sheen begins his descent.​Wow. Charlie Sheen went borderline Mel Gibson on the show-runner of Two and a Half Men, and now he has no show to return to, at least for this season. Not just any show, mind you, but one of the most-successful on TV in recent history. And he single-hande ... More >>

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(Video) L.A.'s AIDS Healthcare Foundation Gets Rare Afternoon Condom Ad On 'The Oprah Show'

AIDS Healthcare FoundationJim Hat comes to after-school hours.​It's been slow going for condom ads on television. The first network spots appeared in 2005, and they're still somewhat of a rarity, particularly during after-school hours when teens would be exposed to them. The AIDS Healthcare Fo ... More >>

WHAT ABOUT BLOB?

JACK NICHOLSON DOES THE TIME WARP!

From the Onion: Stouffer's Suicide Prevention Tips

Now that The Daily Show has become the only news outlet worth watching, not only for comic relief but for actual reporting, perhaps it's not terribly surprising that The Onion should take over for other food news sources. This piece, on the frozen dinner company Stouffer's adding suicide prevention ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Flight of the Conchords at the Hollywood Bowl

[See Timothy Norris' slideshow here.] Timothy NorrisFlight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement​ "Finally, comedy the way it's supposed to be--in an outdoor arena with disguised shrubs," joked Eugene Mirman, one of the three comics who opened for Flight of the Conchords at the ... More >>

MORE SHIT SOME DAD SAYS

THAT TRACY MORGAN -- HE'LL SAY ANTHING!

IT'S NEVER FUNNY IN PORT AU PRINCE

YOU VIL NOT LAUGH

AMATEURS! YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF AMATEURS!

DAD TO THE BONE

"I'D RATHER HAVE A BOTTLE IN FRONT OF ME THAN A FRONTAL LOBOTOMY." --TOM WAITS

Movie Reviews: Miss March, Race to Witch Mountain, Sunshine Cleaning

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Midnight Countdown -- to L.A. Cable TV Blackout

As of yet there is no sign that telecom giants Viacom and Time Warner Cable have settled their dispute over new pay rates -- a no-prisoners battle that threatens to pull the plug on L.A.'s two-million Time Warner cable TV customers. At issue is Viacom's demand for an extra $39 million to be paid by ... More >>

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