Bert Kreischer interviewing Adam Sandler was one of the greatest things that happened this weekend
Over the weekend, Comedy Gives Back was streamed all over the internet. The benefit, which was to raise funds for up-and-coming comedians not working during Covid-19, spammed over 8 hours and included the biggest names in comedy. Some of them included Bob Saget, Howie Mandel, Tom Segura, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Bobby Lee, Iliza Schlesinger, […]
Bert Kreischer’s “The Machine” story is being turned into a movie
UPDATE: The movie has begun shooting with a Star Wars vet portraying Kreisher’s father. Fun fact for anyone that might not know… Bert Kreischer’s life is a movie. Long story short, when the comedian was in college in the late 90s Rolling Stone magazine wrote a story about Kreischer’s hard-partying ways on the campus of […]
The definitive ranking of Saturday Night Live’s “What’s Up With That?” sketches
It’s a really absurd Saturday Night Live sketch with a ridiculously catchy song. It also manages to descend into more and more ridiculousness with each new airing. We’re talking about the Kenan Thompson sketch, “What’s Up With That?” Thompson came up with the idea of a talk show host so obsessed with his show’s theme […]
2017 in review: The 50 best comedy albums and specials #10 to #1
#50-#41 | #40-#31 | #30-#21 | #20-#11 | #10-#1 As we close the book on 2017, The Laugh Button staff sets up shop in a room and slugs it out to determine the best comedy specials of the year were. This year was a tough one – not only was the output at an all-time […]
Jimmy Carr explains his one of a kind laugh and love for hecklers on the “Late Late Show”
James Corden asks Jimmy Carr about his unique laugh and why he likes getting heckled while performing on last night’s Late Late Show. Ellie Kemper and Eric Christian Olsen also join Corden on the couch.
How the creators of Airplane! pulled off one of the funniest jokes we’ve ever heard
Holy hell! This is one of the funniest stories we’ve heard in a long time. Ask yourself, “how far are you willing to go for a joke?” Once you’ve determined that, realize that David Zucker is willing to take it even further. First some background. David Zucker and his brother Jerry Zucker are part of […]
Amy Schumer took to the streets of NYC in a Finger Blasters food truck to promote the season 2 of “Inside Amy Schumer”
Yesterday, Amy Schumer traveled around New York City in a bright yellow truck accompanied by mascots dressed as finger shaped chicken pieces and buckets as a publicity stunt to promote Back Inside Amy Schumer, the second season of her TV show, Inside Amy Schumer. It should go without saying but second season of the show […]
Joan Rivers, “Lenny Bruce changed my life!”
Joan Rivers was the guest on The Ron & Fez Show this week to talk about the new season of her reality TV show Joan And Melissa. While we can’t really say we care much about her reality show life, we must give credit where it’s due and acknowledge Rivers as a great comedian with […]
My Favorite Sketch: The Mighty Boosh, “The Legend of Old Gregg”
After featuring Little Britain last week, we immediately remembered another comedy troupe hailing from Britain called The Mighty Boosh. And if you thought Little Britain was bat-sh*t crazy, then you obviously never saw this particular British program. Case in point: Old Gregg. Portrayed by Noel Fielding, Old Gregg is a hermaphroditic merman who lives in […]
Anthony Jeselnik and a Twitter joke about the Boston Marathon
Anthony Jeselnik is a comedian and what comedians do is make fun of things. He’s also not for everyone because his brand of humor is normally offensive and dark. It’s put him in the hot seat before. Jeselnik isn’t a frequent Twitterer, and though he’ll go days without saying something it’s usually at times of […]