Comedy Central made Doug Benson a judge and is sending him to “The High Court”
I was gonna take you to court, but then I got high… Doug Benson is going to court, The High Court. Beginning in early 2017 Comedy Central will be in the business of getting Benson stoned. Benson will then rule over cases in small claims court. A concept that was loosely born from Benson and […]
Doug Benson is @midnight’s 2017 Tournament of Champions winner
Congratulations to Doug Benson, for generally managing to have the kind of career where becoming a stoned judge is a logical career move, and also for winning @midnight’s 2017 Tournament of Champions competition, a weeks-long bracket bringing the show’s funniest minds together to find out who’s the absolute #1 funniest. Benson beat out Moshe Kasher […]
Our 25 Captions of Christmas contest starts Saturday, December 1st
<p> </p> Beginning December 1st (this Saturday) we’re going to host the <p> 25 Captions of Christmas </p> . What’s that you say? Well, it’s a really simple and easy way for you to win some sweet sweet comedy prizes that included autographed books, DVDs, CDs, TV shows and the like. We’ll be giving away […]
Comedy Bang! Bang! is ending it’s live show run after 10 years
A legendary stand-up comedy institution, Comedy Bang! Bang! is ending it’s run after 10 years. Brainchild Scott Aukerman broke the news today over a series of Tweets . The last live show will be on December 4th as a benefit for the LA Food Bank. As of right now, this will have no effect on […]
7 Comedians discuss their favorite horror films
It’s Halloween! And we’re ‘fraidy cats up here at The Laugh Button Towers. Mainly because we saw a scary movie once as a kid and it made us pee our pants and go running to our mom (don’t knock us, we’ve all been in a pants peeing situation or two in our lifetimes). It’s because […]
Doug Benson’s, “The High Court” set to premiere this February
Odor in the court! The “highest court in the land” just took on a new meaning in The High Court, a new Comedy Central series from comedian Doug Benson. THC is a fifteen-minute strip series featuring “Judge Doug” as he gets high and rules on real small claims court cases. Throughout the twenty-episode first season, […]
“The High Court with Doug Benson” don’t judge a case without your trusty bong
The latest in a long line of courtroom reality shows aimed at people who spent way too much time watching television has the added benefit of also embracing the fast-approaching world of recreational marijuana. The High Court is Comedy Central’s attempt at going where The People’s Court and Judge Judy never could, with a pot […]
Comedy Podcast Recap: Doug Benson “I Love Movies”
Paul F. Tompkins, Jimmy Pardo and Kate Micucci guest In the Season 2 finale of I Love Movies, Doug welcomes comedians Paul F. Tompkins, Jimmy Pardo and Kate Micucci to compete in the first round of the Leonard Maltin Tournament of Champions. Follow them on Twitter: @dougbenson, @pftompkins, @ katemicucci, and @nevernotfunny (Jimmy Pardo’s weekly […]
Recapping The Annual Brody Stevens Festival, “Brodyfest 2024”
Anyone who ever got to be lucky enough to witness the late, great Brody Stevens onstage knows just how special a moment it was. Whether the room was nearly empty or completely full, watching Stevens take the stage was nothing short of magical. There’s a reason why he did so well in the last spot of the […]
Watch the trailer for Doug Benson’s new show, “The High Court”
Late last year Comedy Central announced that Doug Benson would have a new 15 minute late night TV show called, The High Court. With that name and Doug Benson running the show, you could gleam the show’s premise. Benson will oversee small claims court cases (a La The People’s Court) and he will then retreat […]