10 Years of TLB: The 10 best albums from the last 10 years
The Laugh Button is celebrating 10 years of operation. During that time, we’ve witnessed some incredible moments in comedy. For the weeks leading up to our 10 year anniversary in October, we’ll be counting down some of our favorite moments as a site – live appearances, festivals, moments, interviews, podcasts, videos, and more. This week, […]
The Kin of Comedy: What it’s like being related to some of the world’s most famous comedians
When you grow up with someone, it doesn’t matter if your father is George Carlin, or your brother is Sam Kinison. They are just George or Sam and so on. But there’s something special about them. It’s not because they’re talented. It’s because they are family. Only is it as you grow older that you […]
CNN to premiere “The History of Comedy” in February
The History of Comedy, executive produced by Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner (Hazy Mills) with Emmy Award winners Mark Herzog and Christopher G. Cowen (Herzog & Company), will premiere Thursday, February 9th, at 9pm on CNN. Following a world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Using archival footage punctuated by contemporary interviews with comedy legends, […]
Game Changers of Comedy: George Carlin
Even Doris Day was a fan of George Carlin. He mastered at finding his voice and letting his material change with times. He started out as clean comedian and doing late night shows. The more the world changed, so did his act. As Americans became more cynical from the Vietnam War to the War on […]
Kevin Smith’s “Dogma” Can Finally Be Re-Released
Alas, Kevin Smith’s Dogma – which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year – has been rescued from the shackles of its executive producer, Harvey Weinstein. Dogma is one of Kevin Smith’s most talked-about films. The film – which features a stellar cast that includes Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Alan Rickman, Linda Fiorentino, Jason Mewes, Jason Lee, […]
George Carlin’s Daughter, Kelly, Speaks Out Against New AI Special
George Carlin. After last year’s writers and actor’s strikes, there’s been an increasing amount of talk on the role that AI will play in media in the future. We live in a time where AI content has the ability to replicate things that – on the surface – isn’t too far off. But there’s so […]
A George Carlin biopic is in the works
Image: HBO / GeorgeCarlin.com If they were to make a Mt. Rushmore for stand-up comedians George Carlin’s head would be on it. There’s not much debate about that from the comedy community. When it comes to influence, there are few that could be argued as being more influential than Carlin as well. While biopics have […]
A walk through The National Comedy Center during its grand opening
As you step inside of the National Comedy Center, you are immediately overwhelmed. You look up, and there is comedy in every form imaginable. The National Comedy Center, which opened last week in Jamestown, NY is said by many to be the “Cooperstown of comedy.” But honestly, this is bigger than Cooperstown. If you wander […]
Cool thing to buy this week: George Carlin The Commemorative Collection
This week a career-spanning box set of the works of George Carlin is released. The George Carlin Commemorative Collection his stores on the day that would’ve been his 81st birthday. The 10 disc CD, DVD, and Blu-ray boxed set was compiled by Carlin’s daughter Kelly and features 5 hours of previously unreleased bonus material including […]
A massive George Carlin box set is coming this June
A career-spanning box set containing the works of George Carlin is coming out this June. The George Carlin Commemorative Collection will be released on June 12th, which would’ve been the iconic comedian’s 81st birthday. It will be a massive 10 disc CD, DVD, and Blu-ray boxed set which was hcompiled by Carlin’s daughter Kelly featuring […]