The cast of “The State” reunites on “RISK!” for its 300th episode
RISK! releases its 300th episode with an epic podcast featuring true, uncensored stories from every single member of cult comedy troupe The State. You’ll hear David Wain, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Kerri Kenney, Michael Showalter, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Robert Ben Garant, Ken Marino, Michael Ian Black, and RISK! creator & host Kevin […]
Festival Supreme to host Music of “Wet Hot American Summer” with actors from the film
On October 29th, Tenacious D’s Festival Supreme will kick off at Los Angeles’s Shrine Expo Hall & Grounds. We previously reported the likes of Flight of the Conchords, Weird Al Yankovic, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, Will Forte, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Tim Heidecker, Eric Andre, Jenny Slate, Mac DeMarco, and Garfunkel & Oates will all […]
The 16 best comedic presidential performances in film and television
Many actors and actresses over the years have played, in both film and television, just about every President this country has ever had. And there have been plenty who have also portrayed fictional ones as well. Some more memorable than others. We’ve put together a list of the 16 best comedic presidential performances in film […]
David Wain posted a brand new Stella short (sort of)
Yesterday, David Wain made millions of comedy fans’ dreams come true when he Tweeted out a brand new short from Stella, the sketch comedy group he’s in with Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter. Shot in a hotel while the trio were getting ready for a recent SF Sketchfest performance, the sketch – titled “Rip […]
21 Comedians in Commercials
When word broke earlier this week that Maria Bamford’s Christmas Champ was not going to be resurrected for Target ads this year, I have to admit… I was a little bummed. Not because I like advertisements, rather I dug Bamford’s completely off the wall weirdness and buffoonery toward the commercials. They were a welcome change […]
Two Mikes win New York’s Funniest Stand-Up
How did two Mikes win the 2009 New York’s Funniest Stand-Up contest? Well, it wasn’t Michael and Michael having issues, because Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black didn’t even enter; and it certainly wasn’t Mike and Mike in the Morning, because that’s a sports talk-radio show. No and no. The contest, part of the New […]
Michael Showalter and Stephen Colbert share a sketch from their short-lived 1999 show “Random Play”
Two offbeat sketch show veterans reunited last night on The Late Show when Stella alum Michael Showalter joined host Stephen Colbert, who got his start alongside Amy Sedaris in a little show called Exit 57. They also, apparently, co-starred in a long forgotten show called Random Play together. If you haven’t seen it, don’t worry, they hadn’t either — […]
The trailer for “Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later” has finally arrived
Get ready to head back to camp: Netflix has finally released a first look at Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later follows Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp as Netflix’s second original film in the Wet Hot franchise, which began with the David Wain-directed 2001 […]