Cheri Oteri, Patton Oswalt, Baron Vaughn join truTV’s “Those Who Can’t”
truTV announced the lineup of guest stars set to appear on season two of the network’s inaugural scripted comedy series Those Who Can’t, which follows the outlandish exploits of the faculty at fictional Smoot High in Denver, Colorado. Cheri Oteri (Saturday Night Live) will lend her comedic talent to seven episodes as the school’s new […]
Patton Oswalt to return to stand-up after the sudden death of his wife earlier this year
A few months since the sudden death of his Michelle McNamara, Patton Oswalt announced that he’s preparing a return to stand-up at some point next month. Early this morning, the comedian took to Twitter to announce the news that he felt ready to get back on stage. He also attached a noted scene from the […]
Patton Oswalt speaks, opens up about his wife’s untimely passing
Patton Oswalt has been relatively silent since April 21st. The day his wife Michelle McNamara suddenly passed away. As we’d all imagine it’s taken some time for the comedian to process his grief and he’s done so in a relatively quiet manner until just a few minutes ago when he took to social media, posting […]
Here’s the New York Comedy Festival lineup for 2016
With excitement building for the upcoming 13th Annual New York Comedy Festival, we’ve been wondering who’s going to be a part of this year’s edition. While out on the prowl, we’ve started to put together an “unofficial” list of who we think is in the mix. Here’s who we are speculating that will be performing […]
Your 2016 Emmy Awards comedy winners
Comedy was on full display at this year’s Emmys. Winners included Veep, Louie Anderson, and Kate McKinnon. But we’ll get to the full winners list in just a bit. Let’s start at the beginning. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the awards show brought us everything from a unique arrival, PB&Js, and a face off with Matt Damon. […]
“Festival Supreme” 2016 boasts Flight of the Conchords, Weird Al, Patton Oswalt
On Saturday October 29th, Festival Supreme returns for its fourth annual edition. And the bill is nothing short of awesome. 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 be […]
Patton Oswalt’s Emmy Award winning “Talking For Clapping” to be released on vinyl
Patton Oswalt returned to his adopted home of San Francisco in 2015 to tape his triumphant, Emmy Award winning Netflix special Talking For Clapping and now you can enjoy the hilarity in the warm confines of vinyl via aspecialthing Records. From politics to parenting to pills, Oswalt brings surgical precision to the proceedings, balancing personal […]
Patton Oswalt discusses his wife’s passing on Conan
When Mother’s Day rolled around, Patton did his best to help his daughter through the day. Until an old Polish woman made it weird. Patton Oswalt has been candid about his wife’s passing. Back on August 1st he posted a very emotional letter on his Facebook page. A very tough read. He joined Conan last […]
The New York Comedy Festival begins with a tribute to Mitch Hedberg
Today is the day. November 1st has finally arrived and along with it the start of this year’s New York Comedy Festival. Slated to take over the city from every aspect and every angle, this year’s lineup includes some of the biggest comedians and shows this world has to offer. From Boast Battle (a spin […]
Enjoy the latest “Nerdland” trailer featuring Hannibal Buress, Paul Rudd, and Patton Oswalt
Nerdland is the story of two best friends, aspiring screenwriter Elliot and aspiring actor John, whose dreams of super-stardom have fizzled. With their 30th birthdays looming and their desperation growing, John and Elliot decide that in this 24/7, celebrity-obsessed world of over-shared navel-gazing, there are more ways to become famous — or infamous — then […]