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There Are 30 Never Before Seen Notebooks of Mitch Hedberg Jokes

by | July 3rd, 2012

"You know what I like? The idea of 30 notebooks of Mitch Hedberg's jokes getting published as a book." Dude, you have to give me time to guess. If you're going to quiz me you have to insert a pause. That being said, this seems like it might happen. Mitch's widow, Lynn Shawcroft, tweeted yesterday: " I have over 30 Hedberg notebooks. I guess it's about time I share." She didn't mention how these things will be shared but it sure sounds like a potential book. Urban Outfitters would undoubtedly be super pumped to be able to sell it. Below are a few choice one-liners from the [...]

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Gilbert Gottfried on Jokes That May or May Not Have Been Delivered "Too Soon"

by | January 31st, 2012

This video discussion between Gilbert Gottfried and Richard Belzer about whether jokes can be "too soon" is worth checking out if you have the 20 minutes. Gottfried is famous for getting in trouble for mining large-scale tragedy for material, but here he tells the positive story of making the first 9/11 joke at a roast of Hugh Hefner in 2001, and the resulting mass catharsis among the audience:

The laughs just exploded out, and everybody was just screaming and crying and – Rob Schneider was there, he fell off his chair – and they were applauding and going nuts, and it was like that moment of, "Hey, [...]

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Watch One Joke from Every Episode of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'

by | June 27th, 2012

This video is oddly hypnotic and is a must watch for any fan of MST3K. It is a super must watch for any fan of the MST3K theme song because that shit loops over and over. Best joke of the video? All the jokes! [Via]

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Enjoy The Best Joke Of The Edinburgh Fringe Festival

by | August 26th, 2011

Okay, so what do you think about Edinburgh Fringe Festival's funniest joke? Submitted by comedian Nick Helm, the public voted "I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" to be the most knee-slappingest. Comedian Paul Daniels won the prize for the year's worst with his joke "I said to a fella 'Is there a B&Q in Henley?' He said 'No, there's an H, an E, an N an L and a Y'," which is probably actually a lot funnier not knowing what the hell he's taking about.

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Correcting Old Jokes for Accuracy

by | April 20th, 2012

“A horse walks into a bar. The bartender says, ‘Hey, why the long face?’ So the horse says, ‘Because I am an alcoholic, and my body has been ravaged by the long-term effects of drinking. Please, help me.’” – Splitsider contributor Brian Boone has modernized old jokes for McSweeneys. He explains finally what's really black and white and red [sic] all over.

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What Is "Too Soon"?

by | July 11th, 2011

Casey Anthony is fun to hate. She’s a relatively attractive woman. She’s a compulsive liar. She leads the kind of small town party life that is somehow both hokey and titillating. She probably killed her daughter. Fun to hate.

So when the “Not Guilty” verdict came down on her trial, Twitter was aglow with jokes and jokes and spaghetti. I wrote a bunch myself. Although I wasn’t really following the trial — which, let’s face it, is literally every person’s response when discussing it — Casey Anthony was easy to hate. And from my whole total five minutes of reading headlines about the circus, I guess she seemed kind [...]

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