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This Week in Comedy: 'Community' Returns, 'Comedy Bang Bang' Gets Renewed, and Chris Pratt is a Marvel Superhero

by | February 8th, 2013

-Community is back! We talked to departed creator Dan Harmon and season premiere writer Andy Bobrow, looked at highlights from the writers' Reddit AMA, and checked out how season 4 is faring with the new regime.

-Chris Pratt is going to be a Marvel superhero in Guardians of the Galaxy.

-IFC picked up Comedy Bang Bang for a giant, 20-episode season.

-Kristen Wiig officially signed on for Anchorman 2.

-Delocated will end with a special season finale.

-From across the pond: Monty Python is reuniting for Terry Jones's new sci-fi movie, and the Alan Partridge movie finally started [...]

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This Week in Comedy: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Hosted the Shit Out of the Golden Globes

by | January 18th, 2013

- Amy Poehler and Tina Fey did real good at the Golden Globes, even if Tommy Lee Jones didn't enjoy himself.

- New comedy series Kroll Show, Newsreaders, and Legit all premiered.

- FX might split into two networks: FX for drama and FXX for comedy.

- Tenacious D will headline a musical comedy festival that Jack Black wants Flight of the Conchords, Lonely Island, Zach Galifianakis, Spinal Tap, Eric Idle, Tim Minchin, Neil Hamburger, Tim and Eric,  Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone to perform at, but it'll probably just end up being him and Weird Al.

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A Sequel to a Week in Comedy

by | March 30th, 2012

- We introduced you to SNL's new cast member Kate McKinnon.

- We guided you through the vast world of Los Angeles comedy.

- Ron Burgundy promised us all that Anchorman 2 is coming.

- We heard from Jay Baruchel and Seann William Scott about their hockey comedy Goon.

- We found the stunning connections between Hamlet and the Bluths.

- Bring your own holo-yarmulke to our future kid's bar-mitzvah, please.

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A Reminiscent Week in Comedy

by | March 9th, 2012

- We have a newsletter now!

- The votes have spoken, and they have anointed "Remedial Chaos Theory" the Best Sitcom Episode ever. Congratulations to its champions!

- We looked fondly back on Get a Life.

- Were you afraid of Rugrats?

- We wondered what older shows would do well on TV today.

- Jack Donaghy and Alex P. Keaton finally met worthy political opponents: each other.

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A Romantic Week in Comedy

by | February 17th, 2012

- The Elite Eight is here. Next week these eight episodes are gonna STRAIGHT UP THROW DOWN. Get ready.

- We wrote a Valentine to Annie Hall.

- We critiqued the most hyped anniversary episodes of The Simpsons.

- So was Funny People funny? People?

- We are a Female Body Inspector.

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This Week in Comedy: '30 Rock' Ends, 'Kroll Show' Gets Renewed, and Amy Poehler's Writing a Memoir

by | February 1st, 2013

- Comedy Central renewed Kroll Show for a second season after just two episodes, while CBS renewed How I Met Your Mother for a ninth and final season. 

- Amy Poehler is writing an illustrated, non-linear memoir due out sometime in 2014.

- 30 Rock has ended, and in a way so has New York City-based TV production, but also Tina Fey wants to make a Mean Girls musical.

- We introduced you to the next wave of comedians on each coast.

- Jonathan Coulton's Glee 'cover' beat all the Glee songs in the charts.

- Earwolf made Comedy Bang Bang's first video podcast, and Ken Marino's Burning Love web series is going to be on TV.

- We talked to Nikki Glasser [...]

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This Week in Comedy: Jimmy Kimmel Moves to 11:30, '30 Rock' Winds Down, 'Arrested Development,' and More

by | January 11th, 2013

- Jimmy Kimmel Live moved to 11:35, now directly facing off with Leno and Letterman. Will Ferrell and Ryan Gosling interrupted Kimmel's second 11:35 show to sell knives on QVC.

- 30 Rock is ending, but Tina Fey and co-showrunner Robert Carlock are going to work on a new show together.

- We got some more details on the new season of Arrested Development.

- We interviewed Paula Pell about the movies she's writing and spending 17 years on SNL, Reno 911's Tom Lennon about all the big movie and TV parts he almost got, and Jeff Garlin about his new Earwolf podcast By the Way.

- Bill Cosby went on [...]

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A Sweltering Week in Comedy

by | March 23rd, 2012

- We guided you through the comedy landscape of Austin, TX.

- We spoke to Aziz Ansari about his new self-released standup special.

- We brought you the short films of Louis C.K.

- We asked where Comedy Central took a wrong turn.

- We talked to Seth Morris about First Dates with Toby Harris.

- The Onion is moving, and they're selling their furniture.

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A Cutthroat Week in Comedy

by | March 2nd, 2012

- We determined television's ultimate eating champion.

- It's all come down to this. "Remedial Chaos Theory" or "Marge vs. the Monorail"?

- We rapped with the cast and crew of High Road, including Matt Walsh, Horatio Sanz, and Joe Lo Truglio.

- We compared our funniest non-comedy songs.

- We went apartment hunting.

- We found out so much rad stuff about Clarissa Explains It All.

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A Lowbrow Week in Comedy

by | February 10th, 2012

- Round One of The Best Sitcom Episode Ever Tournament is complete! Make your Round Two predictions now.

- We told you everything you didn't know about Doug.

- We brought Julie Klausner's "How Was Your Week" Live Show to you.

- We welcomed you to Ittoqqortoormiit.

- We followed Everything Is Terrible on their Terrible tour.

- We reminded The Lonely Island of some of their deeper cuts.

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This Week in Comedy: 'Ben and Kate' and 'Don't Trust the B' Canceled, Damon Hosts Kimmel, and a 'Bored to Death' Movie

by | January 25th, 2013

- Fox pulled Ben and Kate from its schedule and ABC pulled Don't Trust the B, meaning they're both pretty much canceled, which is a shame 'cause they're good shows

- Matt Damon took revenge on Jimmy Kimmel by tying him up and hosting his show in front of him.

- A Bored to Death movie for HBO is officially happening.

- Pilot season kicked into high gear and the networks ordered up a bunch of pilots.

- We interviewed the Workaholics guys, SNL writer and New Yorker cartoonist Zach Kanin, Newsreaders star Mather Zickel, and the duo behind the web video "Fleetwood Mac Men."

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This Week in Comedy: 'Arrested Development' Episode Titles, Paul F. Tompkins Sings, and More

by | January 4th, 2013

- A Fox press site accidentally posted all the episode titles for the new season of Arrested Development.

- Paul F. Tompkins released a video of himself performing one hell of a cover of Adele's "Skyfall."

- We talked to Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein about the new season of Portlandia.

- We crunched the numbers on SNL 's current season since we're now midway through.

- Wes Anderson announced the full cast for his next movie The Grand Budapest Hotel: Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Jude Law, Adrien Brody, Edward Norton, Harvey Keitel, Jason Schwartzman, and of course, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson.

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A South By Week in Comedy

by | March 16th, 2012

- We interviewed comedian and Fun Dad Pete Holmes.

- We considered the raw quality of Zach Galifianakis' standup.

- We got serious about SNL's less jokey past.

- We were not impressed by the Florida arc on The Office.

- Her name is Cheri (clap clap), she was on SNL (clap clap), so check her out!

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A Party-Worthy Week in Comedy

by | February 24th, 2012

- The Best Sitcom Episode Ever Tournament has reached a white-hot crescendo with the FINAL FOUR. Community. Fawlty Towers. The Simpsons. Arrested Development. Who has your vote?

- We gave you the world's first Stefon-inspired art show.

- Well, well, well, look who's coming back on March 15. (Community is!)

- Did Bridesmaids deserve its Best Picture snub?

- We do not support A Part Thai'd Restaurant.

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