As the famous joke goes, man visits doctor. Says he’s depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor […]
Since the start of the WGA writers strike, Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld has been bragging about his status as the only late-night host willing to cross the picket line – this past weekend, he became […]
WINNER: Bowen Yang Last year’s mass exodus, with Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Pete Davidson, Chris Redd, Melissa Villasenor and Alex Moffat all jumping ship, meant someone was going to have to fill the void. […]
The Plan: Pinky and the Brain pose as elves in Santa’s workshop to plant a hypnotic doll under every kid’s Christmas tree. The Close Call: The hypnotic dolls do end up in every Christmas-celebrating house […]
Here are some of the most depressingly personal contemporary comics and comedy specials cited in “That’s the Funny Thing About Grief”… Tig Notaro, ‘Live’ An iconic and personal performance engraved in comedy history, Zinoman identifies […]
Arguably the greatest thing to show up on the USA Network not involving show dogs or the ironically-enjoyable exploits of Walker, Texas Ranger, Psych chronicled the mystery-solving antics of bogus psychic investigators Shawn Spencer and Gus Guster. So […]
Cut-for-time sketches on SNL are an eternal mystery. Oh, we get why sketches are trimmed from the live show — Lorne Michaels always brings more bits than he needs to the dress rehearsal, then makes […]
According to Bruce, prosecutors assembled an all-Catholic jury to hear his case. The opening argument doesn’t contain a word about obscenity, the actual charge under which Bruce was arrested: “You will hear the mockery of […]
Mike White owes her big-time for White Lotus There’s a lot to love about White Lotus, from its skewering of the rich to its deft look at the poison flowing through the veins of loving […]
William Shatner and Lone Justice It’s not so much that Shatner and Lone Justice are a supremely odd pair, though they are. We’ll just take any excuse to post video of Shatner goofing around in […]
“I got married!” That’s the triumphant first line of Something Special, the intriguing third special from Peabody Award-winning comic Hannah Gadsby. (It drops next Tuesday, May 9th, on Netflix.) The new show is a self-described […]
They literally don’t make ‘em like The Goldbergs anymore, an extremely mid sitcom that coughed and wheezed its way through ten seasons. It’s the kind of family comedy that networks used to churn out like […]
Adam McKay of 2023 is clearly not the same artist who co-founded Funny or Die, or co-wrote Anchorman with Will Ferrell, or served as head writer for Saturday Night Live when the show put on […]
During longer gags as a scorned reality-show contestant: Play And as a kick-ass driver saving little sis Skipper from pervs on the Bone Bus: Play Stars like Margot Robbie are already beating the drum for […]
It’s a strange surprise to learn that there is an actual magazine called The Traumatic Brain Injury Times. However, it’s not at all astonishing that Jackass’ Johnny Knoxville graced the most recent publication’s front page […]
If you’re new to a company and want to figure out if you have a good boss or not, send them an email after they leave for the day and wait. According to a new […]
5 Randy’s Use of the N-Word Was the Subject of a Real CNN Segment The episode “With Apologies to Jesse Jackson” opens with Randy yelling out the N-word on Wheel of Fortune, which inspired a real-life […]
You don’t need to rub loafers with the legacies at the nation’s top business schools to know that the primary purpose of a business is maximum profit. There’s a whole lot of twists and turns, […]
The Late Late Show has nearly reached the end of its long walk toward a short drop off of the CBS nightly schedule as, earlier today, James Corden unveiled the plan for his parting gift […]
Petkus’ best moments in his introductory episode feature presidential (foolishly) hopeful Connor Roy and his for-hire better half Willa schmoozing Petkus as he unleashes a series of stupid “you can’t say anything nowadays” cancel-culture jokes […]