Todd Barry and Eugene Mirman flew in some manner of metal bird with internet access today and took the time to answer some questions. [A Special Thing] Jeffrey Ross puns, "Nixon had a bowling alley and Clinton put a golf putting green, so Obama needs the audacity of hoops." I love puns mor...

From Indecision 2008... Boing Boing points us today to a Hong Kong-based toy company that is manufacturing a line of Barack Obama action figures like this one: Okay, it's time to draw the line. We've all been having fun this week, but this has officially gotten out of control. Barack Obama w...

The Internet is the only place in the world where you can observe people venally jockeying for fame and fortune, testing the limits of their creativity, or, for just $8.99/mo, jerking off into any element on the periodic table. And, according to Amy Sedaris, sometimes you can even find comedy on the...

I was all up on the "Children's Hospital is amazing" bandwagon weeks ago. Entertainment Weekly finally caught up to my Rob Corddry trendsetting. [Entertainment Weekly] If you're like me, you are always wondering, "What ever happened to Jackie Mason's abandoned daughter?&qu...

So here we are at the end of the year. As we enter 2009, we leave behind the year our economy collapsed. We leave behind the year filled with political strife and a long drawn out campaign. We also leave behind an amazing year in comedy. So much incredible stand-up, film, sketch, and television come...

I can't believe today is the last day of 2008. When I look back at all the fond memories, including saying goodbye to all my money in the failing economy, hearing countless terrible Joker impersonations, and losing Paul Newman and Eartha Kitt, I can honestly say in all sincerity, good riddance t...

It's so hard to concentrate on comedy news today, because, as you all know, tomorrow is a very special day. It's the fifth day of Hanukkah, known amongst Hassidic Orthodox circles as Christmas. No one knows more about hard knocks than Jesus. The man was born in a manger, the Biblical equival...

I didn't even know Will Ferrell and Danny McBride were in a The Land of the Lost remake, so this poster is like a Hanukkah surprise. [SFLuxe] Joe and Noah talk to Fran Drescher. [23/6] Funny or Die raises $3 million. You know what this means. We're about to see some Armageddon major motion p...

Eugene Mirman is engaged in a Document Prank Party. [Eugene Mirman] Kevin James gives audiences what they want: man breasts. [Newsday] Stephen Colbert is number 11 on this Top 100 People of 2008 List. [Pop Candy] Aimee Mann learns the true meaning of Christmas with help from her comedy friends. [Vid...

Adam Sandler wants mothers to hug him. [Kansas City Star] Help select the 100 Greatest Looney Tunes for a new book. For the record, One Froggy Evening is my favorite thing ever. [Cartoon Brew] A comedian sets off to travel around the world by foot and by sailboat. Meanwhile, I set off to travel the ...