Patton Oswalt has always been one of my favorite comedians. Career-wise, his appearances on Reno 9/11 have shown he’s not afraid to make fun of himself, while his starring role in Pixar’s Ratatouille made him the envy of film nerds everywhere. In his stand-up, I love the way he is able t...

You don't even need to know what he's talking about. He's just that good."...the fuel of the Nerd Mafia is disappointment and exclusion.""...so everyone please crack the tab on a frosty can of Go Fuck Yourself and go see the......

The Anti-Cult of Personality: The Controlled Chaos of United States of Tara When it was first announced, there was one word that could best described United States of Tara, the new Showtime comedy starring Toni Colette: quirky. Not only was it about a woman who has multiple personality disorder, and...

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...

Jim Norton is "especially fond of the Irish author, poet and playwright Samuel Beckett." Beckett's that guy who created that show Happy Days, right? [All Headline News] Lisa Lampanelli says "anyone can stand up there and tell dumb jokes or observational crap. But the fact is, ther...

Perhaps I'm predisposed to liking Big Fan since a) I'm a die hard Giants fan, b) I grew up in the neighborhood where it was shot, and c) it's a film about sports fanaticism, which is a topic I know quite a bit about. But that doesn't mean you'll hate Big Fan if you aren't familiar with sports or the...

Filed under: Drama, Sundance, Theatrical Reviews, Fandom, Sundance Reviews 2009 Perhaps I'm predisposed to liking Big Fan since a) I'm a die hard Giants fan, b) I grew up in the neighborhood where it was shot, and c) it's a film about sports fanaticism, which is a topic I know quite a bit about. But...

Sunday night at Park City’s “Racquet Club” theater saw a different kind of game going down - a twisted, frequently hilarious, wholly original sports-fanatic flick called “Big Fan.” By the end of the screening, the reaction made it clear that much of the audience could a...

Larry Wilmore talks about his new book, I'd Rather We Got Casinos. As a Hispanic person, I'd rather we got not deported all the time. [USA Today] Gilbert Gottfried CRACKS THIS ANNOUNCER UP! He isn't even making that many jokes and the guy is already CRACKING THE FUCK UP! [ABC Local News]...

When even my three year old has her own MP3 player, it gets harder and harder for me to gather everyone together in the same room for more than a few minutes at a time. We eat dinner together at the kitchen table every night, but getting everyone to unplug themselves from their personal electronics ...