Spinal Tap confirmed they will play an acoustic tour that will hit Vancouver, Seattle, New York, and several other North American cities. Eddie Murphy will finally get what he always wanted? No, not an Oscar-- it's the chance to play Richard Pryor. Last year, we brought you the story of a...

Last week it was reported that Eddie Murphy had been cast as Richard Pryor in the Bill Condon-produced biopic of the famous comedian. What will Eddie Murphy’s Pryor sound like? OWF points us to a video clip from the classic 1988 Raw comedy special (which we haven’t seen in quite a few ye...

I know it can be hard to do. And I'm not talking about the family-friendly, super-silly funny of "Daddy Day Care" or "Dave" (actually, I can't confirm or deny that there was anything funny about either of those, since I didn't bother to watch them.) I'm talking about really funny. Rude funny. "Raw" ...

Bill Condon had his biopic Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? in development at The Weinstein Company, but they put it into turnaround so now Condon has attached Eddie Murphy as star and gone out to court the studios for a new deal. Condon previously threatened to relaunch Murphy’s acting ...

With times getting tougher and tougher by the day, it’s important to remember to laugh every once in a while. So while the first black president prepares to take office and get this show back on the road, we thought we’d take a look at the COED’s 7 Funniest Black Men of All Time fo...

Coincidentally enough, a look at the credits for last night's premiere of "Life on Mars" revealed it was directed by Gary Fleder, who also directed this week's "The Express," the inspiration for this list. I haven't bothered to tune in for any cop shows in the last 10 years or so except for "The Wir...

…you can’t say are. R.I.P. George, not going to be picking up that award now. You know this is going to be NSFW now don’t ya folks… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDWTp5as1vE But then those seven had to be analysed to see if they should be on the list…just wish Yanks co...

The headline of a new New York Times article reads, Obama Urges Mayors to Focus on Urban Growth, but Not to Expect Increased Federal Aid ............................Now, you can read that however you want, but when I read the word "urban" and "aid" together in the same sentence, I hear "black folks"...

Richard Pryor was one of the funniest comedians ever, largely because he told great jokes that everyone could relate to. Here he talks about the differences between how men and women deal with getting their motherfucking heart broken. Not only will you be able to relate to it, but you’ll laugh...

NOTE: Somewhere in this post, there’s a joke to be made about smoking a few fags, but this is a serious blog and I am far too classy a person for that. Anyway … here’s the whole sordid story: State Sen. Dave Koehler is proposing legislation that would legalize civil unions in Illin...