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Regan quizzed by CNN
CNN interviewed Brian Regan. On being clean: I used to have a few jokes here and there with a four-letter […]
Can't find anything funny about the man…
Joe Queenan is a wickedly funny satirist. His latest musings have found a home on the op-ed page of the […]
Having a wonderful time…
Wish you were here. In this photo (produced and snapped by The Female Half), we see The Male Half and […]
Misspelling… Or not?
From the satellite box office at the Riv. (And from the posters all throughout the hotel-casino complex!)
NBC: "This is going to be a comedy show."
That’s the word from NBC execs as they beat the drum for the industry-only showcase that will introduce Jay Leno’s […]
Comics are always "on," dontcha know
What a steaming pile this one is. It’s from The Frisky. It’s by “Anonymous,” and it’s all about how this […]
March Madness winner
Andrew Wesson, The Male Half’s nephew, took the top spot in our bracket contest, picking the winner of the tournament […]
Road trip within the road trip
We’ll all be heading down the strip today to catch the three o’clock Defending The Caveman at the Excalibur. (Normally […]
Lovitz opening club in Universal City Walk
We were cruising into Los Angeles (swirling around the drain of the Los Angeles Basin?) when we heard an item […]
McDonald's hasn't heard the word
We’re posting this from the sparkling new McDonald’s on the Strip in Vegas. We’re sorely disappointed, though, that we had […]
Saturday night in Hermosa Beach
Among those performing on the 20 Hot Comics Show last night: Matt Baetz, Michael Loftus, Elon Gold, Neal Brennan, Jeff […]
No Leno show in his hometown market
AP is reporting the WHDH, NBC’s Boston affiliate, announced that they won’t be carrying the new 10 PM Jay Leno […]
Los Angeles on Friday and Saturday
Then it’s off to Vegas. But first, The Male Half will be performing on the 20 Hot Comics Show on […]
Thanks to our readers on our tenth anniversary!
For without them, we would have abandoned this crazy enterprise long ago. When we uploaded our first issue, ten years […]
Laugh a woman into bed
The Daily Telegraph says that a gang of scientists have discovered that “men really can laugh women into bed, because […]
Jokes… 50 of them… no awkwardness here
The New York Post has published “AMERICA’S BEST COMICS TELL THE POST THE 50 FUNNIEST JOKES THEY KNOW” here. We […]
Remembering Mitch
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the day we all found out that Mitch Hedberg had died. In the confusing […]
Well, this is awkward
Robert Lloyd, TV critic for the L.A. Times theorizes… no… insists that awkwardness has become “the dominant note in comedy.” […]
Laughter blooming in Eastern PA
An editorial in the Pottsville, PA, Republican and Herald asks “Have you noticed that this stand-up comedy entertainment stuff is […]
Baby Man profiled in Ventura Star
Thousand Oaks resident Bruce Baum is the focus of a nice writeup in the local rag. His latest ventures are […]
Everybody's a comedian… in cyberspace
Scott Brown, blogging in/on/for Wired, writes: We’ve heard a lot about how Google is making us dumber and more distracted […]
In Phoenix, headed for Hermosa Beach, Vegas
We’re in Phoenix… Sun City West to be exact. (We’re headed to Surprise Stadium tomorrow to see the Giants play […]
Kathy Griffin born a male?
When a magazine about standup see that question come up twice in its stats in the space of just a […]
Vegas plot thickens, re: former Trop room
Mike Weatherford, in the LVR-J, with a clarification and a correction: Righthaven LLC has teamed up with the Las Vegas […]
Papa CJ heads vodka-fueled comedy tour
According to a press release, Finlandia, the distiller that makes the premium vodka, is sponsoring “an initiative to propel stand-up […]
LAT says comedy fighting depression
A lengthy article by John Lopez in the LA Times says that comics are finding a comedy gold mine in […]
Standup 360
A feature film about featuring standup comedy? Six feature films? This project snuck up on us. Hollywood Report says the […]
How to write an Obama joke
We think we have the hang of this Obama joke-writing thing. We figured we’d take a whack at it. Here […]
Promo starts for “Brother Sam”
It’s a “screen test,” and it was “leaked,” doncha know! If this is the guy, it’ll be a hell of […]
Doug Benson– “A pathetic waste of skin?”
Here’s all we have to say: 1. Doug Benson does not deserve to be threatened with physical harm for his […]
Lord Buckley on You Bet Your Life
] It seems as though Groucho might actually know Buckley, judging from his barely contained laughter when Buckley initially strolls […]
Is amateur journalism dead?
Our title suggests a snarky response to the cliché that is the title of Daniel Banas’ article on Examiner.com (L.A. […]
Rickles' cult status grows
Our Vegas operatives tell us that Mr. Warmth performed in Vegas last night, at the Orleans. In attendance were David […]
New York tortures comics
The magazine, not the city. Although some might make the case that the city can sometimes do a good job. […]
Bracketologist in residence
The Female Half is ahead of the pack. On top. Leading the entire field with 51 points. Missouri and Louisville […]
Young reader, we're giving you Detention
That’s the title of Josh Sneed‘s podcast. When are we going to start calling them “radio shows”? That’s what they […]
Female Half has bracket fever
The Female Half is slugging it out at or near the top with the boys. In our SHECKYmagazine Bracket Invitational […]
Our burden has been lightened
We’re probably going to witness a very slow-motion, very deliberate vindication of the POTUS for his gaffe on last night’s […]
Someone in the MSM gets it right
Michael Schulder, writing for CNN.com, presents a brief essay on topical humor (“As funny as the times allow”) in which […]
Preview: Obama on Leno tonight
Watch Ferguson’s reaction, at exactly 00:48. It’s priceless.