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Stone Cold Fox
New sketch show Stone Cold Fox: This Is Not Art premieres this Friday at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in NYC and features some of the UCB’s funniest actors and writers. Here are some videos from the cast.
Potential School Shooter Gunned Down By Popular Jock
As the old saying goes, “one nerd’s rights end where everyone else’s begin.”
Meet the Prez
This is a big week for Presidential candidate and gay reversal clinic owner Michele Bachmann. First she got her first ever Newsweek cover! Yay! Which, without double checking, we’re assuming she must be so, so excited about! Then, tonight, she’ll participate in her first Fox News presidential debate! Yay! And finally, this Sunday, she’ll be appearing on NBC’s Meet The Press for the first time as a candidate! Yay! Here’s Rep. Bachmann (aka comedienne Sara Benincasa) prepping for the interview…
Late Night at the Office
by shap on August 8, 2011. [Front,Web Shorts]
You know that thing when you and your co-worker are working late and suddenly the TPS reports get all blurry and it feels like someone turned up the thermostat? One of these people do.
Starring the UCB’s Nate Smith and Sue Galloway.
Most Embarrassing Talent Show Auditions
This has been quite a summer for reality show talent competitions. First, American Idol ended with a ratings bang in May, proving it’s still a juggernaut. Then The Voice gave NBC it’s first hit since their 1970′s Evil Knievel miniseries (aside from a few in the 80′s and 90′s, but still, it’s been a while). Then America’s Got Talent scored its best season yet. And, finally, Glenn Beck got fired from Fox News as part of…
Comedy Repression Therapy
Congresswoman and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann continues to rise in the polls. Now the frontrunner in Iowa, Bachmann seems like a runaway train that maybe not even the Romneybot can stop. But what’s her deal re: family? Happy marriage for 33 years? Check. Husband is a gay repression therapist obsessed with keeping the gayness of, er, others in the closet? Check. Here’s Jon Stewart with more on Closetgate, followed by a comedy therapy session in which Jerry Seinfeld tries to help him avoid the urge to make fun of this easy target.
Start-Up Guys
If you’ve ever had a social media guru/start-up entrepreneur pitch their services to you, then you know the drill. They razzle dazzle you with complex jargon and promises of groundbreaking cutting edgery until you don’t know which way is up. But if you listen really closely, you realize that for all their hip technobabble, the only thing they’re actually good at is dropping terms like “trend-specific twittersphere aggregationizing” and “cross-platform SEO paradigm shifting” with a straight face. This video basically nails it…
U.S. History According to Bachmann
It’s the 4th of July, so it’s time for an American history lesson! The fact is, Americans have been getting a slow, painful (and creatively “fact checked”) U.S. history lesson from Rep. Michele Bachmann for the past few months. Finally, just in time for the 4th, Jimmy Kimmel has gathered her entire sweeping historical epic into one presentation. So throw out those AP U.S. History text books, kids! This is the real deal!
Reality Showoffs
In this clip, comedian and performance artist Leo Martin finds out how far people will go to get on reality TV when he fields casting calls for a new show called “Dumbass.”
Disaster Relief
This Wednesday, June 29th don’t miss our live show SmackDown: The Best of ComedySmack at Carolines on Broadway. Not only is Carolines underground, making it the safest place to be during Wednesday’s Scientology predicted ateroid strike, but we also have a lineup well qualified to make you laugh throughout the Armageddon.
Here’s a clip from Jamie Lee, recent semi-finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, who will be performing along with host Roger Hailes (Fuse TV), Adam Lowitt (Producer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)…
