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OK, well, it appears Easter has crept up on all of us a little bit earlier than expected this year, so let’s just go down the list of essentials...
For more than 40 years now, David Cross has been regaling audiences with his unique style of comedy. Throughout his decades-long career, the...
Monty Python’s Life of Brian, released in 1979, revolves around a young man named Brian Cohen (as played by Graham Chapman), who shares his birthday...
In 2001, psychologist Richard Wiseman partnered with the British Science Association in order to determine the world’s funniest joke. The...
During its nine years on the air, Seinfeld produced quite a few influential episodes. But perhaps none had more of an effect on the show’s cast...
Robin Williams started honing his craft at the Juilliard School in New York City in 1973. The future comedy legend was one of just two students to be...
Quentin Tarantino first came up with the idea for Inglourious Basterds more than a decade before it was released in 2009, and for that reason, the...
These days, TV pranks are usually limited to hidden camera shows like Impractical Jokers. But that wasn’t always the case, and a number of different...
For nearly a decade, The King of Queens brought viewers into the world of Doug and Carrie Heffernan, providing them with countless laughs, many of...
Comedian Andrew Dice Clay will be remembered for his dirty nursery rhymes. At the height of the comedian’s popularity in the late 1980s and early...
In the early 1990s, Bobcat Goldthwait earned himself a reputation for being an unpredictable talk show guest. During a November 1993 appearance on...
In December 2001, cult comedian Mitch Hedberg sat down for a wide-ranging Penthouse interview with Korn frontman Jonathan Davis. Among the subjects...
Actor and comedian Alex Duong, best known for playing Sonny Le on the CBS drama Blue Bloods, died on Sunday (March 29) at the age of 42. Last year,...
When All in the Family made its television debut on January 12, 1971, it was preceded by the following disclaimer: “WARNING: The program you are...
Before he became the first breakout star in Saturday Night Live history, Chevy Chase was a musician. He must’ve taken the idea pretty seriously,...
Whoever coined the phrase “The show must go on” probably didn’t think it up after learning of a horrible tragedy. Technical difficulties would...
When stand-up comedian Learnmore Jonasi hit the stage at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles earlier this month, the last thing he was probably thinking...
Saturday Night Live has served as the launching point for many careers in the five decades that it’s graced American TV screens (and now the UK). If...
Cameo appearances, generally speaking, are meant to stand out. You know, you spot some celebrity that you recognize, and you think to yourself, “Oh,...
The origins of Beverly Hills Cop can be traced back to the late 1970s, when the basic idea for the film was first conceived. Between then and the...
Being famous for one thing doesn’t exclude you from venturing into other areas, ridiculous as those areas may be. For example, who’s to say that a...
Around the turn of the century, cities like New York and London faced massive public health crises due to overwhelming amounts of horse manure. With...
Ever since The King of Queens ended its nine-season run on CBS in 2007, fans have clamored for the show’s cast to get back together. Kevin James and...
From a technical standpoint, the scene in Goodfellas where Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and the future Karen Hill (Lorraine Bracco) go on their second date...
On April 6, 1993, a relatively unknown rock band called Tool released its first full-length studio album, Undertow. Those of you who owned a physical...
During the second season of Seinfeld, screenwriter Larry Charles wrote a script for a proposed episode that revolved around the controversial subject...
When Def Comedy Jam started in 1992, Richard Pryor’s career was on the decline. The comedy icon had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis a few...
On January 25, 1969, George Carlin appeared on The Jackie Gleason Show. The main focus of his act was broadcasts that don’t get nominated at the...
When former stockbroker Jordan Belfort began serving his sentence for securities fraud and money laundering in 2004, his cellmate at Taft Correctional...
Pauly Shore isn’t known for feuding with other celebrities, but there was a brief period of time where the Bio-Dome star butted heads with—of all...
Chappelle’s Show featured a number of memorable parodies of famous musicians during its brief run on Comedy Central in the early 2000s. In the debut...
Some of the most beloved comedy shows of all time were short-lived. As a stand-alone sitcom, The Honeymooners only lasted 39 episodes, but it’s...
For several decades, Hollywood executives unsuccessfully tried to make a new movie featuring Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher, the investigative reporter...
When you’re performing sketch comedy in front of a live audience, laughter is pretty much an inevitability; it’s just usually expected to be...
For many years, Peter Sellers told people that someone from the great beyond had been communicating with him and giving him career advice. At some...
For more than two decades, the celebrity roasts that aired on Comedy Central had a reputation for their no-holds-barred attitude. Jokes about the most...
Aerosmith began recording their third studio album, Toys in the Attic, in early 1975. Midway through the process, the band found themselves struggling...
In March 1998, Dana Carvey underwent what was supposed to be a routine double-bypass operation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. When he...
The 2013 film The Conjuring introduced us to a sinister-looking doll named Annabelle, who we eventually learn is a conduit for a demonic spirit...
While attending Orville Wright Junior High in Los Angeles in the 1960s, Phil Hartman had already begun earning a reputation as a gifted actor. It was...
Bill Murray made a baffling decision after the success of Ghostbusters shot him to the top of Hollywood’s A-list in 1984: He stepped away from...
Live performers of all kinds tour with an opening act to warm up the crowd and give them a little more bang for their buck. Usually, these openers...
Rush Hour was released on September 18, 1998, and went on to become a major hit for New Line Cinema. That makes it all the more confusing that no...
In October 2016, Jamie Foxx began shooting All-Star Weekend, a “wild” comedy film that was supposed to be his directorial debut. In it, Foxx and...
If you were looking for another excuse to drink on a weeknight, we’ve got some good news for you. That’s right, today is St. Patrick’s Day. But...
Despite being among the best-remembered segments from Chappelle’s Show, “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” was only featured twice...
By the early 1970s, Chevy Chase was making big moves. During that time, he established himself as a dependable comedy writer and even had a piece...
George Carlin and Billy Crystal were supposed to share the stage with each other for the first time in 1975, when Carlin hosted the debut episode of...
When Will Smith walked onto the stage at the 2022 Academy Awards and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife, he all but established that...
Comedians have hosted the Academy Awards since the early days of the ceremony. Will Rogers was the first to do so in 1934, and countless comics...
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