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Kate Winslet and Catherine Keener, both of whom earned Oscar nominations in previous films written by Charlie Kaufman, have joined the cast of Kaufman’s next project, Frank or Francis. According to Vulture, the duo will join a cast that includes Jack Black and Steve Carell, their former costars of...

Blast off!!!! That's been podcast is up and it is goooooood. Here is a thread to discuss it, all of you, including your extra personalities. (aka. troll accounts)

The Weinstein Company announced in a short message on Facebook that a fifth installment of the "Scary Movie" spoof comedy franchise has been given the green light. Anna Faris has played Cindy Campbell in all four films that started back in 2000, though it's uncertain if she'll return again. It's...

THE BENSON INTERRUPTION will be performed on a random monday of almost every month at Largo on La Cienega - www.largo-la.com. i loved and will miss doing the show at UCB - and will continue to do ILM podcast tapings and other shows there - but Largo affords us the opportunity to seat more people...

This is the TWELFTH episode of the hilarious comedy series, 'relatable'. Written by Kevin Scannell (On Twitter: @Scribblin_Jokes) <object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/23XOhF7EP5c?version=3&feature=player_profilepage"><param...

Check out the newest podcast from Nerdist Industries: You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes! Pete brings on his funny friends to have a hilarious and weird conversation. The first episode is with Kumail Nanjiani and future episodes feature TJ Miller, Demetri Martin, Sarah Silverman and many more funny...

We had a news thread about this a while back, but now the movie has a name, and the cast is starting to fill out. From the Hollywood Reporter: Jason Sudeikis continues his run of booking parts in high-profile comedy projects. This time the Saturday Night Live regular will play politics with...

There doesn't seem to be any thread about the great man. His personal archives website (jerryseinfeld.com) is great and has some classic material. I'm going to see Seinfeld when in Birmingham later this year. Has anyone else seen him live recently? He is still one of my favourite comedians and...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/27/adult-swim-announces-the-eric-andre-show-hannibal-buress_n_1237236.html?1327694757 Move over, Space Ghost: Adult Swim has announced production of "The Eric Andre Show," a late night talk show that will play with the conventions of a normal talk show,...

I'm digging this megaupload box. As such, the thread returns! Please, share what you have. Every bit counts. More shall come! First! Louis CK hosts a radio show. Unless my memory fails me, he is under the influence of painkillers for the duration. The Best of Alan King Albert Brooks - A...

Long holiday weekend so I figured I'd get started on this. Dates subject to change. JANUARY- 1- Angry Boys premieres on HBO (pushed back from December) 6- Portlandia Season 2 premieres on IFC Todd Margaret Season 2 premieres on IFC 10- An Idiot Abroad S1 on DVD 11- Are You There,...

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Does Jimmy Dore beat his wife on the game show podcast Dream Tweet? They are both very funny and very high. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dream-tweet-the-game-show/id478225301

Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! All Other In Between! A new podcast is currently in existence and I highly suggest you heed my nonsense and go NOW to the links provided to you below! For all of those who don't know, Soundcloud.com, a social network for audiophiles, producers, and...

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On December 1st, The Bitter Buddha, Eddie Pepitone will be releasing his first live Standup Album. It was recorded at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City earlier this year. Available everywhere online, including iTunes.

This is a teamup from some of the Always Sunny folks (including David Hornsby) and some of the Archer folks (including Adam Reed) that premiers on FX January 11th. Cast includes Hornsby, Justin Long, Kristen Bell, Fred Armisen, Romany Malco and a bunch of other folks. The protagonists are two...

Ok, this is ridiculously early to be starting this thread, but I just saw this picture that Edgar Wright tweeted and I'm excited: From Wikipedia: The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (also known as the Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy) is a series of films directed by Edgar Wright, written by...

This is a funny new sketch from the group Dead Kevin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0ISpbiDH4w

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kctOpTQtyUg?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> This is the next movie directed by the Duplass brothers, who did "Cyrus" (and Mark Duplass is on "The League" of course too). I guess they specialize...

Here's a link to the NEWEST episode of the hilarious comedy series, 'relatable' written by Kevin Scannell (On Twitter: @Scribblin_Jokes) :lol::lol::lol::clap::clap::clap::surprised::surprised::surprised: http://youtu.be/dItdAafrVUM CHECK IT OUT.... ALL past episodes of 'relatable' can be...

Sooooooooo Check it Out w/ Dr. Steve Brule, this sunday. Who's psyched? <object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie"...

Andy is on the newest "Hey We're Back" podcast from Jonathan Katz. They play an excerpt of Andy's performance at Dr. Katz Live in San Francisco.

There are more than enough of us here to start a decent podcasting network of our own. Anyone interested? Any ideas?

Premiering January 9th on FOX. DESCRIPTION: (from FOX's press release, November 2010) BOB'S BURGERS, the new animated comedy about a man, his family and their burger joint, opens Sunday, Jan. 9 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT). In the newest addition to the Sunday "Animation Domination" lineup, BOB (H....

Nadsat Droog mentioned this briefly in one of his posts, but here's the full article about it from the NY Times: With a new round of shake-ups in late-night television set to begin next year, Lorne Michaels has decided to try to get a jump on things by starting NBC’s next edition of “Late...

i'm just pulling from wikipedia to start this but... In June 2008 Season 4 teaser commercials began running on FX with the date September 18, implying that Season 4 will begin on Thursday, September 18. On July 15th, 2008, it was reported that FX has ordered 39 additional episodes of the...

It's three hours of mirth, music and meyhem hosted by Tom Scharpling every Tuesday from 8 to 11 pm EST on WFMU. Visit the archives of the show at: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/bs subscribe to the podcast: http://www.wfmu.org/podcast/BS.xml or visit the show's homepage at:...

With Look Around You currently running on Adult Swim, I figured it was as good a time as any for it to get its own thread. We can also make this the general thread for Peter Serafinowicz news, if you like. A DVD of the first series of his sketch show is due out in the UK in September of '09 , and...

I think Harris has been a strong member of the CBB team this year. It would make me happy if he continued to be throuout 2012.

Based on the cult U.K. series of the same name, "Free Agents" explores the trials and tribulations of two public relations executives (Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn) on the rebound. Alex (Azaria), recently divorced, and Helen (Hahn), trying to move on after the death of her fiancee, discover that...

There is some interesting material on who he books on Letterman and why. Jeselnik, Schumer, Jessica Kirson, and others criticize him for not booking female comics and trading on the Late Show name to make money for himself. I really took away that appearing on the Late Show is not as...

Let's do this! LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- FX has settled on Thursday, April 1 at 10:00/9:00c as the debut of its new comedy "Louie." The series stars comedian Louis C.K. as a successful stand-up comedian and newly single father helping to raise his two daughters in New York. C.K....

I'm not really sure what to make of this one. A feature-length telenovela spoof, performed entirely in Spanish, starring Will Ferrell as Armando Alvarez, an unsuccessful rancher who is tortured by his younger, successful businessman brother, played by Gael Garcia Bernal. The movie also stars...

Hey everyone, Having Fun! here breaking the latest comedy news that slips past Bill Brasky's long alien-like fingers. I received this via my good buddy Kon who doesn't care for this board. Thanks, Kon. So my comedy hero is working with my favorite talk show host's production company to...

Given all the podcast threads on this board, I'm surprised this one wasn't made yet. Chris Hardwick's Nerdist Podcast debuted yesterday, and it is great. It's Chris, Jonah Ray, and Matt Mira, and the special guest on the first episode is Tom Lennon. I was listening to it in public today, and Tom...

I guess I never created a thread for this. I don't really know how I feel about this show. I really liked the movie, but I don't know if it really works as a cartoon. I think I said this when the show was first announced, but the show seems like something that should be on Saturday mornings (if...