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http://aspecialthing.com/images/ASTnews/normmacdonald2.jpgNorm Macdonald's first ever one-hour stand-up special, entitled "Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Stand-Up", premieres tonight on Comedy Central at 11:30 p.m. Macdonald, the iconic anchor of SNL’s “Weekend Update” and star of the cult classic...

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4286/childrenshospital.jpg"Childrens Hospital", a parody of hospital dramas created by Rob Corddry, first premiered as a web series on TheWB.com in December 2008. The ten web episodes were reformatted as five 11-minute episodes, which began airing on Adult Swim in...

<img align=right src=http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lknpi30MtM1qze2tmo1_250.gif>Usually we run these "Go:" items on the week of a given show, and usually we reserve them for great live events that you might otherwise overlook (AKA "need a little help in the attendance department"). This item...

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http://i43.tinypic.com/2ain5th.jpgSaturday Night Live cast member Will Forte confirmed last night on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" that a movie based on the SNL character 'MacGruber' will be filmed this summer, while SNL is on its summer break. The script has already been completed and was written...

http://jimhalterman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/childrens-hospital.jpgWarner Home Video today released "Childrens Hospital: The Complete First & Second Seasons", a two-disc set which includes all 22 episodes of the popular Adult Swim series. The show features the comedic talents of series...

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http://i27.tinypic.com/301ekj4.jpgFrom Deadline Hollywood: Comedy Central has ordered "Jon Benjamin Has a Van" to series with a 10-episode order. The pickup caps a great week for Benjamin, who landed his first Emmy nomination on Thursday for his voice work as the title character on the FX...

http://aspecialthing.com/images/ASTnews/TBIpod250.jpgFans of Doug Benson's hit podcast "Doug Loves Movies" already know this, but we've been releasing bonus "road" episodes of the show in the iTunes Store for $1.99 a pop. Additionally, Doug has started a "Benson Interruption" podcast that gets...

http://aspecialthing.com/images/ASTnews/comicsontv.jpgMonday, May 23rd: Ken Jeong on Conan Chris Hardwick on Chelsea Lately Norm MacDonald on Lopez Tonight Albert Brooks on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Repeat) Tuesday, May 24th: Demetri Martin on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Ed Helms...

http://imageshack.us/m/834/1288/unledcbj.pngFOX today announced its schedule for the 2011-2012 TV season, and as previously reported, new sitcom "The New Girl" will join the Tuesday night schedule between "Glee" and "Raising Hope". "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" will air Wednesday nights after the...

http://imageshack.us/m/687/2383/otherguysmarkwahlbergwi.jpgFrom Deadline: Warner Brothers has closed a deal for "Turkey Bowl", a comedy that will re-team "The Other Guys" stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as guys from football-obsessed towns who lead rival teams in an annual tackle football...

http://imageshack.us/m/4/4462/unledfg.pngHere's a brief summary of what to look forward to in the 2011-2012 TV season: .Mondays- CBS has added a new sitcom from producers Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings called "Two Broke Girls", starring Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings. It replaces "Mad...

http://imageshack.us/m/577/7033/pilot570.jpgNBC got a one day jump on upfront week by announcing its schedule for the 2011-2012 season today. The biggest changes are a new comedy night on Wednesdays, beginning with new series "Up All Night" at 8:00 PM, followed by "Free Agents" at 8:30....

<img align=right width=200 src=http://aspecialthing.com/images/ASTnews/wyatt.jpg>Wyatt Cenac is taping a special for Comedy Central, and he'd like a good audience. It's up to you, New York, New York. Look, it's free, it's a nice theater, and Wyatt's one of the best joke-writers in the...

http://aspecialthing.com/images/ASTnews/comicsontv.jpgMonday, May 9th: Albert Brooks and Kristen Wiig on The Late Show with David Letterman Demetri Martin on Conan Will Ferrell and Jen Kirkman on Chelsea Lately Tuesday, May 10th: Will Ferrell on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Judd Apatow...

http://imageshack.us/m/189/3836/progettoparhamstclair.jpgNBC today ordered four more sitcoms: "Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea?", based on the popular book by Chelsea Handler; "Bent", starring Amanda Peet (reportedly a midseason pickup); "Free Agents", starring Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn;...

http://imageshack.us/m/834/153/bridesmaidsmovieposter.jpg"Bridesmaids", directed by Paul Feig ("Freaks and Geeks", "The Office") and produced by Judd Apatow, is out in theaters today. The first big comedy release of the summer (at least until "Hangover 2" comes out in a few weeks), "Bridesmaids"...

http://i52.tinypic.com/2wn8hhf.jpg"Turtleneck & Chain", the second studio album from comedy troupe The Lonely Island, is out today on Universal Republic Records. The album contains collaborations with Snoop Dogg (the title track), Akon ("I Just Had Sex"), Rihanna ("Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde"),...

http://i56.tinypic.com/nz3yxj.jpgPerhaps trying to recover from a disastrous last season that saw new comedies "Perfect Couples", "Outsourced" and "The Paul Reiser Show" all fail both critically and ratings-wise, NBC is loading up their schedule for fall with well-known faces and more...

http://imageshack.us/m/803/2280/88673998ap.jpgAlthough upfront week doesn't officially begin until next week, FOX yesterday ordered two new live-action sitcoms to be part of their fall schedule. Created by Liz Meriwether, "The New Girl" stars Zooey Deschanel as an unlucky-in-love elementary school...

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/4197/514iwvbunqlsx500.jpgThe second season of "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show" premieres tonight at midnight on Comedy Central. "New York Stand-Up Show” features new stand-up from some more of Oliver's favorite comedians. Oliver opens each of the six...

http://aspecialthing.com/images/ASTnews/comicsontv.jpgMonday, May 2nd: Will Ferrell on Conan Judd Apatow on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Mindy Kaling and Matt Lucas on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Tuesday, May 3rd: Chris Hardwick on Chelsea Lately Wednesday, May 4th: Louis Katz...

http://www.earwolf.com/sites/default/files/NEW_ProfBlastoff_Logo_Cover.jpgTig Notaro has joined the Earwolf family of comedy podcasts, and she brought her friends Kyle Dunnigan and David Huntsberger along for the ride! "Professor Blastoff" debuted this week (find it here, there or anywhere), and...

What does it mean to be a successful comedian? How far can the boundaries of taste be pushed to get a laugh? Four top comics - Ricky Gervais, Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock - discuss and debate their craft on the laugh-filled HBO presentation "Talking Funny", which debuts tonight at 9 PM...

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4363/bachelorette24504.jpgThe Hollywood Reporter reports that Lizzy Caplan, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Scott and Casey Wilson are attached to star in an independent comedy being produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay via their Gary Sanchez production company. Leslye...

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4826/ddperform2120501076835.jpgThe fifth and final season of "The Whitest Kids U' Know" premieres on IFC tonight at 10:30pm ET/PT. Each episode of this 10-episode season will end with part of an extended sketch, "The Civil War on Drugs". In this 10-part saga, the...

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/4006/runningq.jpgAlthough it was ultimately a disappointment for fans of "Arrested Development", the Mitch Hurwitz-created and Will Arnett-starring sitcom "Running Wilde" did have its moments during its brief run on FOX last fall. Only 9 of the 13 produced...

http://bobodenkirk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DSC04846-300x225.jpgIf you visited Bob and David's website in the last few months, you were surely greeted with some ghastly place-holder. What gives? Well, Bob has emerged from his hyperbaric chamber to explain: David and I didn't keep our old...

http://aspecialthing.com/images/ASTnews/comicsontv.jpgMonday, April 18th: Tina Fey on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Natasha Leggero on Chelsea Lately Tracy Morgan on Lopez Tonight Chris Rock on The Late Show with David Letterman (Repeat) Tuesday, April 19th: Tina Fey on Conan ...

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/4787/unledfuk.pngThe midseason comedy "Happy Endings" premieres tonight on ABC with a one hour block of two back-to-back episodes starting at 9:30 pm. The series will then move to its regularly scheduled timeslot of 10 p.m. starting next week. The series...

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/8305/eagleheart2011041420221.jpgFrom Deadline : Adult Swim has picked up a second season of the live-action comedy "Eagleheart", starring Chris Elliott. The 15-minute series, a parody of butt-kicking crime dramas like "Walker, Texas Ranger", hails from Conan...

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/8013/sportsshowwithnormmacdo.jpgThe sports world is set for a weekly update when "Sports Show with Norm Macdonald," a new series on Comedy Central, premieres tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. "Sports Show with Norm Macdonald" features Macdonald's unique and comedic...

http://aspecialthing.com/images/ASTnews/louisck.jpgSome guy just emailed me asking if I could send him the interview I did with Louis C.K. in 2006. I guess there's a post on maximumfun.org about it that links to the old AST (aka nowhere). So instead of dealing with the awkwardness of emailing a...

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/4867/bobodenkirk201104090107.jpg From Deadline: Adult Swim has ordered "Regal Productions", a live-action comedy pilot created, directed, produced by and starring Bob Odenkirk. Odenkirk developed the project with Brian Jarvis and Jim Freeman, who will...

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2237/unledmpe.pngThe first annual "Comedy Awards”, which took place in New York on March 26th, will be airing tonight at 9 PM ET/PT on Comedy Central and across multiple Viacom-owned networks including Spike TV, VH1, CMT, TV Land and Logo. In addition, there...

http://aspecialthing.com/images/ASTnews/comicsontv.jpgMonday, April 4th: Tracy Morgan on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Tuesday, April 5th: Tracy Morgan and Charlyne Yi on Conan Chris Hardwick and Matt Braunger on Chelsea Lately Steven Wright on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ...

http://i51.tinypic.com/nmax46.jpgIt's time to ring in the new year with a new 90-minute comedy block on the IFC cable channel, which has been officially dubbed "Comedy Death-Ray on IFC". Host Scott Aukerman will introduce episodes of beloved comedy series such as "Arrested Development", "The Larry...

http://aspecialthing.com/images/ASTnews/conanandmaron.jpgAvailable now for download is the highly anticipated WTF with Marc Maron interview with Conan O'Brien. As Conan says to Marc, "you're going to get the serious interview," and he paints as honest a portrait of himself as you'll hear anywhere....

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/2231/archersterlinglana.pngContinuing his quest to dominate the nation's airwaves, H. Jon Benjamin will be heard on yet another animated TV show as FX's "Archer" returns tonight at 10 PM. (Benjamin will also be seen in live form on Comedy Central's "Jon Benjamin...