comedy

Stephen Colbert’s Male Version Of The ‘Talking Vagina’ Ads

5:14PM Defamer US Edition | On tonight’s Report, Stephen Colbert tackled those recent Summer’s Eve ads featuring talking vaginas of various ethnic backgrounds. Colbert’s biggest gripe was that there aren’t any equally disempowering ads for male genitals. So he made one himself. Video of the segment is above. More »

Watch Larry David Do Stand Up When He Still Had Hair

6:57AM Brian Moylan | This vintage clip of Larry David doing a stand up comedy bit on the old show Fridays has been kicking around for awhile, but when it came to my attention again today it just reminded me how bad he looked! More »

Gay People Not Happy With Tracy Morgan

1:37AM Richard Lawson | A guy in Nashville went to go see 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan perform a comedy show last weekend and Morgan said some wildly offensive things about gay people. The guy took to his Facebook wall in protest. Now the gays have mobilised! More »

David Letterman: I’m Depressed Without Oprah

4:47PM Matt Cherette | Even though Oprah Winfrey ended her talk show more than two weeks ago – and even though David Letterman already expressed his sadness over her absence from television – the Late Show host still can’t seem to let the Queen of Daytime go, as evidenced from this “Losing Oprah: The Five Stages of Grief” bit that aired on tonight’s program. More »

America Is The Funniest Country In The World

2:59AM Richard Lawson | A recent online poll asked 30,000 thousand users of social networking site Badoo (so, not Americans basically) to pick the funniest and least funny countries from a list of 15, and the good old Red, White & Blue came out on top. More »

Katy Perry Is A Comedic Actress Now

12:20AM Richard Lawson | Fried candy pop act Katy Perry, already a hilarious musical comedienne with ribald and tasteful songs like “Ur So Gay” (in which she says she hopes an ex-boyfriend hangs himself with his faggy scarf), has now entered the realm of funny acting with a new video. More »

Watch SNL’s Live-Action Version Of ‘The Ambiguously Gay Duo’

2:28PM Matt Cherette | It’s been a while since Saturday Night Live has aired “The Ambiguously Gay Duo” – its classic animated sketch about a couple of superheroes who may also be an actual couple – so when it appeared on screen during tonight’s episode, many were pleasantly surprised. More »

Jerry Seinfeld’s First Awful Joke On Television

2:48AM Brian Moylan | Jerry Seinfeld talked to the New York Times about launching his own site, JerrySeinfeld.com which will be a repository for clips of all of his stand-up comedy routines. If they’re anything like this TV appearance from 1977, it’s going to be hard to find an audience. More »

The Funniest Moments From Tina Fey’s Google Visit

6:11AM Ryan Tate | We’ve boiled down the best four minutes of Tina Fey’s hourlong interview at the Googleplex in Silicon Valley, in which the 30 Rock creator disses other comedies, reveals a baffling nickname from co-star Tracy Morgan—and unveils a foolproof joke to make anyone laugh. More »

Is Eddie Murphy Doing Enough To Thank Ancient African Tribes?

3:35AM Hamilton Nolan | What is the first thing that Eddie Murphy should do when he gets on stage to do a stand-up comedy routine? If you said “give a hearty ‘thank-you’ to the African tribes who originated the concept of The Dozens hundreds of years ago,” well, your name is probably author and educator Elizabeth Evans! It’s all right here in the press release of the day—and your mother is portly! More »