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You Can Blame the Monkees for Jimmy Fallon
Fallon was “freaking out” about meeting the Monkees, but Dolenz’s encouragement didn’t stop there. At the time, he was directing a TV pilot (Dolenz directed TV pilots?) and suggested Fallon talk to his manager about auditioning for the show. That’s just what happened, although the show never saw the light of day. “I wanted to tell you, it built my confidence as a comedian and someone who… → Read More
The Time Prince Harry Did Mushrooms at Courteney Cox’s House and Tried to Tell Her He Was a ‘Chandler’
Could he be more tripping? → Read More
Jack Black Is the Superman We Need Right Now
Look, up in the sky! It’s Jack Black in spandex! → Read More
Report Says Tom Brady Is Delaying His Broadcast Career for Stand-up Comedy: Yes, You Read That Right
A “sports insider” agrees! “He does a great impersonation of former teammate Rob Gronkowski, and his over-the-top Boston accent is hilarious,” said sports insider claims. We’re in — a tight 45-minute set of Gronk impressions spiced up with some Masshole jokes sounds like a winning combination. But hold on, says another “insider.” The octogenarian actresses were “super nice to him and he did a… → Read More
5 Bears Funnier Than ‘Cocaine Bear’
Cocaine Bear still has a few trees to climb before making the Funniest Bears list → Read More
Deepfake Scammers Love Becoming Joe Rogan
Humanity’s most sophisticated technology is being used to generate more Rogans → Read More
That Time Hulk Hogan Almost Killed Richard Belzer
‘It’s all right," assured Mr. T. ‘He’s just sleeping’ → Read More
Ernie Hudson Couldn’t Even Get on the ‘Ghostbusters’ Poster
Hudson doesn’t blame fellow phantom chasers Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis. “They were all welcoming and inclusive,” he says. And he has no animosity for director Ivan Reitman either. “Ivan was really, really a brilliant man and I have just so much love and appreciation for him.” Instead, Hudson points his finger at Columbia Pictures, the studio that marginalized Winston from the… → Read More
High Schooler Aubrey Plaza Cussed Out Joe Biden
When she met him again on ‘Parks and Rec,’ it got worse → Read More
Joan Rivers’ Venomous Hatred for Princess Diana Is Going Viral on TikTok
“Watch the gay men get quiet,” Rivers begins after expressing her distaste for the Princess of Wales. Two things that her queer audience can’t stand, per the comic? Saying Barbra Streisand is ugly and hating on Princess Diana. But Rivers argues that she has good reason for her disdain: “Because she didn’t know when the good times were with her.” The comic calls Princess Diana “stupid” for not… → Read More
Tim Allen Is Not So Canceled That He Can’t Go to Infinity and Beyond as Buzz Lightyear in ‘Toy Story 5’
Funny thing, though — while Disney was supposedly canceling Allen, the House of Mouse was simultaneously inking him to a deal for a new six-episode Santa Clause series. Allen ho-ho-hoed it on Disney+ in November, just about the same time Lightyear made its streaming debut. Then Woke Disney re-upped The Santa Clauses for a second season before the first had even finished. Sounds like another… → Read More
Ashton Kutcher Says Comedians Were the Worst Sports on ‘Punk’d’
As it turns out, Morgan was an exception to a Punk’d rule: When it came to taking a joke, no one had thinner skin than people who were funny for a living. “Everybody had a sense of humor about it,” Kutcher said this week on the Chicks in the Office podcast. “And you know who had the least sense of humor about it was comedians.” Which surprised Kutcher, who assumed comics would be down for, you… → Read More
Jerry Seinfeld Hates A.I. 'Seinfeld'
“There’s like 50 people here and no one is laughing. Anyone have any suggestions?” alternate-universe Seinfeld asked last night. “I’m thinking about doing a bit about how being transgender is actually a mental illness. Or how all liberals are secretly gay and want to impose their will on everyone. Or something about how transgender people are ruining the fabric of society. But no one is… → Read More
Bowen Yang as the Chinese Balloon Proves He's Found His Comedy Niche Playing Inanimate Objects
After a week of late-night jokes about the Chinese balloon spying (allegedly, allegedly) on America, one would think the topic had been deflated of all comic potential. But thanks to Yang and his ability to bring inanimate objects to life, Saturday Night Live shot down any doubts that it could build a sketch around the week’s buzziest story. “Well, ya got me,” sighed Yang Balloon, treading ocean… → Read More
Stand-Up Rewind: Who Was Mitch Hedberg?
That no-fat writing style led to a lot of laughs, with a ridiculously high punchline-per-minute ratio despite his drowsy delivery. At this early stage of his (televised) career, you could see the chuckles buoying Hedberg, his trust in himself seemingly growing as each gag smashes. After a huge response to a joke, he even admitted, “I guess this is going all right,” as a winning smile broke out.… → Read More
Why Has John C. Reilly Only Hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’ Once?
The once-elite SNL Five-Timers Club — a select group of entertainers so undeniably hilarious that they’ve been asked to host Saturday Night Live at least five times — has gotten a whole lot bigger over the years. Now 22 celebs can slide into the coveted Five-Timers velvet jacket, including “what the heck?” funny guys Ben Affleck and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. As the club grows each year — John… → Read More
Fox Nation Is Paying Dan Aykroyd and Other ‘Saturday Night Live’ Alums to Get Drunk
The series is funnier if you’ve had a couple beers → Read More
15 Trivia Tidbits About Norm Macdonald
Did you hear the one about Elle Macpherson? → Read More
Here Are The Things George Carlin’s Daughter Says Made Him Laugh
America’s counter-culture comic loved him some ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ → Read More
Bill Maher Is Taking His Many, Many, Many Bad Opinions to CNN
Somehow, the Gutfeld bar just got lower. → Read More