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    May 4, 2012

    Ralphie May Talks Jews, Dancing With The Stars' Man Pumps and Being a "Filthy Fuck"

    When you look at Ralphie May, you might see big, and you'd be right. He draws big crowds, brings big talent and has the ability to cross big boarders and be loved by people worldwide. We'd say that's a big accomplishment and this weekend, you've gotta get in on the big laughs that Ralphie May will b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Esteben Colberto v. Minuteman Jaime Gilchristo on Tonight's Colbert Report?

    Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project--think the American Revolution, only the British have been replaced by desperate brown people looking for work--makes an appearance on tonight's Comedy Central masterpiece, The Colbert Report.Can we expect an appearance by Esteban Colberto?

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Davy Jones, R.I.P.: Five Best Monkees Songs

    ​Davy Jones, former lead singer of the made-for-TV band the Monkees, died today in a hospital in Florida, apparently of a heart attack. He was 66. The star of the NBC comedy series was born in Manchester, England. The Monkees, partly inspired in part by the Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night, turne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Fans Say the Darndest Things--To 'Simpsons' Creators

    ​The Simpsons' 500th episode is upon us. As tempted as I am to write about my favorite minor characters, couch gags, and guest stars, I suspect you're getting your fill of bloggers' opinions. Instead, I've collected comments from the show's writers, artists, and crew (past and present) about us, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Best 'Simpsons' Moments: Castmembers Share Their Favorite Contributions to Celebrate the 500th Episode

    Fox​Behold! The Simpsons' 500th episode is upon us! The show, titled "At Long Last Leave," entails the Simpson family being evicted from Springfield. When Marge and Homer try to sneak back into town, they're shunned by former neighbors and friends. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stars as himself ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2012
  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Elf on the Shelf Means You Better Watch Out ... Or He'll Sue!

    ​Elf on the Shelf, the decoration that spies on children to check if they are naughty or nice for you-know-who, has caught much attention this Christmas season, even thousands of miles away in Taiwan where Next Media Animation (NMA) creates those funky cartoon images for news organizations around ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 20, 2011
  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Huffington Post Gets Punked by Fake Ben & Jerry's Arrested Development Ice Cream Flavor

    ​It is amazing (and hella disturbing) how most people even bother to scan, let alone read a story anymore before spreading it around the Internet. Sign of the times, I guess. But when the offending organization is the Huffington Post (which carries my ¡Ask a Mexican! column), such a rush for web ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Aasif Mandvi, Daily Show Correspondent, Coming to Anaheim to Scoop up CAIR Award

    ​The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of Greater Los Angeles, which is based in Anaheim, will bestow its 2011 Courage in Media Award to Indian-British actor and comedian Aasif Hakim Mandviwal.He's better known as Aasif Mandvi, the hilarious correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stew ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Snoop Dogg to Play TV Dad in a Sitcom: What Took Him So Long?

    ​ Snoop Dogg is reported to play a dad on a multi-camera family sitcom that's being developed by Don Reo (creator of My Wife and Kids and The John Larroquette Show), according to Deadline. The project has been set up at Warner Bros TV but hasn't been pitched to the networks, so it could be a whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    South Park's Legendary Cheesy Poofs to be Available Starting at Comic-Con!

    ​Headed to Comic Con this week? Then snag what's sure to be one of the more sought-after pieces of swag: official Cheesy Poofs from the creators of South Park.  The New York Times reports that Comedy Central and Frito-Lay have teamed up to promote 15 years of South Park by releasing Cartman's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Firoozeh Dumas Talks About the Death of ABC Sitcom Based on Her Funny in Farsi Memoir

    ​Firoozeh Dumas wrote Funny in Farsi, which was about her experiences growing up Iranian American in Newport Beach. The hugely popular book earned Dumas the distinction of being the only Iranian American nominated for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. And Funny in Farsi came within an eyelash ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    David Spade

    Irvine Improv

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    The Governator is Back--With a New TV Series

    Nate Mandos/Wikimedia Commons​So maybe that whole stint in politics didn't work out quite as well as planned. Former Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger, who's used to reading lines, has decided that his next project will be a TV show. According to The Hollywood Reporter, details of the secret series ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2011

    Rhys Darby

    Irvine Improv

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    An Open Letter to The Daily Show's Jon Stewart RE: Taco Bell

    The Daily Show - Back in Black - Meat EditionTags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on FacebookDear Mr. Stewart,First of all, big fan. I am one of those who believe you are indeed "The Most Trusted Man In America." If I had a few hundred bucks and vacation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Kevin MacDonald, Long Beach State Hate Professor, Claims Jews are Blocking Interview He Did With The Daily Show From Airing

    ​It's been a couple of months since we last paid much attention to Kevin MacDonald, the Long Beach State psychology professor who's an Irvine resident and a bigwig at the white-power, terrorist-inspired American Third Position Party. So we missed his January essay on the white-supremacist Vdare.co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    The Daily Show on San Francisco's McDonald's Happy Meal® Toy Ban

    The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cSan Francisco's Happy Meal Banwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire Blog</a>The Daily Show on FacebookBelieve or not, gals and germs, there are movements afoot in Orange County to try to ban fast-food chains ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Lt. Dan Choi Makes Daily Show Cameo

    ​Last night, in a segment brilliantly titled "Gay Reichs," Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones examined the claims made by one Scott Lively: that the nazis were gay. It includes the invention of the excellent term "glitzkrieg."Towards the second half, Tustin military-man-turned-gay-rights-activis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Daily Show Video on Confucius Classroom Up

    ​We told you here about the Monday night airing of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart segment on the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District's Confucius Classroom (which some have cast as a Red Chinese plot to pollute young American minds).Now, you can feast your eyes on the video. When the fake n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    The Daily Show Fake News Report on Confucius Classroom Apparently Airs Tonight

    ​Jay Chen, a member of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education, informs on his Facebook page that The Daily Show With Jon Stewart segment on a district school's controversial Confucius Classroom airs tonight."My Daily Show interview with Aasif re: our Chinese Class is sch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    The Daily Show Snubs Anti-Commie Chinese Activist Kai Chen

    See no Kai Chen.​This post mentioned how cameras from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart were going to be at Thursday night's Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education meeting, where activists planned to protest a "Confucius Classroom" coming to a middle school.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Confucius Says, "Be Wary of 'Daily Show'"

    flickr user elkitBreaking the news.​The campaign against a public school's "Confucius Classroom" by the Chinese-American activist who last September organized demonstrations over the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum's Mao Tse-Tung statue is about to get national media exposure--f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Ian Bagg

    Brea Improv

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2009

    Loni Love

    Brea Improv

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Incoming: Jeff Dunham at the Theatre at the Honda Center

    I have yet to meet anyone who actually likes Jeff Dunham. You've probably seen him on Comedy Central, he's the dude with the puppets. One of them is a jalapeño that espouses lots of Latino stereotypes; another is a dead suicide bomber, seen in the video above. Yeah.But that hasn't stopped Dunham fr ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 30, 2009

    A Few Bones to Pick With 'Cannibal! The Musical'

    I have yet to meet anyone who actually likes Jeff Dunham. You've probably seen him on Comedy Central, he's the dude with the puppets. One of them is a jalapeño that espouses lots of Latino stereotypes; another is a dead suicide bomber, seen in the video above. Yeah.But that hasn't stopped Dunham fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009
  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Welcome to Agrestic, errrrr, Orange County

     When did Showtime's Weeds, which is set in Valencia or Calabasas or Santa Clarita or Stevenson Ranch or Gorman or wherever the hell it is, spring up in Orange County? It's sure seeming very Agrestic-like based on two police incidents mere hours apart Wednesday.First, cops started going door-to ... More >>

  • Music

    June 4, 2009

    [CD Review] Elvis Costello, 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane' (Hear Music)

     When did Showtime's Weeds, which is set in Valencia or Calabasas or Santa Clarita or Stevenson Ranch or Gorman or wherever the hell it is, spring up in Orange County? It's sure seeming very Agrestic-like based on two police incidents mere hours apart Wednesday.First, cops started going door-to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Oh, THAT's Why The Army Fired OC Native Dan Choi

    Last night, the Daily Show provided its trademark dose of clarity regarding the case of Lt. Dan Choi, a graduate of Tustin High School and West Point. Choi's an Iraq War veteran and was working for the military as an Arabic translator -- until he announced that he's gay. The ensuing media frenzy has ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    Rob Riggle

    Irvine Improv

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Jaime Pressly Returns to Costa Mesa, South Coast Plaza

    UPDATED WITH CORRECT LOCATION! My Name is Earl and I Love You, Man's Jaime Pressly returns home Wednesday to sign books at the South Coast Plaza Barnes & Noble Borders Books. Well, at least the North Carolina-born actress attended Costa Mesa High School while living with her classical danc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    To Do Tonight - 3/5

    Charlie Murphy, 7 p.m.Better known to the world as Eddie Murphy's brother, Charlie Murphy became a household name after producing a series of successful skits on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show about being Eddie Murphy's brother.Brea Improv, 120 S. Brea Blvd., Brea, CA; 714-482-0700 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 26, 2009

    A Family Divided

    Seth MacFarlane

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    So Many Awesome Pre-Coachella Shows Coming to Glass House

    Christopher VictorioFrom the Oct. 30 Jenny Lewis concert at the Orpheum in Los Angeles.They have hotels in Pomona, right? You might want to invest on one for the week of April 13, where the Glass House is taking advantage of their proximity to Indio with a stellar slate of boner-shattering acts comi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    John Campbell <3 Obama, Says Colbert

    Ha, our South-County U.S. Rep (and, apparently, fledgling beardo) gets a shout out on last night's Colbert Report. For some reason, he's labeled "Jim Campbell," but nope, that's John.Around the 2:20 mark: .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/ass ... More >>

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    January 8, 2009

    Tracy Morgan

    Ha, our South-County U.S. Rep (and, apparently, fledgling beardo) gets a shout out on last night's Colbert Report. For some reason, he's labeled "Jim Campbell," but nope, that's John.Around the 2:20 mark: .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/ass ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    Stephen Colbert on This Fall's New Albums

    From last night's "Colbert Report": Stephen takes on Evolver by John Legend, That Don't Make Me A Bad Guy by Toby Keith, and of course, the once-elusive, now-ubiquitous Chinese Democracy. Sure, it's just a thinly veiled plug for his Christmas special on Sunday, but it's worth it for the iTunes cover ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008

    Zack and Miri Lose a Title

    You can understand ABC Family, Radio Disney and the Christian Science Monitor lopping off the second half of the title to Kevin Smith's new dramatic comedy or comedic drama Zack and Miri Make a Porno. It doesn't make it any more right, but you can understand it. But for it to be done by Comedy Cent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2007

    Long Beach Colbert-o-scam?

    On the October 16 episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, television news anchor and Emmy nominee Stephen Colbert announced that he was "officially considering" whether or not he would announce if he was considering running for President of the United States, and would make that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    Hiphopapotamus

    For those of you who don't have HBO, this is what you're missing. Flight Of The Conchords:

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Dopey and Sleepy

    In Harry Shearers America, there are more small people

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    The Big Setup

    A serious discussion of ethics and media, which wasnt

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2006

    How Do You NOT Spell Ethics? K-T-L-A

    Anyone been watching the KTLA Morning News lately? The Los Angeles Times, which like KTLA is owned by Chicago's Tribune media giant, has come down hard on anchors Carlos Amezcua and Michaela Pereira, as well as entertainment reporter Sam Rubin, for receiving free stays in a hotel their "news" show w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2006

    Does a Bear Shit in the LA Times?

    If you read Monday's Los Angeles "By God" Times Business section (and why would you?), you might've choked on your French Roast when you came on C3's three-quarter page advert announcing the California Bear is missing from the state flag. The gloomy gray gus informed that the Grizzly "grew tired of ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 15, 2005
  • Culture

    August 12, 2004

    Mohr is Less

    Fan turns on flat-faced weasel

  • Culture

    March 2, 2000

    Blow Hard

    Lewis Black insists hes not a dick

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