Two years after his death, Southern California Public Radio’s Patt Morrison and comedians Greg Fitzsimmons and Ben Gleib joined together to pay tribute to the influential comedian. During the show, Morrison asked Fitzsimmons and Gleib about their experiences with Carlin. Then she opened the lines to callers who had been affected by Carlin and his comedy.
Callers reminisced about the effect Carlin’s comedy had on their lives. A few talked about how Carlin’s strong views against religion influenced their beliefs. Another said his college communications professor used Carlin’s bits on free speech and his “7 dirty words” to talk about expression and the media. A woman who was in the emergency room the night Carlin died described the loss the room felt when he was gone. The broadcast memorialized Carlin’s life and comedy as each caller described their personal connection to Carlin’s legacy.
Last Tuesday, Conan O’Brien’s Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour came to Radio City Music Hall in New York– just steps away from where the man used to host his original late night chat show. Much like his former show, near the start of the production that night, O’Brien addressed the crowd for more than 20 minutes– part stand-up/part monologue style.
He hit on all the topics you’d expect him to. But he also got deeply personal at times. The crowd ate up every second of it. The proof is in the trio of audio tracks below. You can hear the entire, historic show segment below. Enjoy!
Last month we reported that comedian Denis Leary was going to launch a second version of his Rescue Me stand-up comedy tour, featuring comedians from the hit FX show. Well, Denis, known to lay down the occasional comical musical number, is set to release a new song May 18 through Comedy Central Records, exclusively available on iTunes.
You can buy the song then, four days before the tour kicks off in Atlantic City, NJ. But, friends, we have a streaming version of it right here for you to sample. Make sure you check out Leary’s official site to get all the info and tour dates. Comedians Lenny Clarke and Adam Ferrara will be featured on the tour; a portion of the proceeds of ticket sales will benefit the Leary Firefighter Foundation.
So Iron Man 2 opens wide tomorrow, right? And Robert Downey Jr is like the most talked about actor of the moment. Because he’s the star of said movie, right? So that’s why you need to watch a very candid Downey Jr. being interviewed by comedian Frazer Smith onstage at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles.
In the vid, Downey Jr. talks a bit about how he had to learn to peal his penis out of the Iron Man suit in order to pee, plans for the third installment of the franchise and some other stuff. Check it out, friends.
On Friday, we posted some previews of Marc Maron’s interview with Robin Williams. Now, comedy fans, the entire episode of WTF, Maron’s popular podcast wherein the interview is housed, is up. And you should get there immediately. But if you missed the previews on Friday or just wanted to get a quick taste of the interview before you head on over, there’s a trio of clips below. If not, listen to the interview in full right here.
Maron and Williams talk heart attacks:
Maron and Willams talk Robert De Niro
Maron and Williams talk blackouts
“I had about one degree of separation with Robin Williams,” Maron tells Punchline Magazine. “We’d hung out a couple of times but we weren’t tight. I was taking a trip up to his neck of the woods. I thought I would try to track him down. So I did and he agreed to an interview.”
Maron continues: “No matter what your opinions may be of him he was, and might still be, one of the biggest comedy stars in the world. I was nervous because I didn’t want to get caught up in the Williams riff cyclone and be blown out without getting a real interview– a genuine conversation with him. We sat down for about an hour and he stayed still and focused and open. This is a rare chat with a huge star.”
The legendary Bill Cosby was presented with the Marian Anderson Award last night at a gala concert in Philadelphia, becoming the first comedian to earn the honor. Cosby, a Philadelphia native, accepted the token – given to “artists whose leadership on behalf of a humanitarian cause or issues benefits society” – in front of 400 people gathered at the Kimmel Center.
Bill Cosby (right) and Pamela Browner White after making remarks at the dinner prior to receiving the Marian Anderson Award at the Kimmel Center on April 6, 2010. White is the Marian Anderson Award chairwoman. (photo by Elizabeth Robertson, Philly.com)
Past recipients of the award include Oprah Winfrey, Richard Gere and Gregory peck. The program built around the yearly award had “more than $470,000 in free public programs, residencies, commissions, and grants to young artists,” according to its official site. Cosby was the 11th honoree in the award’s history.
We reported on Feb. 9 that Brian Posehn, stand-up comedian and co-star of the Sarah Silverman Program, would be releasing his second live album, plainly titled Fart and Wiener Jokes.
Now we’re excited to share with you two preview tracks from the album, which is set for release on April 27 on Relapse Records, one of the country’s largest purveyor of extreme metal bands.
On his stellar 2002 album Superhero, Stephen Lynch, he of the funny song writing ilk, ends his disc with a wee ditty called “Down to the Old Pub Instead.” Why are we telling you this? Well, because it’s friggin’ St. Patrick’s Day and said song, according to Lynch, was inspired by this holiest of holidays.
And what kind of site would we be if we didn’t somehow try to shoe-horn some kind of St. Patrick’s Day reference onto the blog on this day? The last thing we want are our Irish-American readers to feel slighted. So, don’t say we ignored this day. Now, enjoy the music of Stephen Lynch.
Today, comedy and music fans unite, as Sarah Silverman and the crew from Comedy Central’s Sarah Silverman Program release a collection of songs featured on the show. The album, titled From Our Rears To Your Ears, is a 99-track epic featuring musical ditties from all seasons — including the current one — as well as snippets of audio from fan favorite scenes.
If you like the show, you’ll like the album. While at times, the album seems a bit slapped together — smooth transitions and segues, be damned! — in the end, it doesn’t much matter. You want an audio, portable version of the best of the Sarah Silverman Program to listen to whilst treadmilling or driving. You got it. Check out a few tracks below!
Buy a copy of From Our Rears to Your Ears by clicking the image below. Do it!
For years now, the 1950s cartoon icon Speedy Gonzales has been attacked for being a racist, politically incorrect stereotype of Mexicans. So it would seem odd that a major movie studio like New Line Cinema would produce an entire file based around the offensive character. Have no fear, sensitive souls! New Line’s got it all under control.
“We wanted to make sure that it was not the Speedy of the 1950s — the racist Speedy,” said Ann Lopez, George’s wife, who will serve alongside him as a producer. “Speedy’s going to be a misunderstood boy who comes from a family that works in a very meticulous setting, and he’s a little too fast for what they do. He makes a mess of that. So he has to go out in the world to find what he’s good at.”
We know what you may be thinking. Isn’t Speedy the exact opposite of what the Mexican stereotype has been throughout the ages? The shitty stereotype is that Mexicans are slow and lazy and not overachieving and fast like our friend Speedy, right? Right.
And comedian Tim Slagle agrees. On his 2006 album Europa, he deftly tackles the issue. Check out the track below. And then tell us what you think. Was Speedy a racist character or not?
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Two years after his death, Southern California Public Radio’s Patt Morrison and comedians Greg Fitzsimmons and Ben Gleib joined together to pay tribute to the influential comedian. During the show, Morrison asked Fitzsimmons and Gleib about their experiences with Carlin. Then she opened the lines to callers who had been affected by Carlin and his comedy.
Last Tuesday, Conan O’Brien’s Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour came to Radio City Music Hall in New York– just steps away from where the man used to host his original late night chat show. Much like his former show, near the start of the production that night, O’Brien addressed the crowd for more than 20 minutes– part stand-up/part monologue style.
We 
On his stellar 2002 album Superhero, Stephen Lynch, he of the funny song writing ilk, ends his disc with a wee ditty called “Down to the Old Pub Instead.” Why are we telling you this? Well, because it’s friggin’ St. Patrick’s Day and said song, according to Lynch, was inspired by this holiest of holidays.
For years now, the 1950s cartoon icon Speedy Gonzales has been attacked for being a racist, politically incorrect stereotype of Mexicans. So it would seem odd that a major movie studio like New Line Cinema would produce an entire file based around the offensive character. Have no fear, sensitive souls! New Line’s got it all under control.
