Two days ago, comedian Kathy Griffin announced that she would descend on our nation’s capitol today to hold a rally in an effort to convince Congress to repeal what she feels is the outdated “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy which the U.S. Army employs. And she wasn’t joking at all.
In short, the policy says, if you’re gay and you’re in the military, don’t tell the rest of the military; and in turn, the rest of the military won’t ask you who you’d rather have sex with.
“I was nervous the whole time because it’s not my world, obviously,” Griffin said at the rally today, according to IrishCentral.com. “Also, I have a problem with the potty mouth, so I didn’t know how far I could go when joking with these legislators — and I learned not far at all. Almost every one of my jokes was taken as a serious statement, even when I asked the majority whip to whip me.”
But in case you’re thinking that this was just another way for the press-friendly Griffin to create headlines — she was also filming for her reality show, My Life on the D-List — the comedian did some serious work this week in D.C.
Kathy Griffin arrives at the Don't Ask Don't Tell rally in Washington. Photo by @MMonides
IrishCentral reports that, “Kathy spent the best part of a week in Washington attending strategy sessions with gay rights activists. On Wednesday night she attended the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association dinner and Thursday she attended a Human Rights Campaign Rally at Freedom Plaza.”
While comedian Jim Gaffigan didn’t have a huge role in the three seasons of TBS original comedy, My Boys, fans of the show would agree his Andy character was integral– not to mention, hilarious.
It came out today, however, that Gaffigan, in an effort to focus on his always-demanding stand-up touring schedule, will be leaving the show in its fourth season, which premieres July 25. His character will move overseas, according to Zap2It. Veteran character actress Rachael Harris (The Hangover) will join the cast.
Congratulations are in order for comedian Pete Lee, the winner of CMT (that’s right, Country Music Television) and Rooftop Comedy’s search for the Next Big Comic. Having survived through five weeks of stiff competition based on online voting, Lee earned himself a spot in the upcoming Aspen Comedy Festival, his second time in as many years that he’ll to perform there.
The competition started back in February when 12 comics were selected by Rooftop Comedy to compete, all established comedians in their own right but were only on the verge of breaking out. Through the weeks they were slowly eliminated, until only four remained. Given the caliber of talent that made it that far, including John Ramsey, Jessi Campbell and Ryan Singer, it should be considered quite an honor to win.
Lee made an acceptance speech, which is featured below in addition to his award-winning set. Check it out, and be sure to catch him at the upcoming Aspen Comedy Festival. Well done, Mr. Lee.
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.
Marc Maron has returned from performing at the Glasgow Comedy Festival and is back online streaming at WTFpod.com and iTunes (not that there was a break in programming anyway).
This week on WTF, Maron welcomes comedian Rob Delaney, who shares some pretty dark and heavy shit – a must listen – and Marc’s therapist “almost” Dr. Steve talks about addiction. That episode is up now. Tomorrow, Dov Davidoff chats with Maron about Scotland.
You should also know that Maron’s got a bunch of live dates coming up. In the next few weeks you can catch him at the Grog Shop in Cleveland (March 21), the Black Cat in Washington DC (March 22) and the Funny Bone in in Bloomington, IN (March 25 – 27). All of Marc’s dates are at marcmaron.com.
The legendary and late comedian George Carlin will be honored by some of the biggest names in comedy March 24 in New York City. A Tribute to George Carlin, will go down at the New York Public Library at 7 pm as part of the library’s LIVE from the NYPL series.
Ben Stiller, his parents and comedy legends Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, along with Louis C.K., Kevin Smith, Richard Belzer and Lewis and Lapham are all scheduled to perform. Whoopi Goldberg is set to host the gala. You can purchase tickets here.
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.
These never get old. Whether Zach Galifianakis is awkwardly and rudely interviewing Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman or Jon Hamm or in the newest case, Ben Stiller, you could always expect some quality comedy from Between Two Ferns, the every-now-and-again released web series created by the bearded one. Check it out, kids!
Sometimes the universe lines up in a special kind of way. At least, that is the only explanation I have for the video I just watched, appropriately titled “Dick Towel” – a music video that combines the FX show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the hilarious Nick Thune, and the legendary concept rapper Kool Keith.
Inspired by the Dick Towel, a product that appeared on It’s Always Sunny that prominently features several perspectives of both a large (“huge cock”) and small (“tiny bird”) penis placed conveniently on a towel, Keith has provided us with a tasteful song detailing said towel. The video, directed by Bradley Scott, is enjoyable, though I’m not exactly sure if it was because it’s funny, or because it is so delightfully confusing.
It starts off innocent enough, with Thune and actor Justin Dray discussing a lighthouse painted on the wall, but it quickly progresses into a world of animated sailboats, crabs, Dick Towel-clad women and an ocean of swimming penises. The rhymes aren’t Keith’s best work (that would belong to the timeless Dr. Octagonecologyst), but given the subject matter and the overall absurdity, they create a wonderful tribute to a hilarious television show.
You can watch the video here. We think it’s NSFW. God it’s getting harder and harder to tell these days.
And if you are curious –yes, Dick Towels actually exist. And they can be ordered from dicktowel.com.
The ever growing Bridgetown Comedy Festival, now in its third year, today announced its massive list of comedians set to perform April 22 – April 25 in Portland, OR. In its premiere year, 40 comedians descended on the crunchy town; this year, locals and travelers to the Pacific Northwest alike will enjoy more than 75 performers.
All the information you’ll need for your fest-going activities is handsomely laid out at a newly-launched site, located at bridgetowncomedyfestival.com. For your immediate needs after the jump, there’s a partial list of comedians scheduled to perform:
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Two days ago, comedian Kathy Griffin announced that she would descend on our nation’s capitol today to hold a rally in an effort to convince Congress to repeal what she feels is the outdated “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy which the U.S. Army employs. And she wasn’t joking at all.
While comedian Jim Gaffigan didn’t have a huge role in the three seasons of TBS original comedy, My Boys, fans of the show would agree his Andy character was integral– not to mention, hilarious.
We 
Marc Maron has returned from performing at the Glasgow Comedy Festival and is back online streaming at 
The legendary and late comedian George Carlin will be honored by some of the biggest names in comedy March 24 in New York City. A Tribute to George Carlin, will go down at the New York Public Library at 7 pm as part of the library’s LIVE from the NYPL series.
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.
