Military wife makes a career of comedy

by Stephanie Sottile

A lot of comedians find that stand-up comedy leads them to very different careers that they hadn’t necessarily intended in the first place: television, movies, radio. But Mollie Gross was led to a very different path when she was inspired by her role as a military wife.
“When my husband met me, I was a comedian and an actress,” [...]

National Lampoon joins forces with Uproar Entertainment for new audio division

by Chase Roper

After getting over the initial surprise that National Lampoon is a publicly traded company (NLN), I was excited to read the announcement of the  worldwide distribution agreement with Uproar Entertainment for the company’s recently launched audio label.
National [...]

Sandler, Rogan, Hill in Apatow’s new ‘Funny People’

by Chase Roper

Details are finally available about Judd Apatow’s latest project, Funny People. /Film reveals that the plot of the film centers around two main characters who are stand-up comics from opposite ends of the spectrum, George Simmons (Adam Sandler) and Ira (Seth Rogan).
George, an immensely popular comic who “has it all,” finds out that he has [...]

Video: 30 seconds of Bill Cosby madness on ESPN

by Punchline Magazine

Last Tuesday the Temple University Owls of Philadelphia defeated the Ohio University Bobcats 14-10 in a game of football. Our favorite part of the the nationally televised game — besides watching young men pulverize each other, of course — was the presence of comedy legend Bill Cosby, who as the Temple athletics site says “presided” [...]

Funniest accountant to be named in November

by Brendan McLaughlin

There isn’t much comedy to be found in the act of crunching numbers. Or is there? On Nov. 6, Atlanta is having its fourth annual Search for the South’s Funniest Accountant contest.
Ten accountant contestants were chosen at an audition in September, and were then sent to a day of “comedy boot camp” to tighten [...]

Tuesday stand-up video: Jimmy Dore

by Punchline Magazine

Comedian Jimmy Dore knows that terrorists want to take our freedom away. So he’s got a plan to prevent them from doing just that. Check it out.