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The Laugh Button Podcast Round-Up | 1.27 – 2.3

Jonah Bayer — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:18:35 +0000

Sorry to get you this week’s edition of the Round-Up a little late but last night we were busy seeing Ira Glass, Tom Scharpling, Ted Leo, Sandra Barnhart and more at a live edition of Julie Klausner’s How Was Your Week? at the Bell House in Brookln. We laughed, we cried and we left with [...]

Tenacious D. Rize Of The Fenix. May 2012. That Is All

Matt — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:36:22 +0000

May 2012, The D returns. We thought it was last year but we were terribly wrong. “When The Pick Of Destiny was released it was a bomb. And all the critics said that The D was done. The sun had set and the chapter had closed. But one thing no one thought about was The [...]

Live In New York – Friday 2.3 | Just For Laughs Showcases And Joe Matarese

Matt — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:37:34 +0000

Broadway Comedy Club 8pm – Chicago City Limits 10pm – Headliner Showcase w/Dusint Chafin and Kyle Grooms Carolines On Broadway 7:30pm – Yannis Pappas “It Could Be Better” Podcast 10pm – Yannis Pappas “It Could Be Better” Podcast Comedy Cellar 7pm – William Stephenson MC w/ Gregg Rogell, DC Benny, Lynne Koplitz, Sherrod Small, Robert [...]

A Look At Some Funny Super Bowl Commercials

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:17:21 +0000

There was a time not too far back in the past when you actually had to wait until the Super Bowl aired before you were able to see the commercials. But that was way back in 2009 before Volkswagon decided to pre-release their ad of a kid dressed as Darth Vader and made one of [...]

Dana Gould Is Creating A Sitcom With The Foo Fighters

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:48:14 +0000

FX is adding another half-hour comedy to it’s much-buzzed about comedy programming. And this time they’ve tapped comedian/writer Dana Gould as the writer/executive of the project. And you know who else is involved with the show? Dave Grohl, (hearda that guy). The comedy is centered around a rock band on the verge of mega-stardom but [...]

Donald Glover’s “Save Community” PSA

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:09:29 +0000

The only thing this video is missing is some soaring Sarah Mclachlan music and some clips of sad ass animals with big eyes. Donald Glover decided to make a PSA for his Community fans out there to help get the show back on the air after NBC put it on hiatus. The good news is [...]

Shit Comedians Say… Who Did It Better?

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:13:25 +0000

Well the web meme “Shit Girls Say” has pretty much taken off. Last week Kyle Cease tackled it and now we have ourselves “Shit Comedians Say” it’s a topic that was pretty ripe for the tackling and now we have two versions floating around the web. One by a group of West Coast comedians and [...]

Eastbound & Down Season 3 Trailer, Now With More Samurai Swords

Matt — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:59:26 +0000

Now that its February we can start the countdown until the return of Kenny Powers! Eastbound & Down’s 3rd season “rocks your nuts off” on February 19th and the folks at HBO just released the trailer for the new season. In it we finally get to see Jason Sudekis’ role unfold. In addition to Powers [...]

Paul Brittain Departs Saturday Night Live

Matt — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:32 +0000

Featured player Paul Brittain is out at Saturday Night Live. News broke that “effective immediately” Brittain is leaving the show to pursue other projects. What projects those are is unclear at the moment as neither SNL or Brittain have yet to comment. So after a little over a year, the show is down a featured [...]

Kevin Hart Talks Black History Month And Video News Site At The Comic Strip

Jeffrey Gurian — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:53:54 +0000

The Grio.com is the first African-American video news site, specifically geared towards bringing stories of interest to that community. Launched by NBC News, it’s editorial mission is to be the primary news source for the Black community on a national level. Being that February is Black History Month, they are interviewing 100 people who they [...]

Attend A Taping Of Amy Schumer’s New TV Pilot

Matt — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:13:55 +0000

Other than that headline, there’s not much to add here other than a hearty YES! Amy Schumer is taping a TV pilot. So there’s a chance to get some free last minute tickets to see Amy in action taping for Comedy Central. The show tapes tomorrow (Wed, Feb 1st) at 1pm and 3pm in New [...]

Badges For Moontower Comedy Festival Go On Sale February 1st

Matt — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:23:26 +0000

Austin is becoming a fully fledged comedy town. In addition to SXSW beefing up it’s comedy programming the Paramount Theatre is launching its inaugural Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival. The 3-day festival will run from April 25th-28th. Their lineup is already an impressive list of comedic voices including Seth Meyers, Aziz Ansari, Steven Wright, The [...]

Kevin Smith Will Burn In Hell On February 11th

Matt — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:01:16 +0000

One thing I find myself digging about Kevin Smith is that he’s always trying something new and different. Whether it be making movies, working for TV, launching podcasts or now, coming out with a new one-man show, Burn In Hell is set to have a television premiere (on EPIX) February 11th. The show is available [...]

Metal Insider’s 5 Most Metal Comedians

The Laugh Button — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:00:03 +0000

The same designer responsible for the metal comedians released another two shirts in a similar vein. This time, they meld Louis C.K. with The Dead Kennedys and Sam Kinison with Samhain. While you can buy them at the designer’s website. However, seeing both shirts reminded us how metal and comedy truly go together splendidly. In [...]

A New Louis C.K. Sitcom In The Works For CBS

Matt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:11:02 +0000

Network TV is now taking interest in Louis C.K. as he, along with former Seinfeld writer—late night host Spike Feresten are putting together a half-hour sitcom for CBS. The network has green-lit a currently untitled sitcom whose premise is about a group of creative twentysomethings trying to make it in the world. The pair has [...]

The Laugh Button Stops By Robert Kelly’s “You Know What Dude” Podcast

Matt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:31 +0000

Last Tuesday we left the TLB Towers and met up with comedians Robert Kelly and Joe DeRosa to record an episode of Kelly’s podcast, You Know What Duuude. Robert invited us onto the show to talk about his upcoming first ever live podcast taping we are presenting at Gotham Comedy Club on February 8th. As [...]

This Week In Comedy: With XBox Controller Dispensing Hot Pockets And Jim Gaffigan Look-alike

Matt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:38:58 +0000

Did they intentionally make the guy in the Hot Pocket dispensing XBox controller photo look like Jim Gaffigan? [Gamma Squad] Do you think the three principle cast member of The Hangover deserve $15mil for the third movie? Vote here. [Laugh Spin] We’re presenting a live recording of Robert Kelly’s podcast next month. [The Laugh Button] [...]

The Cast Of “Wet Hot American Summer” Reunited At SF Sketchfest

Matt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:14:54 +0000

The cast of the cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer reunited at SF Sketch Fest for a live radio read of the movie. Much of the original cast showed up with few exceptions (Bradley Cooper, David Hyde Pierce, Janeane Garofalo) but that allowed for many other guest drop ins like Busy Phillipps, Colin Hanks, Bobcat [...]

Lee Camp Will Tape A Live Stand-Up Album In NYC

Matt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:09:30 +0000

Heyo fools, want the chance to get your laughs recorded on an album? Well of course you do. Comedian Lee Camp is set to record a new live comedy album in a few weeks. If you aren’t following Camp’s moves of late, he’s been involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement reporting and performing from [...]

Monty Python Cast To Reunite For New Sci-Fi Film

Matt — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:09:18 +0000

The cast from Monty Python’s Flying Circus are reuniting for a live action/animated CGI film, Absolutely Anything. The flick will be produced by longtime friends of the Python camp, Terry Jones and Mike Medavoy. The film is set to film this spring in the U.K. with the Pythons performing the voices of key roles as [...]