http://www.dead-frog.com/news en Todd Jackson Copyright 2008 2008-07-15T21:51:30-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#bad_snl_host_bad http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#bad_snl_host_bad This list of five awful Saturday Night Live hosts can't entirely be proven, since Lorne Michaels won't let the Milton Berle-hosted episode see the light of day again. Which is probably a good thing. 2008-07-15T21:51:30-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#ghost_town_trailer http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#ghost_town_trailer The trailer for Ghost Town, the "Ricky Gervais plays a dick who learns to be a better person thanks to dead people" movie, just went up. That's probably all you need to see of it. 2008-07-15T19:46:51-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#fox_exec_would_like_a_water_thanks http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#fox_exec_would_like_a_water_thanks Fox execs think comedy writers are uncomfortable pitching in stuffy offices. So they suggest they'll take pitches at restaurants or at writers' homes. Also, will fund writers to shoot short comedy web vids to test concepts. 2008-07-15T18:24:04-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#kimmel_and_silverman_no_longer_partners http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#kimmel_and_silverman_no_longer_partners Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman break up after five years. I'd suppose that means any possible bits featuring the pair are out as well. 2008-07-15T15:53:20-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#office_stands_in_the_way_of_giant http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#office_stands_in_the_way_of_giant Paul Scheer says there's going to be a third season of Human Giant, they just got to work around Aziz Ansari's schedule, now that's he's a character in the Office spin-off. (Best Week Ever) 2008-07-15T04:08:14-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#second_wants_first_on_web http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#second_wants_first_on_web Looks like The Second City wants a bigger Internet presence. They're currently advertising for a VP of Digital Strategy & Business Development. 2008-07-15T02:44:10-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#rosies_not_too_big_for_little http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#rosies_not_too_big_for_little Rosie O'Donnell will appear as herself in the American version of Little Britain. And she sounds game too. Asked in sketch if she's a lesbian because she's too big to get a man. 2008-07-14T20:19:04-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#more_dvds_please http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#more_dvds_please Image Entertainment will release up to 7 more stand-up comedy DVDs produced by Levity Entertainment, including an upcoming Christmas special from Jeff Dunham. 2008-07-14T19:14:18-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#putting_the_comic_in_comic_con http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#putting_the_comic_in_comic_con Besides superheroes, nerds also like funny stuff. See the Comic-Con panels on Humor & Satire, including panels for Robert Smigel, a MST3K Reunion, the Sarah Silverman Program, the Office and, of course, MAD Magazine. 2008-07-14T17:04:32-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#obama_to_mac_ho_no http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#obama_to_mac_ho_no Bernie Mac tells a couple of off-color jokes at a fundraiser for Barack Obama. Uses the word "ho" which drew a heckle and a comment from the candidate to "clean up your act." 2008-07-12T20:55:06-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#belz_wants_you http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#belz_wants_you Richard Belzer lends his mug to portray Uncle Sam in a recent campaign for animal adoption. He also recently picked the 12 Best in Show (finalists) for Last Comic Standing. 2008-07-08T14:48:06-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#not_funny_in_iraq http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#not_funny_in_iraq After performing in a USO show in Iraq, comics Artie Lange, Nick Di Paolo, Dave Attell and Jim Florentine had to be sent to a secluded bunker because the base was suddenly under attack. Worst heckle ever. 2008-07-05T04:14:24-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#doctors_note http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#doctors_note Dr. Ken Jeong (of Knocked Up): "I think comedy is a lot like music. It has to come from something--it has to come from a life experience for it to have any impact." (Starpulse) 2008-07-02T16:37:44-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#walken_away http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#walken_away DC Comedy blog declares the Christopher Walken impression dead. The killer: the Internet, naturally. 2008-07-02T15:23:50-05:00 http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#futuramas_third_movie http://www.dead-frog.com/news/#futuramas_third_movie Third Futurama movie has a name: "Bender's Game" - a play on the title of the Orson Scott Card sci-fi novel Ender's Game. However, the movie will not parody that book. Next up: Fry-entology? 2008-07-02T14:19:16-05:00