Reality Stars Take Action...

...after causing the demise of the world. Joel McHale conducts a lineup of mostly obscure reality stars. Special appearance by toilet baby!

Happy Apopolipse (sic) people! (Sorry for the embedded ad.)

'My Whole Life is Thunder': RIP Mrs. Donaghy

30 Rock is winding down to it's last few episode. Liz got married. Jenna got married. It's now being revealed that Kenneth is actually a different encarnation of Clarence the angel from It's a Wonderful Life ("Jacob! Why are you doing this to me?")

But last night, the matriarch of the 30 Rock crew and the bane of Jack Donaghy's existence passed away in a horse drawn carriage in Central Park. Colleen Donaghy, Jack's hellacious mother, the woman who was going to out live us all, met her maker. Thank Thor it wasn't in an ambulance, because her father "didn't kill Germans only to end up dieing in a van."

'My Whole Life is Thunder' is the name of this episode. Very fitting, at least for this storyline. Colleen was the biggest thunder clap of all.

If only the best clips of Colleen were up on YouTube. Due to NBC's legal mumbo jumbo, there's a paltry supply. But this is basically all you need to see to get a picture of Jack's mom.


RIP Mrs. Donaghy.

NTSF:SD:SUV: Christmas Will Be Terrifiying!

Tonight! Adult Swim!

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Ode to Jason Mantzoukas

If you've ever watched The League on FX, you're familiar with Rafi. He's Ruxin's brother-in-law, and he's...well.. I suppose uninhibited is one word you can use to describe him. Plus, he's super funny to the point where it's sometimes mind blowing.

Portrayed by the amazing Jason Mantzoukas, who not only gives us a character that is so hilariously gross on this show, but is also the co-host of the ever popular podcast about dumb movies called How Did This Get Made over on Earwolf.

But wait! There's more! He's appeared alongside Sasha Baron Cohen in The Dictator, written for and appeared in episodes of Childrens' Hospital and NTSF:SD:SUV and wrecked Tom Haverford's dream of a career in the mens' cologne industry as Dennis Feinstein in Parks and Recreation.

Before you start thinking I've eaten an IMDB page, here he is as Rafi, in cahoots with his intellectual equal Taco on The League:

Mel Brooks Strikes Back

Fans of comedy should bow at the feet of Mel Brooks. Former writer of the legendary Your Show of Shows and the master behind the films Blazing Saddles, The Producers and Young Frankenstein (as well as the Broadway Musical hits they inspired), he's one of a kind.

On December 10th, HBO will premiere Mel Brooks Strikes Back, a one on one interview with Brooks, lead by BBC Creative Director Alan Yentob, taped live before an audience at the Geffen Theater in Westwood, CA. In his own irrepressible style, Brooks discusses his childhood in Brooklyn, his jewish mother's Irish accent and how Gene Wilder agreed to star in Frankenstein if Mel didn't appear in the film. Watch!

Get Your Knives, Here....

Thinking about what to get grandma that will make her weaponry collection gleam this Christmas? NTSF:SD:SUV's Dragon Shumway (Rob Huebel) has a great deal for you!

Another new parody infomercial has cropped up on the Adult Swim airwaves in the dead of night - 4am to be exact. Tune in each night this week to Swords, Knives, Very Sharp Objects and Cutlery, for great deals on the tools of the Asian masters.

Here's an episode where things get a little dicey:

Martin Short to Host SNL

When word got out that Martin Short will be hosting the December 15th broadcast of SNL with musical guest Paul McCartney, it brought back some awesome memories from when he was a cast member. Like this:

Synchronized Swimming from Videodrome Discothèque on Vimeo.

Coolest Opening Titles

It's interesting that a show with an old timesy musical score and stories about Atlantic City in the days of Prohibition would have such a cool, jangly theme tune.



HBO's programming vision has spawned groundbreaking shows with memorable opening titles that had incredibly catchy musical themes.

'Big Bang's' Flash Mob

The studio audience of The Big Bang Theory got a cool surprise when the cast and crew surprised them, plus Executive Producer Chuck Lorre, with a little Carly Rae Jepsen. Ba-Zinga!

Mazel 2 the 'Tov

Has your Bar Mitzvah turned into a Bore-Mitzvah? 'Boys II Menorah' is on the case - after they resolve their internal conflict with a 'Hype Off".

Childrens' Hospital Sneak Peek "Eulogy"

The season finale of Childrens' Hospital is this Thursday on Adult Swim.

Rob Huoible doesn't save the day, exactly.

There Goes a Lifetime of Excessive Carbo-Loading

Eddie Pepitone. Salt of the Earth New Yorker. Pissed off Marathoner.

A Post Election Word From The President of The United States

Comedy Central

Hey Insomiacs! Fill That Hole with 'You're Whole'

You know the drill. You're up all night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. You give up, get up and turn on the TV to let a big toothed, be-sweatered pitchman conducting an overly rehearsed and edited infomercial lull you back to sleep. He'll tell you how you can juice your way to health, pump your way to a better body, or work from home while making thousands a month. Ultimately, a set of knives and a veggie slicer will be delivered to your door - much to the chagrin of your exasperated and sex starved wife.

What if that pitchman on telly was a blind, volleyball loving, pony tailed guy in 1990's mom jeans telling you how you can be whole?

From the people who bring you parody at it's best, Adult Swim (in conjunction with Abominable Pictures, Williams Street Productions and Michael Ian Black) gives you Randall Tyree Mandersohn - a life coach who will cough up results.

You're Whole airs at 4am everyday this month (a new episode each week) until you're convinced that smoothies, pumpkins, cookies and all day Sunday pooping will change your life forever.

Three 11 minutes installments of "You're Whole" will not only include "Pumpkins, Smoothies and Cookies", but "Finger Puppets, Saxophones and Fish Tank" and "Tools, Drawing Comics and Spin Class!" Again, that's all on Adult Swim! 4am!
Order Now! (Or really, order later, since all orders have been halted due to a pending criminal investigation.)

Watch now!

Hurricane Sandy: NYC Talk Shows Go On

Hurricane Sandy is battering the New York Metropolitan area, knocking out power, flooding subways and endangering lives as it makes its way up the east coast. That has not deterred some talk show hosts who broadcast from my fair, savaged city. With Manhattan a ghost town, as the rain and winds pound off facades of buildings and make streets into roaring rapids, Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman both taped their shows without audiences. However, Comedy Central wisely decided to play it safe, and has canceled the tapings of The Colbert Report and The Daily Show for the next few days.

I'm a bit concerned about the staff who had to make their way into the production office when everyone was urged by the Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Andrew Cuomo to stay at home. Indeed, comedy waits for no one - not even a hurricane named Sandy.

Here's a sampling of what we'll see tonight: Audience-less comedy. Hopefully everyone on staff of both shows made it home safely.

Honey Boo Boo Child on 'Chelsea Lately'

Well, it had to happen. Honey Boo Boo has become an entrepreneur and started her own business, with momma not far behind:

Gajillionaires!

Paul Scheer, Tom Lennon, Jordan Peele, Riki Lindhomme bring you Gajillionaires: Zombie Romney! 

"Night of Too Many Stars"

On October 21st at 8:00pm ET, Comedy Central will bring you Night of Too Many Stars,  an evening dedicated to raising funds for programs to improve and advance the lives of Autistic children and their families.

Here's a tear jerker of a clip. Jodi DiPiazza, an autistic child whose love of music and Katy Perry, has allowed her to blossom in ways her parents never thought possible. Here she is with Perry herself singing "Firework", making them go "ah, ah, ah".

Tina and Amy Are Golden

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will be hosting the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 13th, live from the Beverly Hilton.   Two superb personalities who've lately helped provide some laughs during the Emmy Awards last year when Best Actress in a Comedy was announced. Who won? Melissa McCarthy took home the crown. But all the "runners up" were thrilled.



Congratulations to two hilarious ladies who inspire girls everywhere that they can be just as funny as the boys.

Source: NYTimes.com/arts