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Mayor Annise Parker to Appear on Colbert Report Tonight

In case you hadn't heard, Mayor Annise Parker will be a guest tonight on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report tonight, which airs locally at 10:30 p.m. after The Daily Show. The announcement of her appearance camer earlier this week. It should be interesting to see the interaction between the two. P ... More >>

Lewis Black

Know Your Local Media: Isiah Carey on YouTube Celebrity, Homebodies and How the Devil Is Busy

Each week, we will profile an esteemed member of the local media and ask them five questions, for better or worse. Name: Isiah Carey Employer: KRIV Fox 26 Title: Investigative Reporter Fox 26 investigative reporter Isiah Carey is a YouTube celebrity, an often dubious distinction and a source of em ... More >>

The Happy Humor of the Harvard Sailing Team

Before there was "Shit Girls Say," there was "Boys Will Be Girls." The funnier take on the concept from the Harvard Sailing Team made the Internet rounds in the spring of 2010 and forever popularized the phrase "Totes the best hun-cal fro-yo." Now, the sketch comedy group comprised of neither Harvar ... More >>

The 8 Best Diamond-TV-Ad Spoofs On The Web

If there's anything that can bring people together during Christmas, it's the unanimity of hatred for cheesy jewelry ads on TV. Cynical in conception, gooey in execution, the ubiquitous spots appall most everyone. On the other hand, they must make somebody buy crappy jewelry, or they wouldn't be on ... More >>

Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino

Tosh.0 to Make Fox 26's Isiah Carey Even More Viral

If you've been on the net anytime in the past two years, you've probably seen the above (very old) clip of Isiah Carey going nuts when a bug gets in his mouth during a stand-up. It's about to get new life: Carey announced on his blog that he'll be appearing on the hit Comedy Central show Tosh.0, w ... More >>

Drowning In A Sea Of White Liberal Elitists At The Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear

​Just thought I'd head off the obvious criticisms. CBS estimated that the crowd at Saturday's Rally to Restore Sanity And/Or Fear in Washington DC drew some 215,000 attendees, though my favorite part of that story was this: TBD reported that because of the high turnout many would-be rally at ... More >>

Pop Rocks: 100 Episodes In, Here Are Futurama's Finest

​So what if the total run of episodes was broken up by six years? This still counts: Leela leads an army of underground mutants in a revolt against the surface people in the milestone 100th episode of "Futurama," premiering Thursday, September 2 at 10:00 p.m. on Comedy Central. This sixth sea ... More >>

The Week In TV: Back For Another Round

Lost may be gone, but these other shows are returning for another season.​Summer is upon us, television is a rocky wasteland, and you're probably out grilling right now. This was the week in TV Land: • Summer's a weird time for TV viewers and often a terrible one for TV fans: There are lo ... More >>

The Week In TV: Lost Takes A Break, South Park Takes A Dive

​The sun chased the rain, I can feel summer coming, and I was greeted at the door by a rabbi that looks like Joaquin Phoenix. This was the week in TV Land: • So, this is dumb: South Park has been forced by Viacom to bend to the will of Muslim extremists. The show's 200th episode was a two- ... More >>

Jim Gaffigan

We don't want to call him a food comic, but he does talk a lot about eating

This Week In TV: The Return of 24 and American Idol, Fox's Advertising Revenue

It's the middle of winter, we're about to get new shows, and this is the year I make contact. This was the week in TV Land. • So, New Year's happened. This was my first year not to ring it in with a regular party of friends who get dangerously drunk and watch the ball drop on Telemundo. But my ... More >>

Anjelah Johnson's Houston Special Airs Tonight

​Stand-up comic and actress Anjelah Johnson came through Houston last summer to tape her first special for Comedy Central. Hair Balls spoke with Johnson, a former NFL cheerleader, who appears in the just-released film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and will soon be seen in the upcoming Ou ... More >>

Greg Giraldo

Comedy Central darling leaves wife, keeps party lifestyle

The Week In TV: Trauma Dies On the Operating Table

It's a beautiful weekend, the rain has stopped, and my Batman voice sounds like Cookie Monster. This was the week in TV Land: • I take nothing but pleasure in the misfortune of the untalented, which is why it's my pleasure to pass along the news that ratings for Comedy Central's The Jeff Dunham S ... More >>

Jay Mohr

Last Comic Standing founder still finds time for the road

Funny Girl

Jokes of the Female Persuasion

David Alan Grier

The star of The Chocolate News says Barack Obama is better than a “pretty, pretty unicorn”

Gabriel Iglesias

This big man gets some big laughs

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Trey Parker and Matt Stone give their animated series the big-screen treatment

Dan Cummins

Web exclusive!

Greg Behrendt

The co-author of He's Just Not That Into You doles out advice and jokes

Mitch Fatel

Aspen Comedy Festival’s Best Comedian winner gets funny — and naughty

Clinton Jackson

This L.A.-based comic works clean — and you like it

Kyle Cease

Comedian delivers jokes faster and furious…uh…er

Patrice Oneal

This comedian knows funny, so shut up and listen

Tig Notaro

Spanish translations keep this comedian tossing in her sleep

Brian Regan

Comedian appeals to both fans and performers of comedy

Be of Good (Blue) Cheer

Q&A: Chewing the Fat with Christian Finnegan

Don’t sit in the front row unless you want to become part of the act

Q&A: Greg Giraldo Talks about Carrot Top, Carlos Mencia, Ray Romano, Lewis Black, Patton Oswalt, Dick Cheney and, of course, Paris Hilton

Carlos Alazraqui

Arresting comedy by Reno 911’s Officer Garcia

Al Madrigal

Comedian spreads the yucks around

Gonna Be an Earthquake

John DiResta

This NY comic’s got two TV shows and lots of shtick

Funny Business

Once upon a time Houston was a hot spot for comedy clubs. Now it's anybody's guess on who'll turn out on any given night

Grind It Out with Pam

Sam Winch

The Lullabadeer

Jesus Saves

Sarah Silverman speaks the unspeakable. And funny? Oh, hell, yes.

Quite a Stretch

Dance goes far and wide at the Big Range Dance Festival

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Big Bang

The bygone days of the Insurance Man

Late Night with Dave Attell

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Best Comedian

Mike MacRae

It Happens

Ohmigod! Five seasons in, South Park's the funniest show on TV.

Splendor in the Crass