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Here is video of Conservative Comedian Steven Crowder as Keith Olbermann attacking Glenn Beck! His spoof of Olbermann is preceded by a very short "NotMuhammed Segment." NOTE: Crowder makes an appearance as Rachel Maddow too! (VIDEO)

U.S. actor George Clooney plays a New Age hippie soldier trained for psychic, peaceful combat in a comedy set during the war in Iraq. "The Men Who Stare at Goats" is based on a book by Jon Ronson about a secret unit created by the U.S. army in 1979 which, the author said, believed troops could become invisible, walk through walls and kill goats just by staring at them. Ewan McGregor plays a reporter who stumbles across a member of the unit as he prepares to enter Iraq, and he and Clooney's character Lyn Cassady go on an ill-fated journey...

Did Penn & Teller Set a World Record for Most Falsehoods in One Show? Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League, has said, "Penn & Teller's Nazi-like assault on Catholicism that took place on August 27 will go down in history as one of the most vile, obscene programs ever aired in any nation." However, will the show also go down in history for airing the most number of lies, falsehoods, and misleading statements in a single half-hour show? Not counting credits, the guilty episode runs less than 26 minutes. Here's a lie-by-lie list of the falsehoods that Penn Jillette...

Classic Abbott and Costello, Who's on First...

The crowd sitting elbow to elbow in the basement performance space at New York City's Comedy Cellar on a recent Wednesday night had pretty much had its fill of sex jokes, gay jokes, rants about New York cabdrivers and time-filling banter with the couple in the front row who had just gotten married a week ago. Then, a few minutes after midnight, James Smith, a lanky Australian stand-up who has appeared on HBO's Flight of the Conchords, bounded onto the stage for a 15-minute set to do something a little different. He talked politics. Some of his targets were old...

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Here is video from "Fox News Watch" showing some clips of the late night comedians taking a few shots at Obama's vacation. (Watch Video)

Tim Hawkins sings "The Government Can"

In this video, comedian Tim Hawkins presents his latest humorous parody, “The Government Can” song. It’s sung to the tune of “The Candy Man Can”, made popular in the early 70’s by “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” and Sammy Davis, Jr. Video: "The Government Can" Song

“Take my mother-in-law -- please,” isn't a joke you're likely to hear often these days from Sunda Croonquist. The veteran comic is being sued by her mother-in-law after making her the punchline of too many jokes. The mother-in-law is accusing Croonquist of spreading false, defamatory and racist lies with in-law jokes that have become a staple of her routine in nightclubs and on television channels like Comedy Central. To Croonquist, the in-law jokes seemed like a natural routine after living through one comical culture-clash moment after another: She is half-black, half-Swedish, grew up Roman Catholic and married into a Jewish...

Specter Only Mocks Republicans At Pittsburgh Comedy Club By Noel Sheppard Created 2009-08-22 12:48 Most Republicans likely already think Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) is a joke, and Thursday evening he proved it when he took the stage at a Pittsburgh comedy club. Appearing at the Improv in a benefit for Allegheny county's Music Festival Fund for children, Specter poked fun exclusively at Republicans including Bob Dole, Dan Quayle, Trent Lott, Alfonse D'Amato, and Howard Baker. Proving just how much his allegiances have changed since his defection to the Democrats, although some of the material was taken from a previous routine...

So, here’s what The Perv of Late Night CBS Comedy said last night: “You know about the Taliban? Over here, we call them ‘healthcare protesters.’”

So, here’s what The Perv of Late Night CBS Comedy said last night: “You know about the Taliban? Over here, we call them ‘healthcare protesters.’”

On August 11 I blogged about how material from progressive media "watchdog" group Media Matters was ending up in leftist demagogue Keith Olbermann's Worst Person in the World segment. At 1:32 this afternoon Media Matters posted an item highlighting a clip from The Rush Limbaugh Show. "Boss" Limbaugh played a popular clip from a recent town hall meeting held by Congressman Barney Frank. In the exchange Frank mocked the questioner for her hyperbolic and totally unacceptable use of Nazi rhetoric to describe President Obama's healthcare "reform" efforts. (And on this point he's exactly right. Nazi references shouldn't be tolerated unless...

If this keeps up, we’re going to need a government health care program to keep people from dying laughing. Yesterday, Barack Obama launched into a sequel of his “Stupid Cops” monologue, where leaps of logic collide head on with fictional facts, leaving millions rubbing their eyeballs and wondering did he really say that? Where is the AFLAC duck? If we’re going to have a “rolling recession,” we may as well be rolling in the aisles. Continued at http://richacello.blogspot.com/

I know HBO probably isn't really looked upon to highly around here (love trueblood, enterouge) But if anybody saw last night's stand up. As a conservative I have never felt more attacked in my life. As usual we were all accused of being racist for opposing Sotomayor....i mean forget the fact that she actually uses race as motivation for her rulings and basically ignores the constitution....it has to be racist why we oppose her... i mean lets all forget how the left treated Gonzelez under the Bush administration....that couldn't be racist... As a half latin person i'm amazed at how...

[Ed. Note: Carl's 'Grand Theft Audio' airs tonight and every Thursday night on LATalkRadio.com at 7pm PST] It’s not easy being a conservative in comedy these days. Folks like Evan Sayet, and no doubt Drew Carey or Kelsey Grammer, can tell you that. Add in the fact that I’m just trying to get to where they are, and not already fully entrenched in success, and a lot of people would wonder if admitting I’m a conservative (actually, libertarian but pro-life to boot) isn’t tantamount to career suicide. The fact I’m also a reporter in the ultra-liberal world of alternative-weekly newspapers,...

There are many things Evangelical Christians are good at, such as bake sales and talking to me on planes. They're less adept at other things, such as comedy and fighting lions. Christians aren't funny because they tend to be literal-minded. Also because they're sad about having had sex with only one person. So when Kevin Roose, author of the excellent new book The Unlikely Disciple, told me that Rick Warren's giant Saddleback Church has its own improv group, for the first time in my life, I felt my calling. I may not be the Woody Allen or Jon Stewart of...

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Jon Stewart’s Brilliant Audience Posted By Tim Slagle On July 24, 2009 @ 3:42 pm In Featured Story, Media Criticism, News, Political Humor Are Jon Stewart fans smarter than the rest of us? Is that the reason why many of us do not find him hilarious… that we’re too dumb to get the joke? His audience goes into stitches when he rolls his eyes and puts his hand over his mouth, and I’m left befuddled. Or am I too old? We all know that the people who watch “The Daily Show” are young, intelligent and informed. Or at least that’s...

- Klavan On The Culture - http://pajamasmedia.com/andrewklavan - Cohen Goin’ GonePosted By Andrew Klavan On July 20, 2009 @ 3:52 pm In Uncategorized | 3 Comments Am I alone in harboring a secret pleasure at the death of Bruno?  The much-hyped follow-up to Sacha Baron Cohen’s hit Borat opened big at the box office then rapidly plummeted over 70 percent to fourth place – and when I heard about it, I smiled.  I didn’t see the film and have no comment on its quality and I don’t care if it’s anti-gay since gays, God love them, should be fair targets...

The much anticipated list finally arrived. Many hard working producers, writers, and actors waited with baited breath to hear the possibly career-changing announcement; hoping that their dedication to their craft and the constant effort to produce quality television had paid off. And then they realized, "Oh wait, the Emmys have ignored us for years..." It's a point driven home this year with the surprise (but not really) nomination of "Family Guy." Family Guy has been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Unlike previous years, these nominations were decided by popular vote. Essentially,...

The British comedy team of Fry and Laurie interview "Michael Jackson."

In early May, National Public Radio, a supposed bastion of liberal media bias, found itself in the cross hairs of the lesbian and gay community over an online review of "Outrage," a documentary chronicling the hypocrisy of prominent, purportedly closeted politicians with staunchly anti-gay voting records. What sparked the controversy was not the documentary itself, but the fact that NPR's review failed to name names. In fact, while Nathan Lee, the review's initial author, had included the identities of those fingered in the film, NPR editors took it upon themselves to censor the review prior to publication. Would a review...

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JERUSALEM — "Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander told a crowd in Jerusalem Wednesday that the search for an Israeli-Palestinian solution and the "show about nothing" that launched him to fame have one thing in common — neither seemed destined to succeed. But just as the show managed to bounce back with comedy, Alexander said, a solution might be found for Mideast troubles if people write and laugh with one another. "We were canceled, we were gone, we were a distant memory and somehow we came back and eventually everybody caught on and started paying attention," he said. "Other than that, we...

Offense must play 50% of the time and Defense must play 50% of the time. Anything over those percentages is considered overtime and will not be allowed. However, ACLU attorneys will be provided free of charge to settle any grievances over work hours.

At the Radio & TV Correspondents Dinner TOTUS gave a stumbling monologue that was supposed to be funny. One time it was funny was when he made some pointed jabs at st hillary. Everyone knows that Obama has effectively cordoned off Hillary from any substantive duties at the State Dept. by assigning various "special envoys" to key areas, like Amb. Holbrooke (Afghanistan/Pakistan) cited below. But, it seems to me TOTUS made a special point of noting how Hillary stumbled on her way to the WH, but "fortunately...Hillary's ready to settle." This seems to be a thinly veiled jab at Hillary's...

The feud between late-night talk show host David Letterman and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is no laughing matter. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telelphone survey finds that nearly two-thirds of American adults (64%) say it’s inappropriate for comedians like Letterman to joke about the children of public figures.

Has President Barack Obama inadvertently killed off presidential satire? Is this American art form, once practiced expertly by late night television comedians, now dead? All signs point to "yes." It's not that he did it on purpose. Obama has a fine sense of humor and can take a joke and tell jokes on himself. And he's got a magnetic smile. But according to one theory, he came home exhausted after a long day in the Oval Office, tired from transcending the politics of our past, and from appointing another couple of dozen czars to run things. So he sat down...

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Conan O'Brien's "Tonight Show" reversed its ratings decline and showed growth for the 1st time Wednesday night. Also, new ratings for O'Brien's 1st wk behind the "Tonight" desk gives NBC a record-setting lead over CBS' "Late Show" among adults 18-49.

"Last Show" host David Letterman responded to letters from Sarah and Todd Palin concerning dirty jokes he made about the Governor and her 14-year-old daughter. Letterman took the whole thing as a joke and made the Palins out to be buffoons.

A sneak preview of tonight’s monologue from EW. He wasn’t joking about her 14-year-old daughter being a prostitute, silly. He was joking about her 18-year-old daughter being a prostitute. Perfectly legal. Whew!

Glenn Beck is doing the job documented comedians refuse to do: making people laugh about liberalism. Beck, the radio titan and Fox News commentator, kicked off his six-city “Common Sense” comedy tour June 1 at Denver’s Ellie Caulkins Opera House. It’s an odd venue for the populist broadcaster — a man who talks up tater tots one minute, then belittles opera the next — but fitting for someone with his power base. Beck is the first one to laugh at his third chin and Bowflex-free physique, but the broadcaster is as polarizing as he is potent in today’s media world....

General Motors is demoted to Private First Class Motors, and a great graphic showing how the nominee fits in with the other great judges of our time! Uncle Jay explains it all!

The wife and I saw Glenn Beck live last night. It was the first show of his summer comedy tour, and it sold out in less than a week. The guy is awesome live. It's the same Glenn from radio and TV, just at a zanier pace (if you thought that were possible) and without the Viagra and gold commercials. The expansive stage allows him freedom that the camera does not. He went out on a limb, selecting three people from the audience to illustrate the Freedom -vs- Tyranny continuum. The sweet spot was a cute young blond gal. Coincidence?...

When Newsweek called the Republican Party "newly energized" earlier this week, it was spot-on. The GOP's wounded-victim status has morphed into a motivated anger — a sense driven by omnipresent media personalities like Glenn Beck. The DJ turned talk-show host joins ideological kin Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly in hammering away at what they see as the wastefulness and idiocy of the Obama administration, and millions are listening. But critics of Beck have a harder time pinning him down than the others. His mixture of history, humor, apocalyptic warnings and breezy dismissals paints a more complex character. And since jumping...

I recently took my kids to the movies to see "Night at the Museum 2", which wasn't too bad a movie by the way. One of the previews was for Glen Becks Common Sense Comedy Tour. My theater here will have a simulcast of his show. The dates are June 4th with an encore show June 11th. Click the link to see more details. You can enter your zip code to see if a theater near you will be showing it.

Lonewolf Diaries: All Christians are Serial KillersPosted By Steven Crowder On May 26, 2009 @ 5:46 pm In Entertainment, Lone Wolf Diaries, Political Humor, Religion | No Comments I’m tired of ignoring the elephant in the room, so I’ll just come out and say it. Christians are corny, out of touch, lonely creepers who generally end up becoming murderers or rapists…. At least that’s what Hollywood’s taught me.Not to mention they’re all a bunch of minority-bashing fear mongers. Why does anyone continue to allow this hateful, extremist group to exist? Am I the only one who feels that they could...

The sniping starts at around 1:54. Michelle Obama that is a big dude. When Barack plays pick up games at the White House, you know he picks Michelle as his forward, maybe his (center) depending on who’s in Congress that day. “That has to be like being married to Elton Brand. She is a big dude. That's NBA forward Elton Brand. Supermodel Iman, by the way, said of Michelle Obama, she's "no great beauty. From gossip site The Frisky, which finds all of this horrible and grossly disrespectful and all that. The problem is this: When the MSM and tabloids...

In the end, what mars the Arab-American Comedy Festival is…a splendid, merciless anatomy of the Arab-American experience, so unsparingly self-critical that it goes beyond the politically incorrect to a species of comedy that often shucks off all conventions and nears pure anarchy. Mr. Obeidallah… talked about performing around the Middle East -- in Kuwait, he was told "sir, you may not talk about sex, drugs, religion, and no bad language." He illustrated his reaction with a frozen grimace. "What the f- was I supposed to talk about?" "Any Palestinian-Mormons in the audience?" he asked, sighing knowingly at the ensuing silence....

Dennis Miller: Capitalist Hero Posted By Matt Patterson On May 19, 2009 @ 11:11 am In Entertainment, Political Humor, Politics, Reviews | No Comments [1] [2] Dennis Miller started out on the political left and, as he matured (helped along considerably by the shock of 9/11), he migrated to the political right.In this wayward sojourn, he is in fine intellectual company: To name but a few, David Horowitz (former campus radical), Irving Kristol (one time Trotskyite), and Ronald Reagan (early FDR-New Dealer).  And as is usually the case with someone who has viewed the world through both left and...

Buried at the end of Chris Rovzar and Jada Yuan's fantastic White House Correspondents' Association Dinner party report is an incendiary quote from Christopher Hitchens about the evening's entertainment, comedienne Wanda Sykes: "The president should be squirming in his seat. Not smiling," he said. "The black dyke got it wrong. No one told her the rules." Rovzar and Yuan note that Hitchens was the "last man (barely) standing" of the evening. Other highlights of the always amusing NYMag writers' report include Jada Pinkett's face to face interaction with Tom Cruise, a shoe-less Meghan McCain, an allergy-stricken Elizabeth Banks, and several...

Isn’t it this guy’s job to convey Obama’s thinking to the media? Then how to explain this answer when we have video proof of The One merrily yukking it up during Sykes’s offending bit? Good lord, even Keith Olbermann thought it was “probably” in bad taste, which, coming from him about a fellow lefty, is tantamount to nuclear-hot outrage. Ben Shapiro said all that needs to be said about the fundamental cowardice of dumping on Republicans at Obama’s big debutante ball:

IS Stephen Colbert faking it? It seems that way to liberals who watch his late-night show, "The Colbert Report," according to a new study. Seems that left-leaning viewers believe "Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said" on his show, says an Ohio State University study entitled "The Irony of Satire: Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want" just published in The International Journal of Press/Politics.

NewsBuster Tim Graham asked Saturday if comedienne Wanda Sykes, appearing at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, would really make fun of President Barack Obama or go all gentle. Well, the answer is likely worse than any of us could have imagined, for Sykes used this platform to attack conservatives rather than the person who is historically roasted at this event. In fact, her only real knocks on Obama were that he's constantly being photographed with his shirt off, and that if he screws up, everybody will blame it on "the half white guy!" After some respectful and largely...

Vermin-In-Chief Obama: "Dick Cheney was supposed to be here..."

What did you think of Obama's crack about former Vice President Dick Cheney? Thumbs up Thumbs down And 2 other questions

It was the hottest ticket in town, a black-tie dinner gathering of Washington's political and media elite but Dick Cheney couldn't make it. The former vice president was busy, President Barack Obama joked, working on his memoir "tentatively titled, How to Shoot Friends and Interrogate People.' " As the star attraction of Saturday night's star-studded annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Obama enjoyed poking fun at his critics and the Republican Party. But his own administration, in power for just over 100 days, was also a target of the president's playful digs and one-liners. "I believe my next hundred...