Well, it seems that even the overwhelming comedic power of James Franco (and inexplicable cameo-guest Cameron Diaz) wasn't strong enough to make this week's SNL funny. From the Al Franken-assisted oddly dogmatic McCain ad cold open to the weird digital... CONTINUE READING SNL: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS PART: CAT AND CHICKEN»
Posted on September 22, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Amy Poehler | James Franco | Saturday Night Live
Did anybody notice that there was a new Saturday Night Live on Saturday? JK! Everyone's talking about Tina Fey's Best Impression Ever of Sarah Palin, but there were actually three other amusing parts! Here they are in their practically Phelps-free... CONTINUE READING SNL: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS»
Posted on September 15, 2008 in
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Andy Samberg | Kristin Wiig | Michael Phelps | Saturday Night Live | The Decemberists | Tina Fey
Oh. My. God. First Aziz Ansari, now this news for the project known as The Office spinoff: The Hollywood Reporter says maybe: Poehler is in talks to star in NBC's spinoff of "The Office," sources said. NBC and "Office" creator... CONTINUE READING BREAKING HUGE NEWS: AMY POEHLER IS JOINING THE OFFICE SPINOFF!»
Posted on July 16, 2008 in
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Aziz Ansari | The Office
Christopher Hitchens, a humorless man who wrote that dumb thing about how he thinks women can't be funny, agreed to be waterboarded on video for an article about torture in next month's Vanity Fair. Unlike real prisoners, Hitchens gets a... CONTINUE READING CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS GETTING WATERBOARDED IS NOT AS FUN AS IT SOUNDS»
Posted on July 2, 2008 in
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Christopher Hitchens | Tina Fey | Torture Porn
I'm not saying that, actually, because that's ridiculous, but everyone else is going to say that! I think it was kind of cool of Amy to wait until after the opening weekend of a very hyped movie called Baby Mama... CONTINUE READING AMY POEHLER PREGNANT WITH MOVIE TIE-IN STUNT FETUS»
Posted on April 28, 2008 in
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Baby Mama | Harold And Kumar | Tina Fey
While Baby Mama recently edged out "Neither" in yesterday's Big Huge Dilemma Comedy Movie Crisis '08 Baby Mama Versus Harold And Kumar 2 Poll, with less than 12 hours until the movies open, it's time to consult a real authority:... CONTINUE READING COMEDY MOVIE CRISIS '08: BABY MAMA VS HAROLD AND KUMAR 2: WHO'S WINNING?»
Posted on April 24, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Baby Mama | Harold And Kumar | John Cho | Kal Penn | Neil Patrick Harris | Tina Fey | Tina Feytigue
Can you feel the excitement in the air? No, not Spring, but this weekend's much-anticipated much-hyped comedy movie smackdown. This weekend, funny-film lovers with less than 198 minutes on their hands will face a gut-wrenching Sophie's choice: Baby Mama and... CONTINUE READING HUGE BOX OFFICE DILEMMA: BABY MAMA OR HAROLD AND KUMAR 2?»
Posted on April 23, 2008 in , ,
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Baby Mama | Harold And Kumar | John Cho | Kal Penn | Neil Patrick Harris | Tina Fey
In your face, Pineapple Express. In your feyce, Tina Fey. Amy Poehler and Hamlet 2 for the win! Boom goes the dynamite. Now that is how you make a comedy trailer. Finally, Waiting for Guffman, Dead Poets Society, Kentucky Fried... CONTINUE READING HAMLET 2: FULL THROTTLE»
Posted on April 21, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Hamlet 2 | Steve Coogan
Remember the brouhaha last year when Christopher Hitchens wrote that Vanity Fair article "Why I Desperately Need Attention?" "Why Women Aren't Funny"? For VF's new (April) issue, the women "strike back" with a pretty Annie Leibovitz photo spread (featuring Tina... CONTINUE READING VANITY FAIR PLAYS DRESS-UP WITH FUNNY WOMEN (AND CHELSEA HANDLER)»
Posted on March 3, 2008
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Amy Sedaris | Chelsea Handler | Jenna Fischer | Sandra Bernhart | Tina Fey | Wanda Sykes