2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (411+ words) In recent years, much has been made of the classic Monty Python "Loretta" scene from the 1979 film Life of Brian. To refresh our memories, the People's Front of Judea (not to be confused with the Judean People's Front!) are plotting…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (114+ words) Once again silliness returns! Today's episode: The Zot! The dreaded Viking kitty! If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today: Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (305+ words) The Ambassador" for the CBC will follow the former Full Frontal" host as an actor-turned-scrappy diplomat in Canada"s embassy in Bulgaria. Samantha Bee, the former host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and one-time Daily Show correspondent, is getting…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (926+ words) I am the Senior Vice President of Late Night Strategy at CBS. I am the person who turned a comedian into a priest and charged advertisers to watch the congregation. Our internal metric was called Affirm Rate. It measured the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (364+ words) A professor of international affairs and comparative literature at Penn State believes soon-to-be canceled late-night talk host Stephen Colbert will go down as one of the "most important satirists" in the history of the country. Writing in The Conversation, "scholar…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (262+ words) Shane Gillis has hit back at Chelsea Handler, further escalating their feud after she criticized his and fellow comedian Tony Henchcliffe's "racist" and "gross" jokes at Kevin Hart's recent roast. "This is a big moment for Chelsea. I am glad…...

1+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (295+ words) 'What I'm doing with Comics Unleashed, we don't talk about politics. We don't talk about anything that's topical,' Allen told CNN's Michael Smerconish. 'We don't do anything that's racist or sexist or antisemitic or homophobic. Just be funny and don't…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (241+ words) Barry Blaustein, the former Saturday Night Live writer who helped Eddie Murphy create some of the show's most memorable characters, has died at the age of 71. Blaustein was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2017, and had recently been diagnosed with stage…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (704+ words) The "This Is a Gardening Show" host criticizes today's comedy podcast hosts for pandering to big-name guests: "That's not the job of a court jester" Zach Galifianakis isn't afraid to "tell powerful people no," he declared in a recent interview…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (655+ words) Once upon a time, a fellow named Carson dominated late night TV. It was more than a show. My father told me that men would be talking about his lines in the coffee break room. Even people who didn't watch…...