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Patton Oswalt on His New Stand-up Special, Things That Haven't Aged Well, and Doing Comedy for Almost 40 Years [Exclusive]
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (694+ words) Ahead of his new special Tea & Scotch, Oswalt talked about comedy, aging, Lenny Bruce, and jokes that don't age well. I remember being impressed when George Carlin celebrated his 40th anniversary as a comedian because it seemed so uncommon. Now you're…...
20 Years Ago, Trey Parker Tried to Stop One of the Best "South Park" Episodes Ever From Airing
19+ hour, 36+ min ago (401+ words) VICE Get unlimited access to everything VICE has to offer. On October 4, 2006, South Park premiered "Make Love, Not Warcraft," the eighth episode of the show"s tenth season. The plot revolves around Cartman, Kyle, Stan, and Kenny"s obsession with…...
31 Years Ago, "Seinfeld" Aired the One Episode Jason Alexander Wishes They Never Made: 'Disgusting"
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (202+ words) Jason Alexander said he pushed back on "The Bris" because he felt the script crossed into antisemitic territory. Though the episode was well received, one person who wasn't laughing along with everyone else was Jason Alexander. In a 2014 interview with…...
3 Comedies That Made 'Died Laughing' a Literal Cause of Death
4+ day, 9+ min ago (22+ words) Killing, in the context of comedy, is generally considered to be a good thing'except when viewers literally laugh themselves to death....
21 Years Ago, Jay Leno Was Banned From Making Jokes About This Mega Celebrity
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (243+ words) A gag order forced the late-night host to bring in other comedians to address the subject on his behalf. The 2005 Michael Jackson molestation trial wasn't just bad news for the King of Pop and his fans, it also created an…...
33 Years Ago, a Comedy Legend Returned to "SNL" and Reportedly Hated Almost Everyone There
1+ week, 2+ day ago (208+ words) VICE Get unlimited access to everything VICE has to offer. Bill Murray"s legendary feud with Chevy Chase is well-documented, but apparently, Chase wasn"t the only Saturday Night Live cast member Murray had a problem with. During a 2023 appearance…...
The Weirdest Guinness World Records Connected to "The Simpsons" Include Tattoos, Speedruns, and a Giant Donut
1+ week, 3+ day ago (455+ words) VICE Get unlimited access to everything VICE has to offer. When a show"s been around for as long as The Simpsons, it"s fair to assume that its longevity has come with a ton of accolades. Throughout its 37-season…...
Zach Galifianakis Thought One "Between Two Ferns" Guest Was Actually Going to Hit Him, and It Wasn"t Who You"d Expect
1+ week, 4+ day ago (20+ words) The comedian opened up about how much of Between Two Ferns was planned, improvised, and secretly friendly behind the scenes....
Wale Recalls How He Was Able To Convince Jerry Seinfeld To Make an Album With Him
1+ week, 5+ day ago (101+ words) Wale recalls what it was like working with Jerry Seinfeld on his 2015 LP, 'The Album About Nothing', and how they became fast friends....
3 Classic TV Shows That Got Extremely Weird Porn Parodies (That You Should Never Watch)
1+ week, 6+ day ago (20+ words) Sure, some sitcoms lend themselves to adult parody pretty easily. These are not those sitcoms, and yet here we are....