Tag Archives: comedy

Comedian Loses Gig After Confronting Staff Over Their Lack Of Response To Sexual Heckling

Jessica WakemanMay 17, 2013 //

Lisa Lampanelli's racist schtick abuses the art of comedy. Read More »

Daniel Tosh Rape Joke

Daniel Tosh joked about a woman in audience getting raped by five men. Read More »

Whitney Talks Comedy

Whitney Cummings on why it's okay for a woman to be pretty in comedy. Read More »

A Funny Rape Joke?

Jamie Kilstein tells one. Read More »

Comedian Christina Walkinshaw was performing as an opening act at Yuk Yuk’s in Casino Niagra in September 2012 when guys in the audience started yelling at her “Show us your tits!” and then “Show us your bush!” After the show — during which the headliner tried to get the staff to kick the sexual harrasers out, to no avail — she confronted the woman who ran the show for the casino, asking why she didn’t remove the audience members. The woman then told her, “Oh! Sorry! We thought you liked it!” She later found out that an upcoming gig had been cancelled because of the “incident.” [The Globe & Mail]
A federal judge has granted an injunction requested by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the ACLU against a new law in Arkansas that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. [AP]
Two Democratic politicians in New York have introduced a bill to end deceptive practices by so-called “crisis pregnancy centers.” [RH Reality Check]
What is trans feminism and why is it necessary? [Jezebel] Keep reading »

Ellie Kemper Makes Me Sigh, “Thank God For Women”

May 16, 2013 //

Are Women Funny?

Mindy Kaling won't deign to answer your stupid question. Read More »

Why Funny Women Rule

John DeVore on why funny women are a natural resource. Read More »

Jen Kirkman's Strike

Why the "Chelsea Lately" star is on strike until men speak up. Read More »

Whitney Talks Comedy

Whitney Cummings on why it's okay for a woman to be pretty in comedy. Read More »

QUOTABLE

“Guys, do you want to know a secret? You don’t have to be funny in order to attract us. Believe us, between your scalps and your calves, you’ve already got us. Your narrow, decrescendoing hips, and your soft, very hairy thighs leave us breathless. The truth is, there is no evolutionary cause for you to have to be funny. And precisely because your ancestors, and your ancestors’ grandparents, and your ancestors’ grandparents’ grandparents, and so on and so on, had no procreative need to cultivate a sense of humor and performance, you literally do not have it in your DNA.”

– “The Office’s” Ellie Kemper takes every assumption that women aren’t funny — and don’t need to be because they’re sexy‚ and tosses it on it’s head to great effect (and some befuddlement in certain commenters). That’s just a small snippet of her entire GQ essay. Take a break from your day and have a chuckle courtesy of this very funny lady. [GQ]

Louis C.K. Jokes (But Not Really) That Men Are The Biggest Threat To Women

Sarah GrayApril 17, 2013 //

John's A Dating Douche

Oh, that's why people think John Mayer is a douche. Read More »

Daniel Tosh Rape Joke

Daniel Tosh joked about a woman in audience getting raped. Read More »

A Funny Rape Joke?

Jamie Kilstein tells one. Read More »

Dating takes courage!

Dating Takes Courage!

Louis C.K. fans like myself groaned after the whole Daniel Tosh rape joke incident so we’re relieved it was a misunderstanding and that C.K. is at least slightly more feminist-minded. In an article at Slate, David Haglund writes about Louis C.K.’s new HBO special, which includes what some people are calling C.K.’s “feminist rape joke“:

Halfway through the new special, C.K. starts talking about how dating is an act of bravery for all involved. “The male courage, traditionally speaking, is that he decided to ask” a woman out. (Note the careful caveat, “traditionally speaking.”) And if the woman says yes, “that’s her courage.” That kind of courage, he says, is beyond his imagining. “How do women still go out with guys, when you consider that there is no greater threat to women than men? We’re the number one threat to women! Globally and historically, we’re the number one cause of injury and mayhem to women.” A moment later he adds, speaking for all men, “You know what our number one threat is? Heart disease.”

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If The Internet Was Actually A Party

Julie GersteinMarch 21, 2013 //

Pinterest Ruined Wedding

Planning a wedding with Pinterest? Total nightmare! Read More »

Facebook ruins self-esteem

A new study confirms it. Read More »

Twitter Breakdowns

When celebrities break down on Twitter. 10 Photos »

"Ikea? Is Time Travel Possible? Is There Life After Death?

We anthropomorphize animals, so it makes sense that we’d anthropomorphize websites, too. And as someone who spends approximately 1,340,000 hours online every day, I can wholly appreciate the spot-on human representations of these sites. I mean, of course Facebook would change her outfit, like, a zillion times a day. And Twitter would just ramble on about the most inconsequential stuff. And yup, Kickstarter would be super, duper annoying and WebMD would diagnose an illness that you didn’t ever have. [Cracked]

Watch This: Anne Hathaway Sings The “Girl Meets World” Theme Song

Winona Dimeo-EdigerFebruary 20, 2013 //

"Girl Meets World"

...and 10 other 90s sitcom spinoffs we'd like to see! Read More »

World, Meet Girl

This actress has been cast as Cory and Topanga's daughter! Read More »

Anne's Sad-Off

Anne Hathaway vs. Samuel L. Jackson in this sad-off! Read More »

"When this girl meets world..."

Anne Hathaway has been everywhere lately, breathlessly accepting All The Awards for her portrayal of doomed prostitute Fantine in “Les Miserables.” Would it really be that hard to believe that Anne would leverage all this musical attention into a gig singing Disney show theme songs, in character? That’s the premise of this hilarious video by comedian Samantha Martin, which imagines Anne tearfully belting out the theme song to the eagerly awaited show, “Girl Meets World.” Somebody give this girl an Oscar! [YouTube]

Billy Eichner Wants You To Know, “It’s Debra Messing, You Gays”

Julie GersteinFebruary 19, 2013 //

Billy Eichner And Will Ferrell

Billy on the Street quizzes Will about Drew Barrymore. Read More »

Matt Damon Gay kiss

He goes for it with Michael Douglas in Liberace biopic. Read More »

James Franco, Gay?

James Franco likes to talk about gayness. Is he or isn't he? Read More »

"Debra Messing hates you!"

Debra Messing is a little bit of a gay icon (what’s up “Will & Grace” and “Smash”), so it makes perfect sense that comedy genius Billy Eichner would take Messing on a wild gay romp for his most recent episode of “Billy on the Street.” Where do they eventually find the gays? At the Mac store, of course. [YouTube]

How To Be Really Good At Being Really Depressed

Almie RoseFebruary 15, 2013 //

Almie: Hipstar vs. Pornstar

How to totally transform your look. Read More »

Almie: Wanking tips

How to wank with someone else in the room! Read More »

Ask Almie: Love Letter

How not to write one, based on a letter Almie once wrote. Read More »

"Step one: stop showering."

Almie Rose knows a thing or two about a thing or two. In this installment, Almie dissects the finer points of how to deal when you’re depressed. Or, maybe, how not to deal. In any case, it’s always a good idea to make videos with your pets.

“The Women Of L.A.” Is Offensive To Women, L.A., The World

Julie GersteinFebruary 15, 2013 //

Frisky Sexism

All of The Frisky's posts about sexism. Read More »

Starbucks Stereotypes

What your drink order says about you. Read More »

Why Funny Women Rule

John DeVore on why funny women are a natural resource. Read More »

Maybe it's you, DJ

Get a load of this new “comedy music video” from some guy named DJ Lubel. It features a cornucopia of has-beens and never-weres, singing a rather mysogynist and racist song about how the women of Los Angeles never put out. It’s really, really charming. I mean, the video starts off with a guy telling his friends that he once got laid by “telling the bitch I was Chris Brown,” and then it goes downhill — yes, downhill — from there. Keep reading »

Yay! “Community” Is Almost Back!

Julie GersteinJanuary 23, 2013 //

"Community" Challenge

Joel McHale and Chevy Chase take a pop culture challenge. Read More »

"Community" College Vid

Check out this hilarious college commercial. Read More »

Joel vs Kathie Lee

Joel McHale takes on "The Today Show." Read More »

"Yaaaaaay, hospital administration."

How do I love “Community”? Let me count the ways. There’s Abed and Troy’s Inspector Spacetime hijinks, Jeff Winger’s sassy bon mots, and Annie’s pervasive neuroses. Britta’s awful “therapizing” and Chang’s scheming. “Community” is one of the best-written, funniest shows that nobody watches, and after a terribly long hiatus, it’s back, Thursday February 7. and we will definitely be watching — especially if it involves ridiculously outlandish popcorn pranks like this.

Andy Milonakis And David Arquette Play With Beef For “Makeshift Gourmet”

Rachel KrauseJanuary 17, 2013 //

Courteney And David Show

Are the exes creating a show about the relationship? Read More »

Celeb Cameos In Music Vids

28 celebs who popped up on MTV. 1 Photos »

A Funny Rape Joke?

Jamie Kilstein tells one. Read More »

You probably won't die.

I like to think of myself as a very refined person with very refined tastes. Sure, I watch reruns of “Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami” on the treadmill, and you may find the errant Rihanna hit on my iPod. I also enjoy a Mike’s Hard Lemonade from time to time, and have a hard time cutting an apple. But besides all that stuff, I am an intellectual, a sophisticate, an epicurean, and a scholar. Yep. All of those. Which is exactly why I am so disgustingly ashamed by how much I enjoy the comedic stylings (if you could call it that) of Andy Milonakis, the former star of MTV’s “The Andy Milonakis Show,” who is instantly recognizable due in part to a growth-hormone condition that renders him forever 12. Aside from being one third of hip-hop group ¡Three Loco! alongside RiFF RaFF and Dirt Nasty, Milonakis is the host of a new web series, a cooking show called “Makeshift Gourmet.” The first installment chronicles Andy as he puts a high-end spin on Hamburger Helper using “elevated ingredients,” and better still, the weirdness of it all is punctuated by the appearance of a giggly, sunglasses-clad David Arquette, who eats raw Wagyu beef before participating in a “beef slap.” God love ya, Andy. And David, too. [Huffington Post]