David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest is one of those encyclopedic books that you’d be proud to say you actually finished. Just don’t suggest it as a title for your book club. Trust us.
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un declares Seth Rogen and James Franco’s new comedy, The Interview, an ‘Act of War’. Then they launched three missiles.
Funny or Die releases the lineup for their second ever Oddball Tour — and it’s amazing.
FYI: Amazon is taking comedy series submissions again.
We check out how the legal marijuana industry is helping to elevate Denver’s comedy scene.
We take a look at Jason Sudeikis’s long and versatile career on Saturday Night Live.
Even stranger than the Kim Jong-un/Seth Rogen standoff, here comes David Hasselhoff’s very own Curb Your Enthusiasm.
We examine David Wain’s They Came Together and his style of exuberant parody.
Comedy Central’s digital wing released their first full-length film, Jason Nash Is Married. We talked with Jason Nash about the process.
It’s not looking good for a sixth season of Community.
We talk to Ron Funches about his ‘adorable’ image, Fortune Feimster on her break into stand-up comedy,Carmen Lynch about her unique career path, and long-time Letterman writer Bill Scheft on the Late Show, writing novels vs. writing jokes, and Stephen Colbert.
Mike Sacks’s Poking a Dead Frog was released this week, and it’s full of amazing comedy interviews.
We talk to SNL’s James Downey on working with Norm Macdonald and getting fired for making fun of OJ Simpson.
In preparation for Season Two of Nathan For You, Nathan Fielder has started posting pictures to Instagram. And they all contain the same hidden pornographic image.
New York indie comedy darling Chris Gethard plans to screen his Comedy Central pilot only for winners of aGame of Thrones-style tournament.
Paul Scheer has put NTSF on hiatus, and has announced development of new shows at Adult Swim and HBO.
We recommended the week’s best podcasts, the Twitter feed of @MattMcElaney, and went behind the scenes of web series With Friends Like These with its creators.
