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movie review

 Giamatti Hot in Cold Souls 

Soul-searching film leaves critics mixed

Aug 7, 09 10:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Giamatti—who plays an actor named...Paul Giamatti—wows critics in Cold Souls, but some say the comedy as a whole, in which a man has his soul removed, leaves something to be desired.
  • "Cold Souls has its flaws, and it threatens to sag into a Paul-like
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film • comedy • movie review • Paul Giamatti • Jay-ZTV

ANALYSIS

 Get Ready for 
 Massive Leno PR Blitz 

Get ready for Leno to be everywhere you look

Aug 5, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get ready for Jay—lots and lots of Jay. Though nearly 80% of viewers are aware that the Jay Leno Show is on the horizon, NBC is going to beat you over the head until you're drooling for its 10pm venture, the New York Times reports. A 24-hour webcam has... More »

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entertainment • NBC • advertising • comedy • celebrity • promotion • Jay Leno • late night host • publicity • public relations • primetime TV • The Jay Leno Show


 Funny People Puts 
 Serious Pressure on Sandler 

Box office performance for latest flick a mystery

Jul 31, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though it’s called Funny People, Adam Sandler’s latest film is a bit more serious than his fans are used to—and its opening-weekend performance is a mystery, Variety reports. Forecasts range from just over $20 million to more like $35 million, Audiences loved director Judd Apatow’... More »

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entertainment • film • comedy • Universal Studios • celebrity • box office • Adam Sandler • James L. Brooks • Judd Apatow • revenue • movies • Funny People

(Newser) - Judd Apatow doesn't dispense entirely with his raunchy humor in Funny People, but his venture into more serious themes meets mixed success with critics. Most, however, love Adam Sandler as a gravely ill comedian confronting the emptiness of his life.
  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: "Apatow scores by crafting
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comedy • movie review • stand up comedy • Adam Sandler • Judd Apatow • Seth Rogen

 Beck Wins It All 
 in Stewart's 
 Jackass Derby 



Beck crowned king in new segment

Jul 30, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - “Apparently, any jackass in a suit willing to go on television and criticize the president can make a pretty hefty living,” Jon Stewart said last night on The Daily Show. To crown the biggest jackass of all, Stewart trotted out a new segment: "So You Think... More »

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entertainment • comedy • celebrity • Fox News • CNN • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity • Lou Dobbs • Fox network • birther

 Shatner Graces 
 Conan With 
 More Palin 'Poetry' 

This time, drawn from her Twitter feed

Jul 30, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - After realizing Sarah Palin’s incoherent resignation address was not actually a speech but rather poetry, Conan O’Brien started investigating her Twitter feed. “Some people have found her tweets to be a little rambling, confusing, and off-topic,” O’Brien said on last night’s Tonight Show,... More »

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entertainment • NBC • comedy • celebrity • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • poetry • Tonight Show • William Shatner • Sarah Palin • Twitter

OPINION

 Leno Website 
 Previews 
 'Terrible 
 Jokes' 

Staffers are dour, jokes are just plain bad

Jul 23, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The days of thejaylenoshow.com being a funny site—back when it was owned by a stubborn realtor refusing “to budge in the face of increasingly desperate corporate pressure” from NBC—are over. Sadly, the URL now belongs to The Jay Leno Show, writes Seth Abramovitch for Movieline. Though... More »

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entertainment • NBC • NBC Universal • comedy • celebrity • Jay Leno • primetime TV • comedian • The Jay Leno Show

emmy awards

 Family Guy Scores Nod; 
 30 Rock Leads With 22 Noms 

Mad Men also rakes them in

Jul 16, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The list of Emmy nominations, out today, is full of familiar names. One surprise: Family Guy is nominated for best comedy series—it's only the second animated show to get a nod in the category, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Fox stalwart is up against Entourage, 30 Rock, The ... More »

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entertainment • television • The Office • comedy • award show • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Weeds • Family Guy • How I Met Your Mother • Battlestar Galactica • Neil Patrick Harris • Mad Men • Grey Gardens • True Blood • Flight of the Conchords

(Newser) - Brüno came out on top at the box office this weekend, but the way he did it didn’t inspire confidence. The shockumentary did spectacular business on Friday, only to plummet on Saturday, Time reports, leading some to wonder if it’s the first victim of the... More »

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social networking • comedy • box office • Sacha Baron Cohen • movies • Twitter • Bruno

MOVIE REVIEW

 Bruno: 
 Prepare to Cringe, Laugh 


Jul 10, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics generally give solid marks to Sasha Baron Cohen's cringe-inducing Bruno. It may not outrank Borat, but Cohen remains the master of crude, cruel laughs and uncomfortable insights.
  • Nathan Rabin, Onion AV Club: "Cohen no longer has freshness and novelty on his side, but he’s retained the
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comedy • movie review • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno

OPINION

 Franken Plays It So 
 Straight It's Funny 

But doggone it, people like him

Jul 7, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al Franken the comedian is finally becoming Al Franken the senator, and his Senate colleagues were quick to demonstrate yesterday that, doggone it, they like him, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post. The only humor at a welcoming press conference was (apparently) unintentional, as Majority Leader Harry Reid intoned,... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Senate • comedy • Al Franken • comedian • senator • Dana Milbank

OBITUARY

 Impressionist 
 Travalena Dead at 66 


Jun 29, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fred Travalena, a master impressionist whose catalog of voices ranged from US presidents to Frank Sinatra doing Boy George, has died at 66 of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the Los Angeles Times reports. The actor-singer-mimic, known as the "Man of a Thousand Faces," opened for the likes of... More »

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cancer • entertainment • television • Las Vegas • obituary • comedy • Johnny Carson • Wayne Newton • Tonight Show • impression • Fred Travalena • impressionist • mimic • non-Hodgkin's lymphoma • Shirley Maclaine

box office roundup

 Proposal Scores at Box Office 


Jun 21, 09 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Audiences fell for The Proposal this weekend, sending Sandra Bullock's comedy down the aisle with $34.1 million, USA Today reports. Banking $12 million more than pundits predicted, the romcom claimed yet another box office win for summer comedies. The Hangover hung onto second with $26.9 million, Up finished... More »

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film • comedy • box office • movies • The Proposal • The Hangover

(Newser) - Woody Allen! Larry David! It sounds like a match made in comedy heaven, but the results are more like purgatory, according to the critics. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • Whatever Works is one of Allen’s worst movies, writes Claudia Puig of USA Today. David’s
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film • Larry David • comedy • movie review • Woody Allen • movies • Whatever Works • Patricia Clarkson

movie review

 Year One Offers 
 Unevolved Laughs 

Prehistoric comedy aims low and hits the target

Jun 19, 09 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The jokes in caveman comedy Year One with Jack Black and Michael Cera are prehistoric, say critics, but it's still passable fun for anybody not expecting a comic masterpiece.
  • Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: "More or less indefensible, but I'll gladly defend parts of it." It won't rank
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comedy • movie review • Michael Cera • Jack Black • Harold Ramis

interview

 Bullock: I Hate Romcoms 


Jun 12, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sandra Bullock made a name for herself in romantic comedies but “can’t stand” them now, America's Sweetheart tells the Wall Street Journal. “I always read scripts and go, ‘I want to change the role of Sam to Samantha because it’s written better,’” Bullock... More »

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entertainment • film • women • nudity • comedy • Ryan Reynolds • romantic comedy • movies • Sandra Bullock • The Proposal

TV review

 Colbert: The New Bob Hope 

Iraq stint brings back predecessor's 'easy-going' style

Jun 12, 09 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taping his show in Iraq this week, Stephen Colbert channeled Bob Hope in an "unexpectedly charming" series of shows, writes Alessandra Stanley in the New York Times. Colbert largely stayed in ultra-right character, though he let it slip in places. His interviews were “pleasant, not barbed,” and... More »

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Iraq • television • US military • comedy • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Bob Hope • television review

(Newser) - When Stephen Colbert announced he was doing four shows in front of the troops in Baghdad, many wondered if he’d tone down his ironic bluster. Wonder no more. Colbert swaggered on stage for the taping in a camouflage business suit yesterday, and declared himself the only one man enough... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Newsweek • comedy • Comedy Central • late night talk show • Stephen Colbert • Iraq war • Gen. Ray Odierno

MOVIE REVIEW

 Hangover Is So Good It Hurts 

Screwball male-bonding Vegas comedy may be year's funniest yet

Jun 5, 09 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Hangover 's raunchy tale of three bachelor-party buddies trying to piece together a wild night in Vegas blends its screwball ingredients into a hilarious and surprisingly headache-free mix, say critics.
  • Ty Burr, Boston Globe: The movie is "rowdy, scurrilous, and, for about three-quarters of its running
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entertainment • comedy • movie review • Bradley Cooper • Jay-ZTV • Ed Helms

OPINION

 5 Judges Obama 
 Never Considered 

We guarantee Obama never considered any of these schmucks

May 26, 09 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama probably never sat down to consider the worst possible contenders for David Souter’s Supreme Court vacancy. But the guys at The Stimulist did. Here are the top (bottom?) five judges who never had a shot:
  • Myron Steele: Used his government email address to send a lewd
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Barack Obama • comedy • justice • US Supreme Court • torture memo

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