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New In Town


Excellent pretty much sums up John Mulaney’s second stand-up comedy CD and MP3 album New In Town. It is funny and there is not a single bad bit in the show. New In Town is mostly biographical and observational stand-up. ... More

Halftime - The Comedy Network Feb 4 2012 9 p.m.


Billy Gardell scores with Halftime. The star of Mike and Molly gives a one-hour performance in front of a hometown crowd. This show airs February 4th at 9 on The Comedy Network and you are really going to miss something ... More

The Apartment Blu-ray


Winner of the 1960 Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and three others The Apartment reunites Billy Wilder and best actor nominee Jack Lemmon right after Some Like It Hot. Though packaged as a comedy, The Apartment is a ... More

I Just Want My Pants Back - Feb 3rd 10 p.m.


I Just Want My Pants Back could easily be titled I want my twenty-some minutes back. This lame MTV situation comedy premieres on The Comedy Network Feb 3rd at 10 and there are going to be 11 other shows. Here’s ... More

Good Vibes Premieres 02-10-12 The Comedy Network


The MTV cartoon sitcom Good Vibes premieres Friday February 10th at 10:30. In a TV world saturated with animated comedies, Good Vibes stands out from the pack. Yes, there is adult language and situations but the characters do learn from ... More

Archer The Complete Season Two Blu-ray


Season 2 of Archer is much more even than the first and the writing has greatly improved. The highlight is The Placebo Effect (disc 2) where Archer has cancer, discovers his pharmacist was selling him placebos, and goes on a ... More

The Big Year


The Big Year is a very enjoyable and original movie. It is an interesting mix of comedy, quest, and light drama. You would think a movie about birders would have a limited audience and interest but no. The Big Year ... More

Mental Fornication


Mental Fornication is Steve Sabo’s latest (2011) stand-up comedy CD. If you like smart, adult audience humor this guy delivers. Having liked his previous release, A Mouthful of Sea-Monkeys I was very much looking forward to this one. Mental Fornication ... More

Shameless The Complete First Season Blu-ray


Shameless is a very addictive show about a poor Chicago family trying to make ends meet while the father (William H. Macy) drinks his way to oblivion in between two schemes to collect free money of some kind. The title ... More

What's Your Number?


What’s Your Number? is a pleasant enough romantic comedy DVD starring Anna Faris as Ally, a twenty-something woman who is afraid she might have dated and dumped Mr. Right. Secondary stories include her sister’s upcoming wedding and her mother’s demands ... More

Saturday Night Stand-Up January 2012 The Comedy Network


The January line-up for Saturday Night Stand-Up on The Comedy Network is interesting. Robin Williams Weapons of Self Destruction airs on the 7th at 9 p.m. This is a disappointing outing where the comic does weak topical and political material ... More

Live In New York City


Very few comedians since Bill Cosby have been able to capture the true essence of married life with children. Outside of Ray Romano nobody’s had very much success trying to match Cosby’s status but Tom Papa might be ... More