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In Brief
In Brief
There Are Many Comedy Persons, But Only One Comedy Person Of The Year: Judd Apatow
FROM DEFAMER.COM: We return you now to the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal—a city reinvigorated by a strengthened Canadian dollar and the recent grand opening of The Celine Dion Jumpsuit and Châpeau Museum. More »
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Did the 'Extra' Jinx Finally Catch Up With Sarah Silverman?
FROM DEFAMER.COM: If you haven't yet done so this summer, there's no time like the present to pack a few bottles, grab a blanket and head down to park for some fresh air and a picnic. More »
To Do
The Mystery of the Children's Book Scented Hair Weave
FROM DEFAMER.COM: It's the weekend, and that means one thing: Molly McAleer is breaking away from the week of indentured videographer servitude and hitting the clubs. More »
We Are All On Drugs
David Letterman Entranced By Maggie Gyllenhaal's Tale Of A Percocet-Pushing Nurse Feelgood
FROM DEFAMER.COM: Even though we’re a day late on this, Dark... More »
Just For Laughs Festival
Live From Just For Laughs: The Defamer Kathy Griffin Interview
FROM DEFAMER.COM: Lured as much by its illustrious roster of Hollywood comedy power-players as we were by Quebec's notoriously lax champagne-room laws and the promise of a poutine stand on every corner, Defamer dispatched editor Seth Abramovitch to Montreal to take in a few days of the 2008 Just For Laughs Festival. More »
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'Daily Show' Tackles Bizarre Trend of Middle-Aged Women Enjoying Sex
Kristen Schaal—are we all in agreement that she is the best?—did a great segment on The Daily Show last night that managed to perfectly parody a Tonight Show dangerous animal act and satirize the irritating and sexist "cougar" thing that's become the worst kind of bullshit trend. So watch it after the jump! More »
In Brief
The Three Most Annoying Aspects Of Justin Timberlake's Latest Jessica Simpson Impersonation
FROM DEFAMER.COM: As we’ve noted in the past, Stinky master of... More »
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Fox News Anchor Is Totally Gay For David Beckham
Today on Fox News' morning show Fox & Friends, discussion turned to well-hung soccer star David Beckham. And cohost Brian Kilmeade got outed for having a big gay crush on him! Female co-anchor Gretchen Carlson says he called Beckham "gorgeous," which leaves Brian tongue-tied like a (gay) little schoolgirl. He mumbles about how, hey, anybody can tell Beckham is attractive; then heterosexual cohost Steve Doocy looks at him with an expression that says, "Sure, flamer." Then Kilmeade runs off the set in embarassment—probably to go masturbate to a picture of David Beckham. Click to watch this stunning example of News Corp.'s homosexuality exposed. More »
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New Batch Of 'Project Runway' Contestants Desperate To Coin Next Sassy Catchphrase Sensation
FROM DEFAMER.COM: The fifth season of Project Runway premiered last night—something you might have easily missed, considering a scorned Bravo did everything in their power to sabotage the Lifetime-headed series short of retitling it People Sitting At Sewing Machines Acting Bitchy and burying it after a 4 a.m.... More »
Innuendo
Anderson Cooper Tired Of Bear Jokes
When dreamboat CNN anchor Anderson Cooper found footage of an adorable younger bear for his show in April, he couldn't get enough of the "cute" and "cuddly" creature. But tonight, after AC360 co-host Erica Hill narrated footage of an older, larger bear, Cooper seemed to get a little grizzly, asking "What is with this program and bears?" Why, only your bread and butter and honey, Anderson! The bedrock of your credibility! What happened to being the "most trusted name in bears?" It's summertime, these guys will be out in force, and there's no going back now. Besides, Hill has a killer merchandising idea, click the thumbnail at left for details. It's only a few more months, that shouldn't be too much to b... well, ya, you get the idea. More »
Short Ends
Is Barbara Walters Macaulay Culkin's 'Constant'?
FROM DEFAMER.COM: · The answer is probably no, but that... More »
Short Ends
Is Barbara Walters Macaulay Culkin's 'Constant'?
FROM DEFAMER.COM: · The answer is probably no, but that... More »
Hidden Talents
Who Knew? The Top 10 Unlikely Vocal Performances From Non-Singing Actors
FROM DEFAMER.COM: In light of Pierce Brosnan's brave, warbling turn in Mamma Mia—as well as recent news that Kate Hudson would veer off the Bongo Romcom highway to explore the musical theater side roads in Rob Marshall's Nine—Defamer videologist Molly McAleer has compiled a countdown of 10 Classic Musical... More »
Crime Scenes
The Spot Where Andy Dick Filled Up On Beer And Wings Before His Teen-Fondling Arrest: Revealed!
FROM DEFAMER.COM: If you are anything like us, when you first learned of Andy Dick's arrest outside Buffalo Wild Wings in Murrieta early this morning, your first reaction was this: "Buffalo Wild Wings?" followed shortly thereafter by, "Murrieta?" More »
VideUhOh
An Andy Dick Meltdown Medley
In light of Andy Dick's recent unfortunate legal news, we thought we'd take a further look into the mind of the troubled comedian, then watch him get dragged off of a live television show after groping heiress/sorta business lady Ivanka Trump. In the first clip, Dick is talking about comedian Michael Richards' racially-charged on-stage freakout, delving into the thorny and busy psyche of a clown. In the second clip, well, he gets dragged off of the Jimmy Kimmel show after groping Ivanka Trump. Watch, sigh wearily, and, just maybe, learn a little something. More »
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Obama On Cover Flap: "It's a Cartoon"
Here's Obama responding reasonably to that New Yorker cover! He thinks it is unsuccessful as satire (whatevs!) but also says it's just a cartoon. And though he sort of calls the cover an "insult to Muslim-Americans" he really seems to be apologizing for his campaign's "omg Muslims are scary, good thing our guy's a stand-up Christian" routine. Look, we're sick to death of his campaign and his supporters (especially this week!) but the guy's off-the-cuff reasonableness still impresses us. Is that a sign that our standards have fallen? Compare Obama's cartoon routine to Jon Stewart's on last night's Daily Show, after the jump. More »
Short Ends
Heath Ledger's Posthumous Oscar Campaign Rolls On
FROM DEFAMER.COM: · The eldest denizens of the Dark Knight... More »
All about us
Ethan Hawke's Banana: Todd Barry on Gawker
Comedian Todd Barry makes jokes about Gawker! Specifically, every uppity celebrity's favorite fantasy feature, the Gawker Stalker map. The joke is something about Ethan Hawke and bananas but I got distracted and don't remember it exactly (luckily the audio is above). He also recounts how he asked some fans to inundate our Stalker line, George Clooney style, with hundreds of Barry sightings. He asked that the phrase "easy on the eyes" be used. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. More »
Golden Opportunities
