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Watch "Set List" for YouTube Comedy Week

Beginning Sunday, May 19th, YouTube will be holding a seven-day comedy extravaganza, YouTube Comedy Week, featuring some of the best and brightest of internet funny-making. The Nerdist Channel is among the participants, and will be supplying premiere episodes of Set List. It’s “comedy without a net”: In each episode, comedians will be given topics via a screen behind them and will have to riff on said topic. No prep, no… more

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 10/10

Both Dane Cook and the Coen Brothers are currently developing network TV shows. While you try to figure if that balances out the power shift in the realm of television,… more

Remembering Richard Jeni

Almost on a daily basis, it’s becoming undeniable that comedy is going through another boom. Recognition of comedy as a legitimate art form from the powers that be in the… more

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 10/4

Let’s try to forget that Dane Cook got a development deal with NBC and enjoy another edition of the 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week. Music Time with Jennie… more
 

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 9/26

While waiting for the Internet to retaliate to New York Magazine’s perfectly sardonic interview with perhaps the most infamous YouTube star to date, Rebecca Black, let’s go for another round… more

What’s the Deal with Superlatives?

As of this very moment: -Will Ferrell is to be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for Humor -Modern Family took home the most Emmy statuettes over the past weekend -Chris… more

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week

While this video of Jonny Sarhanis having a breakdown (?) on Celebrity Rehab is still going around, we’re having another round of videos that were actually intended to be funny –… more
 

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week

While there are plenty of clips online of people/animals running into things or public marriage rejections, there are comedy videos that are actually intended to be funny and/or… more

Joke Inception: Meta Comedy: Is This Still a Bit?: What’s Happening?

The following is an essay exploring comedy that seeks complexity through layers in being referential, self-referential, and even reflexive to the point that it’s calling into the question the very… more

Why Can’t We Just Be Funny?

Unbeknownst to many people, there’s a war of sorts in the world of comedy. Two factions, “alternative” and “mainstream”, stand more opposed every night, ever jealous and judgmental of each… more