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Rory O'Donoghue

R.I.P. Rory O’Donoghue of Aunty Jack Fame 1949-2017

by Paul Cashmere

Rory O’Donoghue, the creative force alongside Grahame Bond for Australian hit 70s comedy The Aunty Jack Show, has died at age 68.

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Michael Moore The Terms of My Surrender

Michael Moore Slaps Down America’s King Clown President

by Paul Cashmere

America’s Clown King trump has gone into his usual default bully mode, this time against Michael Moore, just hours before former FBI director Robert Mueller releases the first of his findings into Trump’s Russia connections.

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Madonna does stand-up on Fallon show, music news, noise11.com

Madonna Adds Comedian To Her Resumé

by Music-News.com

Amy Schumer surprised the audience at a New York comedy club by bringing out Madonna for a stand-up routine on Tuesday night (September 26).

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Dave Chappelle and John Mayer

The Odd Couple Dave Chappelle and John Mayer Partner For LA NYE Show

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Chappelle and John Mayer together? No that I want to see!

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Jerry Lewis

R.I.P. Jerry Lewis 1926-2017 Watch His Final Interview. It Was Awkward

by Paul Cashmere

The great Jerry Lewis is dead. Lewis gave his last interview in 2016 and it was a trainwreck.

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Chris Lilley as S Mouse

Chris Lilley Slammed For Racist Video After Death of Aboriginal Boy

by Paul Cashmere

Comedian Chris Lilley is being slammed on social media after posted a video labelled ‘Squashed N**ga’, featuring him in blackface following the death of a 14 year old Aboriginal boy run over by a man who was then acquitted of manslaughter.

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Briggs. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Australian Rapper Briggs Is Now A Writer For Matt Groening’s New Show Disenchantment

by Paul Cashmere

Australian rapper Adam Briggs (aka Briggs aka AB Original) has landed as job as a writer on Matt Groening’s new show for Netflix ‘Disenchantment’.

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Mrs Browns Boys

Brendan O’Carroll To Stage Mrs Brown Boys In Australia In 2018

by Noise11.com

Brendan O’Carroll’s hit UK comedy Mrs Browns Boys will head back to Australia in January 2018.

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Stephen Furst

R.I.P. Stephen Furst ‘Flounder’ from Animal House 1954-2017

by Paul Cashmere

Stephen Furst, the actor who played Flounder in ‘Animal House’, has died from complications to diabetes at age 63 at his home in Moorpark, California.

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Rhys Darby

Rhys Darby Has A Stack Of Aussie Shows On The Way

by Noise11.com

Rhys Darby, the biggest thing to come out of New Zealand since Phil Rudd’s court case, will tour Australia in August.

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Adam West as Batman

R.I.P. Adam West 1928-2017

by Paul Cashmere

Adam West, the iconic Batman of the 60s TV series, has died following a battle with leukemia at the age of 88.

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Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld Explains The Awkward Kesha Hug

by Music-News.com

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld refused to hug pop star Kesha on the red carpet because he thought the gesture “was a little off”.

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Rhys Darby

Rhys Darby To Return For Just For Laughs 2017

by Noise11.com

NZ comedian Rhys Darby will be back in Australia for Just For Laughs in August.

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Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan Australian and New Zealand Shows Cancelled

by Noise11.com

Comedian Jim Gaffigan has cancelled his upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour due to the ongoing illness of his wife Jeannie.

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Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert Farewells Pig Bill O’Reilly

by Paul Cashmere

Late Show host Stephen Colbert has farewelled alleged sexual predator Bill O’Reilly.

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John Clarke

R.I.P. John Clarke 1948-2017

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand-born comedy writer and actor John Clarke has died suddenly at the age of 68.

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Don Rickles

R.I.P. Don Rickles 1926-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Don Rickles, also known as Mr. Warmth and The Merchant of Venom for his biting comedy, died on Thursday (April 6) morning at his home in Los Angeles from kidney failure. He was 90.

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Music Mirth Mayhem

Music Mirth & Mayhem Returns To Benefit Mirabel Foundation

by Noise11.com

As part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival the event Music, Mirth & Mayhem will return with proceeds going to kids charity the Mirabel Foundation.

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Saturday Night Live Donald T Marump Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull Gets A Name-Check In Saturday Night Live Opener

by Paul Cashmere

Saturday Night Live star Beck Bennett played Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in a hilarious show opener featuring Alec Baldwin as “little white bitch” Trump.

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Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari Likens Trump Voters To Chris Brown Fans

by Paul Cashmere

Comedian Aziz Ansari has focused his Saturday Night Live monologue American demagogue Donald Trump and likened some of his supporters to Chris Brown fans.

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Dick Gautier

R.I.P. Dick Gautier, Hymie From Get Smart 1931-2016

by Paul Cashmere

Dick Gautier, best known as Hymie the robot in the 60s TV series Get Smart, has died at age 85.

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Alec Baldwin as Trump

Trump Chucks Another Wobbly Over New SNL Sketch

by Paul Cashmere

Donald J. Trump, the second most voted for politician at the 2016 American election, has once again gone into meltdown over a comedy sketch on Saturday Night Live.

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Weird Al Yankovich, music news, noise11.com

Weird Al Yankovic Has A Box On The Way

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

If parody is the sincerest form of flattery, then Weird Al Yankovic has flattered a LOT of music artists.

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Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer Cancels Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Amy Schumer has cancelled her Australian tour due to illness.

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Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer Responds To Formation Backlash

by Music-News.com

Amy Schumer never intended her take on Beyonce’s Formation to be considered a parody.

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Ross Higgins as Ted Bullpitt

R.I.P. Ross Higgins 1930-2016

by Paul Cashmere

Ross Higgins, the star of Kingwood Country, the Naked Vicar and the voice of Snap, Crackle and Pop for Rice Bubbles, has died in Sydney at age 86.

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Hot Chocolate Party Streaming

What If Your Streaming Services Were Real People? Check Out This Hilarious Pisstake

by Paul Cashmere

Spotify is going through a painful breakup with Apple Music coming along and offering something that it can’t … Taylor Swift.

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Weird Al Mandatory Fun, music news, noise11.com

Weird Al Yankovic Confirms Australian and New Zealand Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Weird Al Yankovic Australian and New Zealand dates should be announced any day now.

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