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Weird Al Yankovic Pleads ‘Don’t Pickaxe My Star’

Weird Al Yankovic has pleaded with fans to “not pickaxe my star” at the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week.

Tagged as: 80s, comedy, pop, USA, Weird Al Yankovic

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ABC Axes Rubbish Comedy News Show Tonightly

by Paul Cashmere

Tonightly, the embarrassing ABC production loosely classified as comedy, has been axed.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, comedy, television, Tom Ballard, Tonightly

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Ariana Grande Defends Boyfriend Over Manchester Bombing Gag

by Music-News.com

Ariana Grande has broken her silence about her fiance’s comedy gaffe, telling fans she was upset to learn he had cracked a joke about the bomb blast at her Manchester, England show last summer (17).

Tagged as: 10s, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Canada, comedy, Pete Davidson, pop, USA

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Jimmy Barnes Makes A Cameo In These New South Whales

by Paul Cashmere

“What would Jimmy Barnes know about punk? Cold Chisel weren’t punk”. And so goes a very funny scene from the Comedy Central show These New South Whales.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Cold Chisel, comedy, Jimmy Barnes, rock, These New South Whales

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Seth MacFarlane References Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust For Third Time

by Paul Cashmere

Seth MacFarlane is obviously a huge Queen fan, so much so that the Queen classic ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ has now been referenced three times across two of his shows.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Chic, comedy, Family Guy, Nile Rodgers, Queen, rock, Seth MacFarlane, UK

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Cheech & Chong Exhibit To Open At Grammy Museum

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Grammy-winning comedy duo Cheech & Chong will be the subject of a new exhibit opening at the Grammy Museum on 4/20. Titled Cheech & Chong: Still Rollin’—Celebrating 40 Years Of Up In Smoke, the exhibit is curated in collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Lou Adler, who uncovered the legendary duo, produced many of their albums, and

Tagged as: 70s, Cheech & Chong, comedy, Grammy Awards, Grammy Museum, USA

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Triple J Matches The Funny With The Musical For Melbourne Outside Broadcast

by Noise11.com

Triple J’s Ben & Liam will broadcast live from the Melbourne Town Hall on Good Friday with a dose of funny mixes with a smidge of song.

Tagged as: Australia, Ben & Liam, comedy, music industry, radio, triple j

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R.I.P. Ken Dodd 1928-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Legendary British singer and comedian Sir Ken Dodd has died aged 90.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, comedy, Ken Dodd, UK

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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.

Tagged as: 70s, Aunty Jack, Australia, comedy, Grahame Bond, pop, Rory O'Donoghue

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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.

Tagged as: comedy, Donald Trump, Michael Moore, Robert Mueller, USA

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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).

Tagged as: 90s, Amy Schumer, comedy, dance, Madonna, pop, USA

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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!

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, comedy, Dave Chappelle, John Mayer, rock, USA

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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.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, comedy, Jerry Lewis, USA

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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.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Chris Lilley, comedy

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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’.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Briggs, comedy, Disenchantment, Matt Groening, rap, television

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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.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, comedy, Mrs Browns Boys, UK

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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.

Tagged as: 80s, Animal House, comedy, Stephen Furst, USA

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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.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, comedy, New Zealand, Rhys Darby

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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.

Tagged as: 60s, Adam West, Batman, comedy, Family Guy, television, USA

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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”.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, comedy, Kesha, pop, Seinfeld, USA

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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.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, Just For Laughs, Rhys Darby

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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.

Tagged as: comedy, Jim Gaffigan, USA

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Stephen Colbert Farewells Pig Bill O’Reilly

by Paul Cashmere

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

Tagged as: Bill O'Reilly, comedy, Stephen Colbert, USA

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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.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, John Clarke, New Zealand

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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.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, comedy, Don Rickles, USA

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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.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, Music Mirth & Mayhem

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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.

Tagged as: Alec Baldwin, comedy, Saturday Night Live, television, USA

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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.

Tagged as: Aziz Ansari, comedy, Donald Trump, Saturday Night Live, USA

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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.

Tagged as: 60s, comedy, Dick Gautier, Get Smart, TV, USA

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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.

Tagged as: Alec Baldwin, comedy, Donald Trump, Saturday Night Live, television, USA

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