The world’s largest traveling comedy festival is returning for a second year, and if I am being completely honest it may boast the most exciting lineup of the year. The Oddball Comedy Festival made its initial debut in the summer of 2013 with a multi-city tour that boasted a lineup including Dave Chappelle, Flight of […]
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Louis CK, Aziz Ansari, Sarah Silverman, Marc Maron & More Join 2014 Oddball Comedy Tour
June 26th, 2014 
James Shotwell MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Popstar’ has at least a few hits
June 3rd, 2016 Sam Cohen Film: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Directed by: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer From the makers of heralded comedic masterpieces such as “Dick in a Box” and “Motherlover” comes a 21st century satire on the extravagance and vapidness of modern pop idols. Sounds like a pretty good tagline, right? […]
STAND-UP TUESDAYS: Chelsea Peretti
December 2nd, 2014 Angie Frissore Stand-Up Tuesdays is a weekly comedy spotlight written by the wonderfully talented Angie Frissore. Covering both known and unknown comics, Stand-up Tuesdays is your new source for all things funny. This week, Angie puts a spotlight on Chelsea Peretti’s comedy career. If you or your comedy troupe would like to be featured on Stand-Up Tuesdays, […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Harmontown’ Fails to Capture Dan Harmon’s Appeal
October 3rd, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Film: Harmontown Directed by: Neil Berkeley Starring: Dan Harmon, Jeff B. Davis, Erin McGathy I’ll be honest. Prior to receiving my screener for Harmontown, I had no idea who Dan Harmon was. I don’t watch Community. I don’t listen to his Harmontown podcast. That doesn’t mean I never will. It just means it hasn’t happened […]
LIVE REVIEW & PHOTOS: Funny Or Die’s Oddball Comedy Festival (8/22/14)
September 9th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli The Oddball Comedy Festival has made its way around the country this summer and will continue to bring laughter to stand-up fans through the end of September. The tour has been hitting grand-scale theaters as opposed to the usual hole-in-the-wall comedy clubs. Although it takes away the intimacy of a smaller environment, it does manage […]
‘Women Aren’t Funny’ Trailer: Do Women Have A Place In Comedy?
August 19th, 2014 James Shotwell Hold on, internet. Before you go reaching for pitchforks, torches, and whatever DDOS attacks you may plan against people who hate women online, please know that the headline above does not reflect our views in any way. Sometimes in order to create a great film you need to ask tough questions, and if those questions […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘A Million Ways To Die In The West’
May 30th, 2014 Sam Cohen Film: A Million Ways to Die in The West Directed by: Seth MacFarlane Starring: Charlize Theron, Seth MacFarlane, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried The old frontier; a time and place ripe with tumbleweeds, gunslingers, cholera, and dick jokes? Seth MacFarlane creator/writer/director/actor of such comedies as TV’s Family Guy and 2012’s buddy comedy Ted brings his familiar […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Scott Ian Discusses ‘Speaking Words’ Tour, Anthrax, And NOT Watching The Grammys
February 10th, 2014 Derek Scancarelli “I have as much to do with the Grammys as I do with the fucking Oscars.” Scott Ian, guitarist of iconic metal band Anthrax, is a straight shooter. It’s probably rooted in his Queens, NY attitude, but regardless of where it came from, the man doesn’t dance around what he’s trying to say. When I […]
Seth MacFarlane Survives The 1800s In First ‘A Million Ways To Die In The West’ Trailer
January 30th, 2014 James Shotwell Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane proved his unique brand of comedy could work on film when Ted hit theaters, and later this year he aims to do it again when A Million Ways To Die In The West rolls into a theater near you. Starring MacFarlane as extremely self-aware (and cowardly) farmer seemingly disgusted by […]
Morrissey Featured on Stamp
November 22nd, 2013 Rebecca Docter PETA has launched the 2013 edition of US postage stamps featuring famous vegans and vegetarians; Morrissey was one of the 20 chosen to appear on one of the stamps, which were released just in time for the holidays. The stamps are US Postal Service-approved. Also featured on a stamp is Paul McCartney, who is the […]
Ten Cool Things I Saw at ‘Fun Fun Fun Fest’
November 14th, 2013 Kevin Blumeyer In a sea of festivals lacking a personal identity, Austin’s ‘Fun Fun Fun Fest’ is truly one in (seemingly) a million. Now in its 8th year, ‘FFF’ specializes in a unique blend of metal and hardcore, indie rock and old-school hip-hop across three genre-themed musical stages, in addition to a comedy tent and skate ramp. […]
Watch Jack Black and the ‘School of Rock’ Cast Perform Again 10 Years Later
August 30th, 2013 Nina Corcoran 10 years ago, one of my all-time favorite movies came out: School of Rock. It’s one of those movies that cracks me up and keeps me tuned in thanks to a good soundtrack and a light attitude. It turns out last night in Austin, TX, the crew gathered at a reunion event to catch up and, […]