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If last week's season premiere of The Sarah Silverman Program was the first time you ever saw the show, you probably have a lot of questions, like, "How did they get on the island in the first place?" and, "What's the deal with that smoke monster?" Well, the answers to all your questions can be found in The Sarah Silverman Program Season 2, Volume 2 DVD set, which hits stores today. Here's a clip:

There's a new episode of The Sarah Silverman Program this Thursday at 10:30pm / 9:30c, right after an all-new Important Things with Demetri Martin.

From the Tosh.0 blog…

Daniel got an exclusive opportunity to check out Apple's new iPad.  See how it fared in his test.

Tosh.0 airs Wednesdays at 10:30pm / 9:30c.

According to this video, the new Axe Detailer is capable of cleaning everything from golf balls to tennis balls to soccer balls. Which is great and all, but I really wish someone would come out with a product to clean my filthy testicles.

On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen interviewed author Jonathan Safran Foer, whose new book is a startling exposé of the factory-farmed meat industry. Personally, I've always been pretty conflicted about eating meat. On the one hand, I feel a great deal of empathy for the plight of farm animals. On the other hand, I'm completely incapable of resisting the demands of clowns and women named Wendy.

The Colbert Report airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30pm / 10:30c.

Sean Patton is great. If you look up "great" in the dictionary, you probably wouldn't see a picture of Sean Patton because dictionaries don't have pictures for every definition. That is just crazy. But the use-in-sentence section might say, "Sean Patton is pretty great," because I hear all those Oxford guys are really into the local New York alt stand-up scene. "Indubitably!" they'd probably say. Here is Sean Patton on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon doing a great job.

Pete Holmes is a big baby. [Comic's Comic]

Bill Murray talks about GB III, "I'll come back in Ghostbusters III only if I get to be a ghost. I said to them, 'I'll do it if you kill me off in the first reel.' So now they are going to have me as a ghost in the film." [Mail Online]

Russell Peters talks about the difference between being racist and being racial. [Wall Street Journal]

Carol Leifer talks about what she liked about being a female comic in the 70's, "When I look back now, I feel lucky that I started at that time, because the stand-up club scene was all so new." [Miami New Times]

Here's the very funny Julie Klausner talking about her new book I Don't Care About Your Band. [The Rumpus]

Bill Carter gets the scoop on how that Late Show Super Bowl ad with Letterman, Oprah and Leno came together. The funniest detail is that Leno wore a fake mustache to the studio. [NY Times]

Jamie Kilstein talks about how he developed into a political comedian. [Comic's Comic]

Stephen Colbert appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien a number of times, but tonight he makes his first appearance on the show since Jimmy Fallon took over hosting duties. He'll be there to talk about the US Speedskating team. Here's a recent Colbert Report segment about a Glamour Magazine poll involving Stephen, Jimmy and Conan.

The Colbert Report airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30pm / 10:30c.

From the Tosh.0 blog…

Why should all the rap fame go to people who live in boxes, were raised on the streets or are black?  Denny Blaze certainly didn't believe in these conventions when he released his tune "Average Homeboy" over 20 years ago.

But despite being ahead of his time, Denny's sound and style still received more criticisms than kudos when it hit the Internet decades later.

Watch Daniel as he brings the Average Homeboy out to the 310 for a second chance to prove his hip-hop abilities in an all new episode of Tosh.0 this Wednesday at 10:30pm / 9:30c on Comedy Central.

Want more redemption?  You can check out all of our Web Redemptions right here on the blog as well as exclusive additional interview footage with our Extended Redemptions.

From Indecision…

All comically histrionic things must end, and the National Teabagging Convention is no exception. This past weekend saw the dramatic conclusion to the politically-right-of-right-of-right's first ever national gathering, and as the rest of the world struggles to make sense of the writing on the wall (and the hand), let us honor the noble patriots who attended and contributed their guttural yelps to the national conversation with this collection of Stephen Colbert's best Tea Party moments…

Tax Atax

The Colbert Report airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30pm / 10:30c.

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Of all the stand-ups who were once cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders, Anjelah Johnson is definitely the best, though it's worth mention that Gallagher is a close second. Anjelah's special That's How We Do It comes out on DVD and CD tomorrow and re-airs on Comedy Central this Friday night at 12:30am / 11:30c, so we sent her the boilerplate questions and got to know her a little better.

Who are your biggest comedic influences?
Ellen Degeneres, George Lopez, and I also enjoy Brian Regan's storytelling.

When did you decide to become a comedian?
2005

What was your worst gig?
When I first started I would do Latino nights and try to be way more Latino than I really was. They would always see right through me and hate me. *crickets*

What was your best gig?
hmm… The taping of my Comedy Central 1hr special!

If you weren't a comedian, what would you be doing?
I quite possibly could still be a terrible waitress somewhere.

What's the funniest thing you've ever seen on the internet?
I'm a YouTube regular so it's hard to pick just one. I'm big fan of kids saying funny things or silly animals. That never gets old.

What's the funniest thing you've ever seen in real life?
Has anybody really answered this question

How do you think comedy will change in the coming years?
There are so many different kinds of comedy these days. Mainstream, Alternative, Dark, Blue, Clean, Ethnic… Its hard to say how it might change. I can only hope, like in everything that I do, just grow and get better.

Who are your favorite underrated or up-and-coming comics?
Whitney Cummings is about to be a household name. She is smart, funny and has no fear. Nate Bargatze is also another clever up and coming comic.

What's your advice for someone just getting into comedy?
Be Yourself! Stay true to who you are and be confident.

Click past the jump to see some clips from That's How We Do It.

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