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Did Eugene Mirman Cause a Band to Change Their Name?

May 7, 2008 AT 12:48PM | Comments (0)

Can comedy make a difference? Maybe, maybe not. But one thing is certain: Eugene Mirman made fun of the band HyJinx's name and now they've gone and changed it to Stealing Jane. Punchline talked to the band about Mirman and the name change. Meanwhile, here's the bit in question:

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Doug Benson Still Likes Weed

April 21, 2008 AT 03:22PM | Comments (0)

Bensonsuperhigh A few months ago, we showed you the trailer for Doug Benson's potumentary Super High Me. The movie will be out on DVD in June, and to promote its release, Best Week Ever has an interview with Benson today:

BWE: Well then, this is as good a time as any to ask you about your new documentary, "Super High Me" - which is basically you partaking in another self-indulgent activity.

DB: Yes, it’s basically a rip-off of "Supersize Me," but with pot instead of McDonalds. I was high all day every day for 30 days. But to make the movie fair and balanced - Fox News style - I abstained from smoking pot for 30 days.

BWE: Wow, that’s just like Fox News.  So…what did you learn from this experiment?

DB: Not much actually. I thought going into it that I would be sick of weed after a month of constant use. But I still like it. Kids, don’t do drugs.

BWE: Is there anything that you would be sick of after a month of constant use?

DB: I wouldn’t want to do anything besides smoke pot for a whole month. Variety is the spice of life. That, and paprika.

For the complete interview, head over to Best Week Ever and read Getting Super High with Doug Benson. Meanwhile, to see Doug Benson talking about pot in his Comedy Central Presents, click past the jump.

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Exclusive Video: Robert Kelly Calls Dane Cook, Louis CK and Other Famous Friends

April 2, 2008 AT 11:51AM | Comments (0)

With a new Comedy Central Presents premiering this Friday night and a new CD called Just the Tip out on Comedy Central Records hitting stores next Tuesday, Robert Kelly is a busy dude. But not too busy to stop by the CC offices and shoot this exclusive promo video where he calls a bunch of his comedy buddies in search of an endorsement for the new album:



For more Robert Kelly, be sure to stop by Punchline Magazine, where they just put up a new interview with him and are giving away copies of Just the Tip.

Check out a clip from Kelly's Comedy Central Presents after the jump.

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Happy Birthday, Christian Finnegan!

April 1, 2008 AT 12:55PM | Comments (0)

Let me tell you two thing I know about Christian Finnegan:

1. He's funny.

2. Wikipedia says he's 35 today.

So be sure to take some time out of your busy day to send him telekinetic wishes for a happy birthday. Here's a clip from C-Finn's Comedy Central Presents:

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Steve Byrne Gets Real About Comedy

March 28, 2008 AT 05:50PM | Comments (5)

Rtemagicc_stevebyrnecolorjpg_3 I hope that anyone that is reading this is fully aware of my brand new one hour special on Comedy Central, Steve Byrne's Happy Hour!  It took 10 long years to get there, lots of peaks and valleys, but it's in the can!  My first hour special.  It seems like just yesterday that I got to do my first half hour special on Comedy Central.  It really was 2 years.

A lot has happened in 2 years since doing the 1/2 hour.  I was on a tv show on NBC, The Real Wedding Crashers.  I got to be in my first major motion pictures, The Goods: The Don Ready Story, starring Jeremy Piven and my good friend Ken Jeong and Four Christmases, starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon! 

But even after all that, the thing I am most proud of is this very special!  I remember being told I had 8 months to prepare for the special; then the producers said I had 4 months to prepare for it.  Now as some of you may or may not know, as a comic, I had 8 years of work and I put my best jokes into that 1/2 hour special.  Then I had 2 years to prepare a new set of jokes and not only that, but double the jokes. So, I really had my work cut out for me.  There are some jokes I absolutely love in this special and others I really have no idea what I was thinking at the time, but it seemed to work. 

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Guest Columnist Steve Byrne Discusses His Impending Fame

Byrne_small Well, my very first one hour special!  On Comedy Central!  Oh, man, have I hit paydirt.  I am going to be soooooo famous from this.  My life is going to change in so many ways. 

First, I am pretty sure I am going to have to get rid of most of my friends.  I'll just be too cool to hang out with most of them.  While they still do the things "we" used to, like go to the mall and eat at Cinnabon and Wetzels Pretzels, I'll probably be in a helicopter surveying land to build new Hot Topic and Forever 21 stores. I'll stop eating at my favorite places, like Chick Fil A and Arby’s. Most likely I'll dine where celeb's eat, Planet Hollywood.  I'll have to wear my sunglasses while I order a "Stop or my mom will Shoot a Whiskey Sour".  I hope no one recognizes me there while I get to know my new cool friends, the Full House!  Yeah, I'd be friends with Stamos, Coulier and Sagat.  We'd just talk about being stars and hot ass. 

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