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2012-05-22 14:33:43 by Matt Tobey | comments:

In this clip from Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace, Hannibal takes on white strip clubs and the diminishing severity of Odd Future lyrics. The new one-hour special is available now on DVD, CD and iTunes and features an additional 20 minutes of material not included in the broadcast.

2012-05-21 15:28:49 by Matt Tobey | comments:

Today’s installment of our Countdown is a storyboard from “The Thief of Baghead” featuring the return of Bender’s favorite TV show, All My Circuits.

For those of you who’ve never seen a robot soap opera before, it’s basically like a human soap opera, except the actors are a little more lifelike.

Futurama’s one-hour season premiere airs Wednesday, June 20 at 10/9c.

2012-05-20 13:23:42 by Matt Tobey | comments:

So far we know “The Thief of Baghead” features a Mushroom Dog, paparazzi and zombies, and now we can reveal this character design for some guy named Langdon Cobb. Still no clues as to why the episode is called “The Thief of Baghead” though. It’s mystery wrapped in a riddle inside a bag!

Futurama’s one-hour season premiere airs Wednesday, June 20 at 10/9c.

2012-05-19 13:30:43 by Matt Tobey | comments:

Today we get some more images from the new season’s fourth episode, “The Thief of Baghead.” We’ve got a still of some human husks and a sketch of Amy and Fry as zombies, so obviously they’re doing some kind of a Downton Abbey homage with this episode.

 

Futurama’s one-hour season premiere airs Wednesday, June 20 at 10/9c.

2012-05-18 17:44:57 by comedy central insider | comments:

by Mike Henneberger

If you're a fan of Gabriel Iglesias, then you've most likely heard him tell crazy stories about his friend Martin Moreno. The two comedians have a long history together, and with 27 new dates added to the Stand-Up Revolution Tour, Fluffy and Moreno also have the future planned out. The tour that hits the Midwest this weekend also features Trevor Noah and three comedians from last season of Gabriel Iglesias Presents: Stand Up Revolution—Rick Gutierrez, Shaun Latham, and Alfred Robles.

"It really has to be somebody that you trust, somebody that's going to be part of a family," says Moreno about the group that has already been sharing one tour bus for the better part of a year. "It's just like a family, and you've got the crazy uncle that shows up smelling like weed all the time."

Here's where you scratch your computer screen and sniff. Didn't work? Well, let Fluffy tell you about Martin.

Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution

The real story of Fluffy and Moreno goes back over a decade when the two met at a comedy show at a VFW in a part of Los Angeles called Wilmington. But that story isn't as funny as one that Iglesias told on his Hot & Fluffy DVD about the time he drove to Moreno's house in the hood.

"I did grow up in the hood," says Moreno. "People throw 'hood' out there. They're very liberal when they say, "I'm from the hood." The town I grew up in, it's 2012 and there is no Starbucks there. When Starbucks says, 'Screw your town," it's pretty hood."

Here's the story:

Is it tough to live up to the legend that one of the biggest comedians in the country makes him out to be? "You know," Moreno explains as I interview him after a Texas tour stop in the lobby of that night's sold out arena. "What's funny is that, deep down, I'm a nice guy but I'm also a crazy dude. But in those doses, like if I just come out and tell you what I'm all about, it kinda scares people. The way that Gabriel puts it out there, it's a lot more toned down." And, right on cue, the interview is interrupted so Moreno can take a picture with a fan who's so young his dad has to ask permission. There's the nice guy. And when he returns to the interview the first thing he says is, "I love excess." And we're back.

"So, is it hard for me to live up to what he puts out there? Actually, no. It's like a breeze. I have the freedom to be me and nobody gets shocked. I've been that guy for a long time. I hate censoring myself. I hate being fake and putting up a front. It's just so free to be yourself. It's one of the most amazing things in life—self-actualization. Very few people ever achieve it, and I really feel that I'm pretty close to being there."

Check out this clip of Moreno and some of the other Stand-Up Revolution comics:

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You can hear some more great stories live as the Stand-Up Revolution tour rolls across the country throughout the end of the year. You can keep up with every move of the tour by going to Twitter and following @Martincomic, @Shaunlatham, @Comicrick, @Alfredrobles, @Trevornoah and, of course, @Fluffyguy.

2012-05-18 15:46:46 by Matt Tobey | comments:

We’re 18 days into our 50-day Countdown to Futurama, and so far we’ve seen a bunch of cool stuff from the upcoming season’s first three episodes, but today we get our first look at the fourth episode. It’s called “The Thief of Baghead” and finds Bender joining the paparazzi and attempting to photograph a famous actor whose face has never been seen.

Pictured in this character design and storyboard from the episode is what I’m told is a “Mushroom Dog.” I know what you’re thinking, and no, this Mushroom Dog bears no relation to the jam band of the same name. They were great at HORDE Fest 97 though.

Futurama’s one-hour season premiere airs Wednesday, June 20 at 10/9c.

2012-05-17 16:20:12 by Matt Tobey | comments:

With the exception of poison and pan-flute solos, twice as much is always better. With that in mind, today’s Countdown installment features a double-dose of storyboards from the upcoming episode “Decision 3012.”

We recommend users under 65lbs wait at least six hours before consuming the second one.

Futurama’s one-hour season premiere airs Wednesday, June 20 at 10/9c.

2012-05-17 14:51:01 by Matt Tobey | comments:

Matt Groening and David X. Cohen are back with the second installment of the Countdown to Futurama podcast. Download it to hear more inside details about “A Farewell to Arms,” the second episode of the upcoming season. And be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a single episode.

Futurama’s one-hour season premiere airs Wednesday, June 20 at 10/9c.

2012-05-16 16:27:31 by Matt Tobey | comments:

Today’s item is another still from the upcoming season’s third episode, “Decision 3012.” You might find this kind of thing funny, but after the way my Roomba’s been looking at me lately, I have a hard time taking it quite so lightly.

Futurama’s one-hour season premiere airs Wednesday, June 20 at 10/9c!

2012-05-16 12:34:59 by Matt Tobey | comments:

The second season of Workaholics premieres Tuesday, May 29 at 10:30/9:30c, and if you think you're excited about it, you've got nothing on this billboard that was recently erected in Los Angeles (I italicized those words because boners.)

For more on the upcoming season, be sure to follow Workaholics on Tumblr.

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