Hilarious ladies Isla Fisher and Amy Poehler (who also happen to be married to hilarious gents Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Arnett, respectively) have written a comedy together called Groupies. Fisher and Poehler are also set to executive-produce.

Fisher told CTV it's all part of her plan to "have a little bit more power and control over my career."

When asked how her script is developing, Isla replied: "Oh you mean ‘Groupies'? After ‘Wedding Crashers' I was just surprised as to the lack of comedic female material there is. So I had to start working and getting stuff out there for myself.

"‘Groupies' is pretty close to being ready and I've got another movie called ‘Life Coach' which I've been working on. Hopefully one of them will go soon. It's more frustrating being in development than it is just to be cast in something. It's a lot of things involved."

The movie will follow the adventures of a pair of rock groupies, played by Fisher and Poehler.

Meanwhile, also revealed in the article is the surprising and heretofore unknown fact that Isla Fisher used to write romance novels.

Larry Charles, the bearded, slightly homeless-looking man who wrote for Seinfeld and Mad About You, and directed Borat, Brüno and Religulous, as well as episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, is about to be raking in some more dough, courtesy of NBC.

NBC is developing a semi-scripted comedy from sitcom vet Larry Charles and McG's Wonderland shingle.

Untitled project centers on a group of sci-fi fanboys in a small town who shoot their own version of a canceled TV show. Charles is onboard to write, exec produce and direct the project.

That sounds like a cool show. It sounds a bit like Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind, but presumably with less cardboard involved.

If you thought one show was enough for this guy, just remember, Larry Charles isn't a one network-man. He's got creative babies all over town.

Additionally, Charles is reworking the script for Fox's comedy pilot Boldly Going Nowhere alongside the project's creators, the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia trio of Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton.

That's enough for one man, right? He couldn't possibly have a third show making the rounds, right?

Charles also is working on a comedy project starring Curb Your Enthusiasm standout J.B Smoove. The Sony TV-produced ensemble comedy, set at a moving company, will be shopped to cable networks.

Alright! That's it! Let's just give all the shows to Larry Charles before he takes them all at gun point.

The State alum Kevin Allison talks about the art of storytelling. [Comedy Nerds]

Paste magazine has a list of the greatest comedians of the decade. I love all the comedians on the list, but I have to say, there's a few no-shows that are really boiling my blood (this is stuff that really matters, guys!!!). [Paste]

Doug Benson talks about the rigors of his Medical Marijuana Tour, "I wanted to prove that a stoner could go through such a rigorous schedule and not screw it up. And I did." [Best Week Ever]

The Los Angeles Times, a real newspaper with like pages and junk (remember those?), did a nice profile on Funny or Die. [Los Angeles Times]

Colin Quinn fervently defends the right of New Yorkers to jaywalk. That, or he wants to see more New Yorkers get run over by cars. [NY Post]

Aziz Ansari is trying to keep RAAAAAAAANDY a secret from his parents. It's gonna be hard when his face is plastered all over billboards just in time for the RAAAAAAAANDY movie. [Huffington Post]

Aziz also worked really hard to get Diddy to follow him on Twitter. [NY Mag]

Seth Rogen talks about meeting Adam Sandler, "The first time I met him when I was like 17 or 18. I went out to dinner with Adam, Jim Carrey and Garry Shandling, and then we all went to go see Gladiator." [NJ]

Jimmy Fallon tries to pitch his new comic book character, The Recharger. [LNWJF]

Now terrorists are mad at Sacha Baron Cohen too. It's all part of Cohen's plan to eventually embarrass everyone, uniting the world in a giant lawsuit aimed at the comedian, securing world peace. It's like The Watchmen but with fewer penises. [MSN News]

National Lampoon's Matt Zaller pitches Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler a film titled Beers and Chicks, which sounds like a great 80's movie. They pass, presumably because Rodney Dangerfield isn't alive to provide a pivotal cameo role. [Buzzfeed]

Whitney Cummings talks about writing and performing for  The Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers. Check out a clip of her performance after the jump. [Comic's Comic]

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When a film is both popular and controversial, it's important for studios to stand behind the finished work, recognizing it as a statement of the culture's current taboos and fascinations. That, of course, all flies out the window when you want to separate teens from their parents' hard earned money. Or as the British call it, "lbs."

Universal Pictures U.K. is releasing a re-edit of Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" to secure a "15" certificate and help boost audiences. It's the first time that two versions of one film will have been released at the same time in the U.K.

The "15" version is 110 seconds shorter than the original "18" film and was only submitted to the British Board of Film Classification on Monday.

Wow, England is really going the extra mile to make sure fifteen year olds won't learn what gay sex is until college.

Obviously, people are going to cry, "Censorship! Censorship! Oh, won't someone please not think of the children!" But of course, the British are always going to spin things around in their very British way.

Universal said movie theaters across the U.K. "have reported turning away large numbers of under 18s keen to see the new film."

Aww! They're "keen" to see it! That's England for you! Bloody hell! Cheese and crackers! Let's all drink tea! What censorship?

We obtained an exclusive sneak peek into what the censored version of Brüno will look like. Click after the jump to check it out.
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For the past few months, a new Brüno interview, video, photo or news story popped up every day of the week. But now that the film is finally being released, we can all stop talking about Brüno and start watching Brüno. Consider this video of Brüno counting down the Top 10 list for Late Show the beginning of the end of the media saturation. At least until the lawsuits start pouring in.

In case you missed it, Sacha Baron Cohen made a rare appearance as himself on Tuesday night’s Letterman after a two-month-long media blitz in character as Bruno. This will thankfully prevent the character from wearing too thin before our nation’s fratboys have even had a chance to quote it into the ground. Won’t someone please think of the fratboys?!

It’s great to see Cohen lay back in this interview and give us an inside peak into the very real threats he faces every day in costume. There’s a strange meta moment when, in reference to tracking down an actual terrorist for the movie, Dave asks Cohen if Bruno has connections in the CIA. Cohen just responds, “Well, no, but I do.” It’s good to know that the man behind the kugelsac is actually as resourceful and fearless as we all hoped he was.

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Jorma Taccone is set to direct the MacGruber movie. Will Forte and Kristen Wiig will be reprising their roles, and Val Kilmer and Ryan Phillippe might also star in the film. [Variety]

Mike Sacks talks about interviewing comedy writers, "…Writing comedy all day long is a job. If you do anything all day every day, you’d get bored. Even if you were f–ing all day, you’d get bored." [Brooklyn Paper]

Harold Ramis talks about the difficulties of creating a Ghostbusters sequel. They've already added a baby to the franchise with Ghostbusters 2, so unless they add a talking dog, I'm stumped for the follow up. [/film]

Adam Dread, a local stand-up from Nashville, is standing up (genius!) against an absurd law allowing guns in bars. [Natucket Independent]

Vulture compiled a list of all the jokes Bruno was telling during his film's promotion. [NY Mag]

Zach Galifianakis's name is connected to numerous projects, although he has yet to sign on to any new films. May I suggest Between Two Ferns: The Movie? [Risky Business]

Here's a list of the biggest duds in television spin-off history. You mean you can't just take side characters from a popular series, move them to a different environment, and have a guaranteed hit on your hands? [Celebridiot via LNWJF]

The Lost producers are holding a contest. If you can write a Lost theme song, they will play it during Comic Con. It's not about how good the theme song is. It's about when good it is. [TV Squad]

I didn't know Roland Emmerich's upcoming film 2012 was going to be this funky. If this movie isn't as good as this trailer promises, I'm going to feel Shaft-ed. [Movieline]

Elephant Larry creates a tragic tale of time travel. I wish I could go back in time and stop myself from typing that Shaft joke I just wrote. [College Humor]

Forget starving children from third world countries. For just 15,000 pennies a day, you can help college graduates pay their iPhone bills. [College Humor]

MTV Movies has some exclusive clips from some small indie film called… sorry, lemme check… Bruno? Anyway, small films without large marketing budgets need our support. [MTV]

Drink at Work is writing the biography of a great American, Dr. Rev. Jonas Mayfew Higgenbottom, the man who put an end to the dreaded Aztec menace. [Drink at Work]

A best man at a wedding used the wolf pack speech from The Hangover at the reception, because there's no better way to commemorate the sanctity of marriage than by quoting a film that satirizes it. [Buzzfeed]

T.J. Hooker is now also being made into a comedy feature film. William Shatner won't be reprising his role, because he is currently too busy violently harassing people who aren't buying plane tickets on Priceline.com. [Variety]

I'm not sure who should be more ashamed, Audrina Partridge for selling her body to fast food joint Carl Jr.'s, or me, for knowing who Audrina Partridge is. Either way, Iliza Shlesinger parodied the commercial in this funny video. [Comic's Comic]

Jason Nash has a new web-series where he's trying to get Busy Phillips to join him to a lingerie party. Unlike every other video on the internet with the words "lingerie party," you will not feel like a pervert after watching it. [AST]

Ricky Gervais claims he can't stand most British comedy, calling American comedy superior. In reality, he's just buttering us up so he can become the first British president of the United States. [Sun]

Eminem shot a quick cameo with Adam Sandler for Judd Apatow’s Funny People.  The scene apparently features the pair at a “People My Mom Didn’t Want Me Listening To In High School Convention.” [MTV Movies]

This newspaper article asks comedians, including Eugene Mirman and Steve Byrne, if comedy can be taught. Teaching comedy is literally as easy as teaching someone to make realistic fart sounds. [Pittsburgh Tribune]

The Bruno Quoting Taskforce is going to make sure my one man wolf pack won't be quoting movies out of context. [Landline TV]

Anthony Jeselnik outlines his day writing for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He says it's turned him into a machine that knows what Miley Cyrus is up to. Doesn't everyone already know she spends all day getting back massages from her dad? [Asylum]

Jon LaJoie talks about making his viral videos, "I like to write something in two days, shoot it, and get it up within a week, tops. If it takes longer than that, I get bored." [Ask Men]

Somebody managed to promote their love for The Hangover with this elaborate wolf pack window decal after just one month of the film’s release and just 118 months of his friends begging him to remove his Rob Schneider “You Can Do It!” decal. [Buzzfeed]

Someone call the cops! Dave Hill is having a great time at the Rock on the Range concert festival. [Dave Hill's Internet Explosion]

Do you guys want to see a shot from the upcoming The Sarah Silverman Program: The High School Years? We're going to reach out to the teenage demographics even if it causes us to totally wipe-out, dudes. Check out the pic after the jump.

-This post was co-written with help from Rocktern Frank Angones

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