Before They Get Stale: Louis CK, Greg Giraldo and Lebron James
Louis CK was on Conan last night and killed, of course. He also told a hilarious story about Ricky Gervais and John Hodgman. [Videogum]
Absolutely brutal while performing at Comedy Central Roasts, Greg Giraldo assures those that don't know him that he actually isn't just all about thinking of "hostile bullshit to say to C-list celebrities." [AV Club]
Cigar-toting comedian Bob Zany talks about sharing the screen with Matt Damon in the just released comedy, The Informant. [Grand Forks Herald]
Basketball phenom Lebron James is set to have a central role in a new comedy called Fantasy Basketball Camp from Universal Pictures. LeBron is of course not the first basketball star to try to broaden his horizons and get on the big screen, but he is being a bit daft if he thinks he can one-up Kazaam. [Yahoo Sports]
Charlize Theron would consider working on a comedy with the Coen Brothers or Gus Van Sant. Let the fantasies begin. [IOL]
So Jon and Kate have you rethinking that whole child thing huh? Well TLC is your one stop channel for child-having deterrents and substitutes. Get ready for My Baby Monkey. Make sure you and your friends place your bets beforehand on which of the characters will accidentally defecate on screen first before you take, "an extraordinary look into the real-lives of people parenting monkeys in America." [BWE]
The exceptionally creative Las Vegas magician/comedian duo Penn and Teller are working on a one-hour comedy series for ABC. The show, not yet named or finalized, is said to place them as their regular magician-selves by night, but crime-fighting detectives during the day. [EW]
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Mike Judge is kicking around ideas for a new Beavis and Butthead movie setting his two characters in the world of tech support. Two stupid inept guys working tech support?! This story is in no way believable! [
