The bad news is, this season of Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus is coming to an end on Friday. But the good news is, it's going out with a two-episode bang! And the really good news is, I just saved a bunch on my auto insurance by having my car repossessed!

Anyway, in this preview clip, Mike Britt makes a pretty valid point about vengeful rappers.

Watch another preview after the jump, then be sure to tune-in for back-to-back episodes of The Ruckus Friday at 10/9c.

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Jeff Ross, the Roastmaster General himself, is currently avoiding the savage brutality of the mounted police on his Jeff Ross Roasts Canada tour, an endeavor dedicated to comedically lambasting our "blubbery" neighbors to the north, where "not everybody plays hockey but they look like they do." Canadian affiliate Strombo interviewed Jeff about it. Watch here:

What do you think? Too soon? According to Wikipedia, Canada's only been a country since 1867. The tragedy is still so fresh!

If you live in Edmonton and aren't doing anything this Friday, February 17, there's still time to buy tickets and get your Canadian ass handed to you!

USA! USA! USA!

Everybody always remembers that Valentine's Day is February 14, but what about the second most romantic day of the year? I'm referring of course to March 1, National Pig Day, And what better way to celebrate both your relationship with that special someone and your appreciation for pork than by seeing the great Wyatt Cenac perform stand-up live at Carolines on Broadway? He'll be doing a total of six shows from March 1 through 4, so get your tickets here before they're gone!

Speaking of animals, here's an uncensored clip of Wyatt discussing animal rights:

If you think about it, those candy hearts were sort of a predecessor to Twitter, in that it they feature short messages, and it's not really a good idea to try to eat them. So it makes sense that a lot of folks would take to Twitter to spread their Valentine's Day messages. With that in mind, here are a bunch of V-Day-themed tweets from some of our favorite comedians:

Hallmark, I'll go 50/50 on this card with you: "Moisten your inbox, baby; this Valentine's coming in hard."

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Despite taking home the awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Zydeco Recording, Best Hidden Track, Wax Cylinder of the Year, Best Spoken Word Electronic Klezmer Recording and a whole slew of others at last night's Grammy's, Adele somehow managed to not win the Best Comedy Album. No, instead that one went to Louis CK, who won for his Comedy Central Records release Hilarious. A big congratulations to Louis and all the other nominees!

We've all been there. All you want to do is enjoy some mechanically-separated pork ligaments, beef nostrils and chicken tongues stuffed in an intestinal casing, and some guy with bad hygiene has to make the whole thing gross. JB Smoove knows what I'm talking about.

JB Smoove hosts an all-new Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus airs tonight at 10/9c with guests Wil Sylvince, Tiffany Haddish and Earthquake.

Slate discusses Patrice O'Neal's recently released posthumous comedy album Mr. P in this laudatory and honest review, calling it "hilarious" (of course), "bittersweet," and a great representation of O'Neal's superbly improvisational stand-up style. The following critical nugget was spot-on:

By needling his crowd . . . , O’Neal manages to peel away the social niceties that keep people guarded and nervous—and less likely to laugh. And so, once he’s ready, he can start talking about his life, often without even really telling jokes, and absolutely kill.

As we reported back in December, sales proceeds from the album go to O'Neal's family. Let's do them and ourselves a favor and buy it here. Check out a clip below if you need convincing:

RIP, Patrice!

In 2008, the world lost one of it's most uniquely funny voices when actor and comedian Bernie Mac died tragically and unexpectedly at the age of 50. And on February 19, Comedy Central will celebrate and remember the life and career of the late comedy great with I Ain't Scare of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac, a new documentary featuring several of Bernie's showbiz friends and comedy contemporaries. Here's a preview:

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Don't miss the premiere of I Ain't Scared of You Sunday, February 19 at 10/9c.

John Mulaney's recent Comedy Central special, New In Town, is garnering a lot of critical acclaim, and for good reason. Slate Magazine has smartly taken notice of this fact and interviewed the SNL writer/comedian recently, reinforcing the fact that it's pretty tough not to like this guy's material. The interview digs into a multitude of topics, including Mulaney's predilection for Law & Order: SVU:

"If they have arrested somebody before the half-hour, that is not the person, because they can’t prosecute someone for 45 minutes; they can only prosecute them for a half-hour. If they’ve arrested someone at the half-hour, it’s probably the person. But if they arrest someone early and go to trial, there’s a major twist coming, maybe that person is taking the rap for their dad who actually did the murder, or maybe vice versa, they’re taking the rap for their kid."

Valuable analysis, indeed. Ice-T's enigmatic and complex acting performances often leave me wondering just what is going on (literally). The guy who humped a fridge in Wet Hot American Summer is equally magnificent. And I can't shake the feeling that the killer is always John Munch. One of these episodes, the other shoe is gonna drop…

Pick up your copy of John Mulaney: New In Town here.

Tonight at 10/9c, JB Smoove hosts an all-new episode of Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus featuring Dov Davidoff, Damn Fool and Tony Rock. After the jump, JB talks about cop chases, but first here's Dov with a keen observation about reality television:

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