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Do you have a friend or loved one on your gift list who loves movies? Do you love movies and just want to buy the year's best for yourself this holiday season, shunning everybody else with callous glee? Do you have digestive difficulties when you eat too much sugar? Well, I can't help you with the sugar thing - wait, yes I can, STOP EATING ...

TV ON DVD is one of the most popular genres of DVD. The fact that you can pick up a DVD and get a year's worth of TV programming makes it one of the great reasons to collect DVD.

Nineteen-year-old Charlie McDermott 's big break came with an open casting call for M. Night Shyamalan 's The Village , when he walked into the audition without an agent and walked out with a part.

When Richard Neal, the owner and operator of Zeus Comics in Dallas came to Ken Lowery and Joe Cucinotti about writing and producing a web series based on his retail experiences, Cucinotti was thrilled.

Preview on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. Runs through Dec. 19. First, a disclaimer: Alley Repertory Theater's new play Sex a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs is about as sexy as a small town New Jersey hooker.

Ellen Alliena s BPitch Control issued their early EPs and two playful albums of pop-tinged grimey tech grooves, 2005a s Hello Mom! and 2007a s Happy Birthday! . Fans and collaborators include Thom Yorke, TTC and Paul St.

The State was a sketch comedy group whose highly influential self-titled show aired on MTV from 1993 to 1995.

Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter now will star in their own Comedy Central show.

Family Matters TV comedies, by their very definition, aren't taken very seriously - family sitcoms least of all.

Some people live life with the belief that "what goes without saying" too often goes unsaid.

Two months after he broke the news of his Comedy Central show "Reno 911!" coming to an end, series star/co-creator Thomas Lennon is headlining a new comedy project at NBC.

Two months after he broke the news of his Comedy Central show "Reno 911!" coming to an end, series star/co-creator Thomas Lennon is headlining a new comedy project at NBC.

A familiar face to cable TV audiences paid a visit to our area this week. Michael Ian Black stars in the Comedy Central series "Michael and Michael Have Issues," along with fellow comedian Michael Showalter.

Tags: Chuck Klosterman , Comedy Central , Michael Ian Black , Michael Showalter , MTV , program board Program Board has booked two high-profile speaking events for the month of November.

It took a long time for Michael Ian Black to figure out that he was funny, which is strange considering his part in founding one of the more recognizable sketch comedy groups in recent memory, "The State." Though he originally anticipated a career as a traditional theater actor, he was moved far beyond the stage once MTV gave the group its own ...

After more than 20 years of comedic collaborations, Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter finally get to star in their own show together.

After years of making do with grainy YouTube videos of racing porcupines, taco-delivering mailmen, and fervent instructions for properly storing cheese, fans of the cult MTV sketch comedy show The State finally received the show and all of its three seasons on DVD in July.

While it has taken a few years, I think it is safe to say that today, THE STATE , the short lived MTV sketch comedy show from the early 90's, is one of the most influential.

Here are the DVDs and Blu-Rays releasing this week, Tuesday September 15, 2009. DVD OF THE WEEK - The second season of one of the funniest shows on TV.

Filmed at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston, the DVD captures the ensemble's signature mix of smart and silly, with the aid of a few slide shows, musical numbers and a brand-new Stella short entitled "Birthday." Black, Showalter and Wain created Stella back in 1997 and have captured a loyal following over the years.