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Thursday Dec 10 | Reno News & Review

My Blu-ray heaven

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 ...

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Related Topix: Audio and Video, Electronics, Star Trek, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Tue Dec 08, 2009

Talking Moviezzz

the Moviezzz Blog Holiday Gift Guide - TV on DVD

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.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Comedy, The 80'S, Pop/Rock

Sun Dec 06, 2009

Paper Magazine

A Quick Chit-Chat With Charlie McDermott

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.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Animation Movies, Short, The Village, Thriller, Mystery Movies, The Middle, Entertainment, Television, Parks and Recreation, Hot Tub Time Machine, Role Models, Comedy

Fri Dec 04, 2009

Pop Syndicate

Geeky web series, The Variants, doesn't only appeal to nerds

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.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, David Wain, Michael Ian Black, Star Trek

Wed Dec 02, 2009

Boise Weekly

Sex AKA Wieners and Boobs

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.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Joe Lo Truglio, David Wain, Michael Showalter

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Eye Weekly

The T.O. Do List: November 4, 2009

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.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Wed Nov 04, 2009

MTV

Get Yourself To The 'Porcupine Racetrack'

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

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter, Drama Movies, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Role Models

Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Eagle

Michaels' bring - wet hot' comedy to D.C.

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

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Drugs

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Eye Weekly

TV on the Television

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

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, The Dick Van Dyke Show

Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Daily Californian - Arts and Ente...

Michael and Michael Bring Their Issues to the Bay Area

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

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Theater, Arts

Tue Oct 13, 2009

OhNoTheyDidnt

Thomas Lennon to write & star in new NBC comedy with Robert Ben Garant

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.

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Related Topix: 17 Again, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Thomas Lennon, Reno 911!

Mon Oct 12, 2009

ABC News

"Reno 911!" Stars Bring Comedy to 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.

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Related Topix: Reno 911!, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, 17 Again, Thomas Lennon

Sat Oct 10, 2009

WDBJ7

Comedian Michael Ian Black performs at Virginia Tech

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.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Natural Bridge, VA

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Central Michigan Life

Comedians Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and author Chuck Klosterman coming in November

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.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Farmington Hills, MI

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Collegiate Times

Laugh it up: Funny is the new 'Black' at...

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 ...

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Ian Black, Theater, Arts

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Channel Canada

Michael & Michael have Issues Premieres October 21, on The Comedy Network

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

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, The Baxter, Drama Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter

Wed Sep 30, 2009

The Village Voice

a Stately Affair

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.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, David Wain

Wed Sep 16, 2009

Talking Moviezzz

Stella: Live in Boston DVD Review

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.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, Michael Ian Black, David Wain, Michael Showalter

Mon Sep 14, 2009

Talking Moviezzz

The Moviezzz Blog: DVD and Blu-Ray Releases for

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.

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Related Topix: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Hugh Jackman, Easy Virtue, Drama Movies, Short, London, Documentary Movies, Comedy

Sat Sep 12, 2009

DigitallyOBSESSED.com

Stella: Live In Boston on DVD Sep 15

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.

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Related Topix: Role Models, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, David Wain

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