Keith Olbermann to hire Richard Lewis

It's true.

I just read about it.

i got this cool picture of Richard Lewis looking like a sad old man, too.  like Michael Caine or something

Mike Epps is in Trouble

watch this video here from TMZ

It all went down at the Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ... while Mike was in the middle of his set, a process server approached the stage and served him with a lawsuit stemming from an altercation inside of a Detroit nightclub in December.

Mike looked down and said, "White b*tch just threw some papers up on the mother f*cking stage ... b*tch, f*ck you."

Mike then admitted participating in the nightclub brawl ... saying, "This is from when I whooped that n*gga's ass in Detroit."

Mike continued to berate the process server as she made her way towards the exit ... saying, "B*tch, I don't give a f*ck ... suck my d*ck."

I think he was in enough trouble as it was; now that video is going to make him look like a complete pig.

Kristen Wiig is Awesome

from Film Journal:

Founding “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels has called Kristen Wiig one of the top three or four performers in the 36-year history of the show, and while that opinion can be debated endlessly, there’s no denying she’s one of the standouts of the current cast, a chameleon with a large repertoire of zany (and sometimes highly irritating) characters. But Wiig’s brief sketches on “SNL” give no indication whether she’s capable of carrying a feature film as the leading lady.

Fortunately, the faith of her first starring movie’s producer, Judd Apatow (another comedy heavyweight), has been justified: Bridesmaids, which Wiig wrote with her friend Annie Mumulo, is a solid and very funny vehicle for a newly minted big-screen star.

It seems like every other female-driven comedy these days has a wedding theme, but Bridesmaids is something of a riposte to that cliché. It’s not really about the sentimental allure that marriage rituals have for many women, but what a grind the process can be. And more than that, it’s a film about female bonding, and how a life-changing event can impact a longtime friendship.

Of course I already liked Wiig from when she did MacGruber with Will Forte.  If you haven't seen that movie then I don't ever want to speak to you again and I'm keeping the dog.

Jerry Seinfeld Is In The News Too Much

from Gibson:

Jerry Seinfeld recently appeared on the SiriusXM program, Come to Papa, hosted by fellow comedian Tom Papa. Among the topics discussed was Seinfeld’s decision to end his hit TV series at the height of its popularity. Seinfeld said that his inspiration for shutting down the hit show after just nine seasons was a surprisingly musical one.

“The Beatles ended too soon for me, and it was also nine years," said Seinfeld. "That hunger for The Beatles has lasted my whole life. Whenever a Beatles song comes on the radio I reach for the volume and turn it up, because I still haven't gotten enough of them. That was really how I made the decision.”

Seinfeld said that urge to leave the crowd wanting more can be found in another musical source, as well.

“Somebody said to me, that’s what makes Mark Knopfler such an amazing guitarist. He doesn’t play quite as much as you want him to. You know, you just want him to play more, and he doesn’t. You know? And that’s what makes you love it.”

This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.  I'm literally angry that this was taken as a legitimate statement.  This is tripe.  Seinfeld has nothing to do with the Beatles.

Andy Dick arrested for acting like Andy Dick

from San Diego:

The latest Andy Dick arrest happened right in our backyard. He was recently on comedian Marc Maron’s “WTF Podcast” and stated “There’s been times when I haven’t drank for three years in a row. Right now, I know I’m in a very long stretch of complete abstinence and sobriety.” The sobriety Dick said he was in didn’t last long, as he was arrested for being drunk and disorderly at a Marie Callender’s in Temecula. He was in the bar causing a disturbance and was booked for public intoxication.

A little farther north (Riverside) three years ago, he pleaded guilty after being drunk outside a restaurant. He received probation in that case, which makes me wonder if any of these arrests are ever going to count as probation violations.

In Kathy Griffin’s book Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir she talks about how crazy Andy Dick is at shows. He’ll get wasted and not show up, or he’ll arrive and not perform well. It was always a train wreck she claimed to enjoy watching, but worried about. She said sometimes it ended up with him and underage males getting into his limo. He said at some universities he would arrive with just minutes before he was to hit the stage, and college student coordinators asking Griffin to stretch her set out longer to give him time to arrive.

San Diego fans that caught him at UCSD around 15 years ago are already well aware of what his live shows can be like. The crowd booed during the 30 minute set, and many wanted refunds. The local papers did stories about he stood on stage staggering, doing a drunken rant and yelling at the crowd. Years later, in 2004, he told Howard Stern that he was 86’d from UCSD.

Last year, he was charged with sexual abuse after allegations that he groped a bouncer and a patron in West Virginia at the Funny Bone.

The story goes on to talk about him doing cocaine off a hooker in the backseat of a car or something.

Definition of class act.

Tina Fey's "memoir" is a hit

from a verbose little badger:

When beloved comedy icons like Fey announce they’re writing a memoir, unjustified fears that the book will be drenched in self-promotion or worse, take a nose dive into stilted, never-before-seen seriousness quickly emerge. But to those who doubted Fey’s ability to translate her deadpan funny to the parchment sheets of “Bossypants,” I say shame on you. Has “Saturday Night Live” taught you nothing? Of course this will be hilarious, it’s Tina Fey — the woman who declared, “Bitch is the new black.”

It may not be the comedic oeuvre displayed in the same vein of the Sedaris family narrative, but it is still a worthy glimpse into the comedic genius of the mother of “30 Rock” and retired “SNL” funny lady.

Straying slightly from the typical memoir mold, Fey touches on everything from her duties as “30 Rock” boss, her expectations as a female comedian breaking into a traditionally male-dominated field, her stint as caribou-Barbie Sarah Palin to her candid musings on motherhood. Essentially, Fey verifies what fans already knew — she’s a talented writer and comedian who has deftly mastered the skill of fierce delivery.

Somewhat haphazard in its chronological organization, Fey begins with childhood anecdotes and intelligently guides the reader with her classic heartfelt humor all the way through her present tribulations juggling motherhood and being a boss.

The misadventures in adolescence she divulges are admittedly pathetic at times, but her cynical humor and inherent ability to transform any situation, as sad as it may initially come off to the reader, into a witty and hilarious narrative make Tina Fey the eternal champion for awkward nerdy girls everywhere.

I love Tina Fey.   I will always love Tiny Fey.  You can't have her, she's mine.

Zach Galifianakis is Awesome

from AP:

Zach Galifianakis (gal-ih-fih-NAH'-kihs) leads the 15th annual Webby Awards with four awards for his "Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis" Web series.

Galifianakis' irreverent interview show won best Web personality, best comedy short and best online variety show as chosen by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The actor also won best online variety show in the voter-chosen People's Voice category.

Lisa Kudrow won two awards for her "Web Therapy" series. Arcade Fire's innovative "The Wilderness Downtown" music video also won two awards.

Justin Bieber took the People's Voice award for best comedy video for his April Fool's takeover of FunnyOrDie.com as "Bieber or Die."

check out Between Two Ferns, oh my god

"Anchorman 2" isn't happening

from Hollywood:

Will Ferrell has confirmed that Anchorman 2 is dead in the water.

Speaking at a press conference Friday for his upcoming film Everything Must Go, the comedic actor joined the ranks of people involved in the wildly popular first Anchorman who have accepted that a sequel will never be produced.

"Anchorman 2, you really have to assert some sort of email hate campaign to Paramount Pictures. They've told us, 'We've run the numbers and it's not a good fit,' " Ferrell said, according to Cinema Blend.

The actor, who rose to fame after the first Anchorman film and is set to replace Steve Carrell on The Office, also revealed that his upcoming political comedy with Zach Galifianakis, Southern Rivals, will center on two political rivals battling over the same position in a South Carolina congressional district.

He said the film's 2012 release will be timed to coincide with the presidential elections, and that it will "have comments on the circumstance now in modern day politics."

Ferrell also denied any knowledge of whether he has a role in the upcoming Zoolander 2, and teased the possibility of Step Brothers 2.

"Yeah, we just sat down with John [C. Reilly] and we were kicking around some ideas," Ferrell said. "So, you know, maybe. We'll see."

Everything Must Go, a comedy about an alcoholic who loses his job and wife and tries to start over by holding a yard sale, hits theaters May 13.

Wow, Everything Must Go sounds like a riot.  An actual riot, with people beaten bloody and flame in the streets.