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Review: 'The Bitter Buddha' follows Eddie Pepitone's dreams
Eddie Pepitone, perhaps the funniest stand-up comedian you've never heard of, gets a deserving close-up in the amusing, freewheeling documentary "The Bitter Buddha." Although the dyspeptic Pepitone, an unmade bed of a guy in his early 50s, has...
Tags: Stand-up Comedy, Zach Galifianakis, George Carlin, Staten Island (New York City), Patton Oswalt
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'Inside Comedy': David Steinberg on comedy, inside and out
Veteran comedian David Steinberg, who has directed such hit TV comedies as "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Mad About You" and "Seinfeld," returns to Showtime on Monday evening for the second season of his interview series, "Inside Comedy." This season he turns...
Tags: Muhammad Ali, Steve Martin, Academy Awards, Carol Burnett, Religion and Belief
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Southern California Close-up: Westside of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFirst published on Sept. 25, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. You're an outsider heading to the Westside of Los Angeles -- not the beach cities, but Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood and the nearby well-heeled neighborhoods south of the Santa...Tags: Matzoh, Warren Beatty, Bars and Clubs, Artists, Prada
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As cities' struggles persist, Congress must act, mayors say
Nation NowMayors of U.S. cities want Congress to act. An economic forecast issued Wednesday by the U.S. Conference of Mayors is part of an effort to prod Congress into passing jobs-creation legislation.... -
Jimmy Carter, shortchanged again
Opinion L.A.Is Jimmy Carter the Rodney Dangerfield of presidents? Judging by the amount of taxpayer money he gets compared to George W. Bush, it sure seems that way.... -
'American Idol' vs. 'The Voice': Which singer is best of all?
Show TrackerWhile most "American Idol" fans are talking about Erika Van Pelt, we're asking another question: If you stacked up all the performers on "American Idol" and "The Voice," who's the best? Find out what we think, and let us know your votes.... -
Market Watch: Elevating the cactus pear
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe cactus pear is the Rodney Dangerfield of the fruit world, beloved by immigrants from parts of Latin America and the Mediterranean basin but largely ignored by most consumers in the United States. That may be changing, however, as the leading...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Mexico, Immigration, World War II (1939-1945), Pears
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TCA 2011: Ed Sullivan: No joke teller, but he brought the funny
Show Tracker"The Ed Sullivan Comedy Special" on PBS will explore timeless comedy and famous comedians... -
Pawlenty's gone, so who's the next Republican to fold?
Top of the TicketGallup's Positive Intensity Scores points the finger at Gingrich, Huntsman or Santorum.... -
John Hughes dies at 59; writer-director of '80s teen films
John Hughes, the influential writer-director who captured the humor and angst of the teen experience, 1980s style, in hit movies such as "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday. He was 59. Hughes, who...
Tags: Steve Martin, Manufacturing and Engineering, Leo Burnett, Home Alone (movie), Judd Nelson
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Neal Taylor dies at 78; fisherman regaled generations of Santa Barbara anglers
For Neal Taylor, fishing wasn't limited to weekends or, for that matter, water. On one of Santa Barbara's busiest streets, the seven-time national casting champion showed a friend just how it's done, lofting his line into an intersection when the light...Tags: Fishing, Human Interest, Bodies of Water, Jimmy Carter, Politics
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Robert Schimmel dies at 60; acclaimed comic known for sexually explicit routines
Robert Schimmel, a critically acclaimed comedian who made audiences squirm and then laugh with X-rated explorations of sexuality and vulnerability usually drawn from his own life, has died. He was 60.
Schimmel died Friday at a Phoenix hospice from...Tags: Hodgkins Disease, Internists, Lenny Bruce, Bars and Clubs, Diseases and Illnesses
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