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Ricky Gervais is here, there and everywhere
You couldn't avoid Ricky Gervais right now, even if you wanted to.
The English comedian has a new stand-up special premiering on HBO on Saturday, just weeks before the DVD release of the first season of "The Ricky Gervais Show," an animated incarnation...Tags: Chris Rock, Ricky Gervais, Mickey Rooney, Richard Pryor, Golden Globe Awards
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Greg Giraldo dies at 44; quit law to become a stand-up comic
Comedian Greg Giraldo, a regular on Comedy Central celebrity roasts and a judge on the NBC-TV show "Last Comic Standing," died Wednesday. He was 44. Giraldo died at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., after being hospitalized days...Tags: The Daily Show (tv program), David Letterman, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment, Columbia University
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Father Boyle's story sticks on the L.A. Times bestseller list
Jacket CopyWhen Father Gregory Boyle began his work in East Los Angeles, the area had the most gang activity in all of Los Angeles. He wanted to provide young people with an alternative. Realizing that staying out of gangs involved both...... -
John Waters steps onto the L.A. Times bestseller list
Jacket CopyJohn Waters was called "The Pope of Trash" by no less than William S. Burroughs. His outrageous cult films -- "MondoTrasho," "Pink Flamingos," "Female Trouble," "Polyester" -- led, improbably, to increasing mainstream success. No less than Johnny Depp... -
'Louie': A funny, funny man, all alone in the big city
Show TrackerLouis C.K. is like the ultimate misanthrope. His (very funny) stand-up is based around the idea that things are never so bad that they can't get worse. In one of tonight's two debut episodes of "Louie," his new FX sitcom,...... -
Anthony Bourdain's cooking on the June 27 L.A. Times bestseller list
Jacket CopyBecause Anthony Bourdain often says the kind of things people aren't used to hearing in polite conversation, he has become, as he writes in his new book, a "professional traveler, writer and TV guy," one who knows food from all...... -
'Louie': Getting older
Show TrackerGetting older is a tough one to bear. I realize what I'm saying to you won't shock most of you. After all, we all get older, slowly but surely, and eventually, we realize that things are never going to magically...... -
'Louie': Missed (or fleeting) connections
Show Tracker"So Old/Playdate" is all about the relationship between the sexes and the relationship between parents and their children. It's, predictably, very funny, and it includes a lot of material that continues to suggest "Louie" is going to try all sorts...... -
Mindfulness makes the July 11, 2010, L.A. Times bestseller list
Jacket CopyBuddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh's treatise on mindfulness, "You Are Here," marks its fourth week on our nonfiction bestseller list. Thich Nhat Hanh was born in Vietnam 73 years ago, joined a Zen monastery as a teenager and, at age...... -
'Louie': Slices of life
Show TrackerBoth segments in Tuesday's episode of "Louie," "Louise" and "Heckler/Cop Movie," play off the inherent differences between reality and reality as presented through the lens of entertainment. In the first, Louie runs into a woman who's decided to not pay..... -
Drew Brees hits the July 25, 2010 L.A. Times bestseller list
Jacket CopyWe're still several weeks away from the beginning of the football season, but Drew Brees, the New Orleans Saints quarterback, has already made his mark on the nonfiction bestseller list. "Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity,"... -
Amy Schumer talks about her journey from Towson to TV and concert stardom
The Baltimore SunAmy Schumer can tell a story. Knowing how to craft a short narrative and make it pay off with a laugh has, after all, helped make her one of the hottest comedians on TV and the concert circuit these days. So, let the star of Comedy Central’s...Tags: Politics, 30 Rock (tv program), Lena Dunham, Robyn, Long Island
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