TV Comedies

Jan Brewer Signs Bill for Gun Rights (As in Giving the Rights to the Guns)

Guns turned over during "buyback" events in Arizona may not be destroyed, according to a bill signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer.This latest right afforded to firearms is what prompted the Daily Show's John Oliver to declare, "Arizona is such a great place to be a gun, just a [censored] place to ... More >>

Angel Olsen Doesn't Want to Sell You Anything but Her Music

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10 Greatest TV Themes of All Time

Oh you don't own a TV? How brave. Seriously -- people love bragging about not watching TV, but they're missing out. Whether watching live, on Netflix, or on DVD, there's almost nothing as fun as zoning out in front of the TV. We're partial to music too (you might have guessed), so when we started ... More >>

Death to Danny

Joe Arpaio's Posse: The COPS Episode (Kind of)

As Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to dispatch volunteer members of his "posse" to go fiddle-fart around public schools with guns, our colleague Stephen Lemons points out that the posse members sure aren't cops.However, as is usually the case when the day's news-of-the-dumb comes from Arizo ... More >>

A League of Their Own

John McCain Royally Clowned on Benghazi by Jon Stewart: Remember the WMD (Video)

So, some of the media-types poked fun at Senator John McCain yesterday for comparing the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya to the bin Laden raid.As for the bigger picture, some people have started asking -- especially after McCain's proposal of a White House "coverup" of the attack app ... More >>

Drawn Together

Rainbow Connection

(Worst) Parent of the Year: Toddler Potty Training In Restaurant

See Also: Baby Strollers at Devoured?! Young Children?!?! The Horror! See Also: What's the Most Bizarre Thing You've Seen at a Restaurant? Breast feeding in public has its vociferous avatars and detractors but at the end of the day it is not unreasonable to say that the issue is debatable. Modesty ... More >>

2012 Republican National Convention Kicks Off in Tampa Next Week

See also: How to Speak Republican First, Republica's were enamored with George W. clone Texas Governor Rick Perry. Then they thought pizza guy Herman Cain was their man. Eventually, the roving finger pointed at Rick Santorum, and even Newt Gingrich (forget about Bachmann). But ultimately, boring Mo ... More >>

Your Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Convention

Ted: Seth McFarlane's Debut Stuffed With More of the Same

Jokers Run Wild

Miss Match

Chatty Retail

Stephen Colbert on"Snacksploration" and "Second Breakfast"

Responsible snacking is for the birds. As 'mericans we should be able to consume as many calories as we possibly can in one sitting. No one is going to take that right away from us! But our right to gourge ourselves on 600 calorie chocolate bars is being threatened. Mars Candy recently annonced ... More >>

Arpaio Validates "Birthers" Fears; Inspires Us to Look at Other Famous Forgeries

Amid his own investigation by the feds, Sheriff Joe Arpaio held a press conference yesterday afternoon to discuss the preliminary findings of his "cold-case posse" that suggests President Barack Obama's birth certificate is in fact a forgery. Arpaio and lead investigator of the volunteer posse Mike ... More >>

Paul Babeu Clowned By Jay Leno on The Tonight Show

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu officially became part of late-night comedy TV yesterday, as The Tonight Show's Jay Leno took up the sheriff's situation as an opportunity for some Leno-esque jokes.Off the late-night laugh track, it looks like Babeu may have to deal with the state's Public Integrity ... More >>

Street Artists Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf, and Robbie Conal to Appear on "The Simpsons"

​To the glee of graff fans and pop-culture fiends, creators of The Simpsons announced this morning that an upcoming episode will guest star the kings of street art: Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal.  This March 4, all four will be appearing in an episode title ... More >>

Look Who's Talking

Action Figures

Snark Attack

Master Thespian

Blue Job

Arrested Development's Top Five Musical Moments

​We can't even front. The big news regarding Arrested Development-- creator Mitch Hurwitz's announcement that the series will return for a fourth season and a feature film-- has us giddy with joy here at Up on the Sun. Hurwitz plans on airing nine or ten episodes next fall, building up to ... More >>

Mohr Cowbell

Celebrate Your Favorite Undead Rock Star at Bar Smith's Memoriam Starting August 30

Yeah, they're right. This guy definitely looks like he's about to die. ​​There's really no gentle way to say it. People were expecting Amy Winehouse to die young. Even her own parents were prepared for her death.  Celebrity deaths impact the public in varying ways, but there will always be ... More >>

Taco Bell to Beef-Battle Lawyers: Thank You for Suing Us. Now We're Suing You. (Double DONG!)

​Taco Bell is calling bullshit on a lawsuit filed two weeks ago challenging the actual beef content in its tacos with a massive marketing campaign launched last Friday. In addition to a YouTube campaign starring TB's president, Greg Creed, proclaiming the taco mixture is 88 percent beef (not 35 ... More >>

Jam Band Charity: Deadheads and Phish Phans Focus on Giving

​Hardcore fans of jam bands are a very giving, as are the bands they support. The Grateful Dead recently donated some band memorabilia to a charity auction, while Phishheads/Phans (call them what you will) have raised and distributed over $1 million for charity organizations started by fans of the ... More >>

The Norm

Mr. MacDonald arrives in Tempe

Meghan McCain Takes Shot at Bristol Palin; Apparently Looking "Like a Stripper" Not as Terrible as Being a Teen Mom

Meghan McCain's scandalous "tweet."​What could potentially be a fairly hot cat fight is brewin' within the GOP and if it goes down, we want a front row seat.Meghan McCain, the daughter of Senator John McCain wrote a book (shocking, we know) detailing her experience as the daughter of a candidate i ... More >>

Jon Stewart Calls Arizona "The Meth Lab of Democracy" in Response to Trifecta of Wild West Legislation

www.punditkitchen.com​Just in case you missed it -- which, if you own a TV, radio, computer, newspaper, telegraph machine, or have talked to another human being anywhere in North America in the past few days, you probably haven't -- the Arizona legislature passed a series of controversial bills la ... More >>

NBC Newsman Brian Williams to Accept Cronkite Award Wednesday

Brian Williams​NBC talking-head Brian Williams will be in the Valley Wednesday to accept the 26th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. Williams, who just had a guest spot on the NBC comedy 30 Rock as the wise guy "Nicki Malarulo from Scotchdale, New Jersey," is w ... More >>

David Cross Coming To Orpheum Theatre September 23

Phoenix's best theater is getting a little more use: Arrested Development star David Cross will perform at downtown's beloved Orpheum Theatre on September 23.Cross is best known for his role as Tobias Funk on the Emmy winning Fox comedy, but began is career performing stand-up in his hometown of Atl ... More >>

Long Live The Mean Queen

A not-very-nice girl performs at Dodge

It's A Dry Humor

Whose Line funnyman is hotter than the sum of his game-show episodes

Phoenix to Play Saturday Night Live

Take a look at those handsome Frenchmen. Can you guess which one is married to Sofia Coppola? (Second from the left)Fleet Foxes? Check. TV on the Radio? Check. Parisian rockers Phoenix join the ranks as the next hip, trendy band to grace SNL's music stage this season. Their next album, Wolfgang Amad ... More >>

Fleet Foxes To Grace SNL's Music Stage

As reported on this past Friday, Fleet Foxes have been named the musical guest for this Saturday's episode of Saturday Night Live with host Rosario Dawson. Lorne Michaels booked the band to perform a week after sugary-sweet teen pop-star Taylor Swift graced the stage, ushering in the second time Fle ... More >>

Why the Huffington Post Needs to Get Over Chip Saltsman and "Barack the Magic Negro"

Is Barack really "the magic negro"? Considering the state of the economy, let's hope so. The liberal political correctness posse over at the Huffington Post is doing backflips of fake outrage over RNC Chairman hopeful Chip Saltsman's sending out a humor CD to Republican committee members -- one tha ... More >>

Will Work for Laughs

Discomfort Inn

No smoking aloud for cig-free humorist/hotel critic

The Ska's the Limit

Everybody Loves Nobody

Pop Culture Club

Chicken sangwiches and penile cashews in Glendale

Seasons in the Sun

See Dick, and Tom, Run

In comedy--and comebacks--it's all about the timing

Year in TV: Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

Reveille Without Applause