You know that crippling feeling of doubt you get when your friend doesn't get the funny YouTube video you're watching? It's your brain warning you that you're playing a dangerous game. One with potentially deadly consequences.
For the rest of this week's top comedy videos, head on over to Splitsider. Now for the news:
- We ran through the 20 greatest standup specials of all time.
- We took an inside look at Louis C.K.'s weird and wild three-hour radio show from 2007.
- Yvette Nicole Brown is leaving Community.
- Our SNL review said the 40th season opener with host Chris Pratt gave the show a new hope.
- We highlighted the passion of Kathy Griffin.
- Netflix released the trailer for Chelsea Handler's standup special Uganda Be Kidding Me Live.
- Let's do something different with comedy crowdfunding is a list of amazing and creative projects to help inspire new concepts for the media platform.
- Tim and Eric directed the best ever lightbulb infomercial starring Jeff Goldblum.
- FX renewed Married and You're the Worst and moved You're the Worst to FXX.
- Tracey Morgan may not be able to perform again after his accident with a Walmart truck.
- We talked with John Mulaney about his new Fox show, SNL, and the scars of Catholic schooling.
- This week in web videos we took a look at Rita Chin's B1G Ten Trash Talk.
- FX ordered a pilot from the It's Always Sunny guys starring Bill Burr.
- Adam Sandler signed a four-movie deal with Netflix.
- We chatted with Jerrod Carmichael about his first HBO special and don't worry—he's not nervous.
- The Second City Archives featured Mike Myers speaking French with a Scottish Accent in a 1986 sketch.
- This week in comedy podcasts highlighted Dan Harmon and Neil Berkeley's visit to Nerdist along with other noteworthy podcasts of the week.
- Denver comedy journalist Josiah Hesse shared why he is sick of pot jokes.
- The Paley Center for Media helped us unearth footage of a rare early performance of Richard Pryor singing and George Carlin getting into character.
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