• Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Takes On The Cast And Crew Of 'This Is 40'

    With the likes of Chris O'Dowd, Lena Dunham, and Melissa McCarthy in supporting roles, Judd Apatow's This is 40 is positively overflowing with hot comedic talents. But the film features some more established comic players as well, including Robert Smigel. During what must've been a slow day on set, Smigel decided to bring along his…

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  • 'Candy Land' Moves To Columbia Pictures, Starts Over, Sucks In Adam Sandler

    A couple years ago Universal made a deal with Hasbro that put a whole bunch of board game films into development at the studio. The one result so far is Battleship, opening later this year, and in fact Universal has steadily shed most of the other projects: Ouija, Clue, Monopoly and now Candyland have all…

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  • Casting Bits, Ensemble Comedy Edition: 'What To Expect When You're Expecting', 'Struck By Lightning', Untitled 'Knocked Up' Spinoff

    Three more have signed on for What to Expect When You're Expecting, Kirk Jones' adaptation of the classic pregnancy manual. The comedy follows several different couples, Love Actually-style, as each experiences pregnancy and the miracle of childbirth. Bridesmaids actress Wendi McLendon-Covey will play a colleague and friend of Jennifer Lopez' character; True Blood's Joe Manganiello…

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  • Robert Smigel Details 'Green Lantern' Movie He Wrote For Jack Black

    Internet comic book lore tells a tale that Robert Smigel, the famous comedy writer who created The Ambiguously Gay Duo, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and more, once wrote a comedy screenplay for Green Lantern with Jack Black pegged to star. The hypothetical film is right up there with J.J. Abrams' or Tim Burton's Superman as…

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  • Did The Dana Carvey Show Have One Of The Greatest Comedy Writer Benches Ever?

    The Dana Carvey Show is now on Hulu. What's the big deal? Well, when the sketch comedy show premiered on ABC in the mid '90s---following a family-safe block of programming---millions were in awe at the stuff it got away with. It was too good to be true, giving SNL an irreverent elbow. When Carvey spoofed…

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  • You Don’t Mess With The Zohan Movie Trailer

    Sony Pictures has released the movie trailer for their upcoming Adam Sandler comedy You Don't Mess with the Zohan. Directed by Dennis Dugan (Big Daddy, Happy Gilmore), Zohan's screenplay was a collaboration between three comedy greats: Judd Apatow (40-Year-Old-Virgin, Knocked Up), Robert Smigel (SNL) and Adam Sandler. The film stars Sandler as an Israel Intelligence…

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  • First Look: Adam Sandler In You Don’t Mess With The Zohan

    JoBlo has posted the first photo of Adam Sandler in his new comedy You Don't Mess with the Zohan, which is directed by Dennis Dugan. Dugan was once a great comedy director, having directed some of Sandler's better films (Big Daddy, Happy Gilmore). Recently however, Dugan has turned out more than a couple bombs: Chuck…

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  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry Movie Poster

    Universal has released the first one-sheet for the Dennis Dugan directed comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. The movie stars Adam Sandler and Kevin James as two straight firefighters who pose as a gay married couple in order to qualify for their department's domestic partner benefits. "They're as straight as can be, but…

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  • You Don't Mess With The Zohan

    Adam Sandler is set to star in You Don't Mess With the Zohan. Columbia Pictures is in the process of acquiring Zohan, written by the trio powerhouse of Judd Apatow (The 40 Year Old Virign), Robert Smigel (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) and Adam Sandler. The plot seems pretty bad considering the creative talent involved:…

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