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Obama Campaign Hurting Late Night Comedians

"There has been little humor about Obama: about his age, his speaking ability, his intelligence, his family, his physique. And within a late-night landscape dominated by white hosts, white writers, and overwhelmingly white audiences, there has been almost none about his race. ... "We're carrion birds," said Stewart, "We're sitting up there saying 'Does he seem weak? Is he dehydrated yet? Let's attack.' ... So far, our take is that he's positioning himself to be on a coin." Colbert said he had been freer to poke fun at Obama than other late-night hosts because "my character on the show doesn't like him. I'm expected to be hostile to him." Maher, who is host of a politically oriented late-night show on HBO, said, "If you can't do irony on the cover of The New Yorker, where can you do it?"

George Carlin: Comedian George Carlin Dead

Stand-up comedian George Carlin, whose routine about forbidden words on the airwaves led to a key Supreme Court decision on government broadcast oversight, died of heart failure near Los Angeles. He was 71.

My Top 5 Funny Films of All-time

So I'm trying to gravitate towards the lighter side of things. Work is producing more and more backlogs, thanks to the concept of fate and a little of procrastination.

I need a good, hearty laugh. Nothing seems to be funny as of late and I don't know about you, but I liked Will Ferrell's stuff so much more in the past. I guess I'm not a fan of his hairy chest as the time that he didn't have to take his shirt of to be exceptionally funny. Much respect to the guy, though. I just needed to remind myself of the films that I thought made me laugh the hardest. Say Molly Shannon and conversation is over.

HuffingtonPost Launches Onion Knock Off Site

236.com launches as faux-news comedy site. Huh? Yeah, seems like a s-t-r-e-t-c-h to me too.

Conrad Black turns to comedy

The pompous greed-head might be facing decades in jail, he might be barred from returning to the country of his birth, but convicted crook Conrad Black has shown he has an extraordinary ability to poke fun at himself, even appearing on television to do it.

Does Sarah Silverman Suck?

Is she funny or raunchy? Genuinely mean, or just commenting on American ignorance?

Dave Chappelle pulls all-nighter at Factory

"It was just one of those nights," Masada said of Chappelle's appearance. "He had everyone laughing for six hours." Indeed, Masada said only about a dozen of the 150-plus original members of the audience left the club before Chappelle wrapped his set. "The audience was with him 100 percent," he said.

Daily Show on Viacom sues YouTube

Daily Show tells kids to make their own Daily Show.

Fans mourn Iraqi comedian gunned down in Baghdad

"The assassination of this actor is another sign of Iraq's chaos. The criminals who are targeting actors, athletes and other public figures want to keep the blood flowing over any sign of humanity and culture," said Naeem, the owner of TV repair shop in Baghdad. Pictured is Saad Khalifa, a surviving host.

Michael Richards yells ‘n’ word at hecklers

While there is some audible chuckling in the audience throughout the outburst, someone can be heard gasping "Oh my God" and various people "ooh" after Richard uses the n-word. Eventually someone says: It s not funny. That s why you re a reject, never had no shows, never had no movies. Seinfeld, that s it.

The 15 Funniest People of 2006

Pretty good list - no Jon Stewart though.