Aside from rushing into a burning building or apprehending a dangerous criminal, the hardest thing to do is stand-up in front of complete strangers and make them laugh. Sure, everyone has a funny guy in the office or knows the girl with the funny Facebook posts, but it takes a rare breed of funny to win over a crowd of unknowns. This week, Warren Holstein, a New York comic, graciously let me tag along to a few clubs throughout the city (a midtown club then uptown for The Comic Strip and Stand Up NY) and introduce me to this world. Read more »

Brad Carter of Phonelosers.com wisely spent his time on what is ceremoniously billed as the busiest shopping day of the year: “I spent my Black Friday hanging out at Wal-Mart, picking up phones in the store to talk to customers calling in. I managed to get a lot of them to yell at me for poor customer service.” It’s too bad he didn’t manage to harass the shit out of these unapologetic Wal-Mart worker stomping consumers, they totally deserve it. |Pranks|

Even more important than its profound gay rights supporting message, “Prop 8 – The Musical,” starring Jack Black as Jesus—supported by a star studded crew of comedians—offers a poignant statement about the obscene theological hypocrisy practiced by many so-called Christians who conveniently “pick and choose” certain parts of the bible, not to mention the misguided politicians who often that little division between church and state.

Poor Kermit. Dude just can’t seem to catch a break. The love of his life is a pig and he still can’t get any, Terry Richardson publicly molested him for Supreme, and now even the city is turning its back on him. The world’s most famous out of work amphibian lip syncs the blues in this new video by Simon Owens set to LCD Soundsystem’s “New York, I Love You.” |Simon Owens via Videogum|

If they’re trying to be humorous than this video is hilarious. But, if it’s a serious submission for something and these are actual rappers: scary! “Caviar, blintzes this is how we party.”

Before Will Ferrell made strings of shitty movies he was a comedian and a frequent fixture on Saturday Night Live. Last night, that funnyman reprised his role as President Bush and made an appearance along with Tina Fey playing Sarah Palin on the special Thursday edition of the show. He offered the Alaskan cleric some strategy advice and gave his full and wholehearted endorsement of John McCain—repeatedly.

Watch as the scrappy senator from Delaware with Scranton roots, reminds John McCain what a little bitch he is for using his little bitch to attack Obama, although at this point, the presidential candidate is used to brushing dirt off his shoulder.

This clip, from the old school 1960s Batman TV series, featuring the Caped Crusader battling the Penguin provides excellent context for tonight’s debate. Doesn’t the conniving supervillain eerily encapsulate John McCain and his campaign strategy in general? |BuzzFeed|