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Interview: Shut Up, Lrrr is Speaking! Talking to 'Futurama' Actor Maurice LaMarche

Posted 6/20/12 4:23 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comedy Central, Interviews, TV

Were it not for the great big Emmy that he garnered last year for his "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance" in Futurama, you would probably describe voice actor Maurice LaMarche as "unsung" or something similar among the list of the show's talent. Lamarche, who not only plays major characters like squishy, put-upon space Kif, or imperious robot actor Calculon, is a host of the smaller side characters, the one-line space freaks and New York weirdos that populate Futurama.

LaMarche, like many of his fellow cast members, is a voice acting veteran, with a practically absurd list of credits under his belt. His range has had him playing everyone from Yosemite Sam (The Looney Tunes Show) to Mr. Freeze in last year's Batman: Arkham City.

With the show returning tonight for its seventh season tonight (Comedy Central, 10:00 PM ET), we spoke to Lamarche about his work on the series, the secret origins of news monster Morbo, and his secret wish to be Mom.
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"Futurama" is Back on June 20th!

Posted 5/15/12 10:23 am EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comedy Central, News, TV

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Plus, you can check out this "Bender's Bastard" clip.
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Exclusive: Check Out This 'South Park' Season 15 DVD and Blu-ray Clip

Posted 3/27/12 3:12 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comedy Central, TV

Today the South Park Season 15 DVD and Blu-ray hit shelves and we've got the exclusive clip above to go with it.

Hit the jump for additional details and special features from the release, including a chance to get a free XBLA game out of your purchase

Return To Freak Town With 'Ugly Americans' Creators Devin Clark and Daniel Powell

Posted 3/21/12 12:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comedy Central, Interviews, TV

Comedy Central's animated series Ugly Americans is back for a third season, bringing back ultra-optimistic social worker Mark, his infernal girlfriend Callie, his zombie roommate Randall, and the whole shebang of undead/alien/mutant/mythological denizens of New York that has sprung forth from the head of series creator Devin Clark and executive producer Daniel Powell. The duo spoke to us recently about the return of the series and what to look forward to in season three.
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Comedy Central Developing "Cyanide And Happiness," Other New Animated Programming

Posted 12/7/11 4:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comedy Central, News, TV

Comedy Central continues to build its late night block with a slate of new original programming -- including an adaptation of the webcomic Cyanide And Happiness!
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Interview: 'Workaholics' Stars Anders Holm and Blake Anderson

Posted 10/19/11 11:58 am EST by Charles Webb in Comedy Central, Interviews, TV

Workaholics stars (L) Blake Anderson, (R) Anders Holm

Workaholics is the brainchild of friends/roommates/partners in comedy Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, and Kyle Newacheck. The show has its roots in the web series 5th Year, created by the quartet which finally caught the attention of a Comedy Central exec. Entering its second season on Comedy Central, the show centers on three buddies/roommates (Holm, Anderson, and Devine) working a dead end telemarketing gig for beer money after recently graduating from college. The world could be wide open for these guys, but instead they spend their time working on wizard raps, getting into feuds with the local high school students, befriending a sexual predator, and attending their first Gathering of the Juggaloes.* It would be easy to accuse the show of dude-bro humor, but the guys seem to spend more time taking apart the party hard lifestyle and getting their TV personas into the biggest, stupidest messes they can, making it one of the funniest new shows on right now. Read More...

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Documentarian Arthur Bradford on '6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park'

Posted 10/10/11 2:27 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comedy Central, Interviews, TV

Sunday night saw the premiere of the one hour documentary on the hectic creation of the first batch of South Park's 15th season, 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park on Comedy Central. The special takes an unprecedented inside look at the creation of the show thanks to the access granted to the documentary's director, Arthur Bradford. Bradford, a longtime friend of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the show's creators, was gradually able to take a simple behind-the-scenes EPK video and gradually work his way into the writers' room and the production booth to see the challenges in getting a single episode out the door in the span of--you guessed it--six days.

Before checking out the interview, here's the trailer for the doc, which will be airing again throughout the week and later this fall:

It's Interview Time With 'Pretend Time' Creator Nick Swardson

Posted 10/5/11 10:55 am EST by Charles Webb in Comedy Central, Interviews, TV

This year has been busy for comedian and actor Nick Swardson. A lot of readers may know Swardson from his regular role on Reno 911! as the rollerskating male prostitute Terry, or his appearances in Happy Madison productions like Grandma's Boy and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. Most recently, he could be seen with Danny McBride as a dim-witted crook in the comedy 30 Minutes or Less as well as his starring vehicle, Bucky Larson: Born to Be A Star. He also wrapped the second season of his sketch show, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time which begins its run of eight episodes on October 5th at 10:30 ET on Comedy Central.

We spoke to clearly exhausted Swardson about getting the second season off the ground, the challenge of getting a half dozen or more episodes into a half hour, and the learning curve going from the first season to the second.
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'Futurama' 6.26: 'Reincarnation' Advanced Recap

Posted 9/7/11 1:54 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comedy Central, Reviews, TV

Another season of Futurama, another oddball anthology episode. This time with pixel art!
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'Futurama' 6.25: 'Overclockwise' Recap

Posted 9/2/11 11:19 am EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comedy Central, TV

Futurama wants you to read those EULAs, people!
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'Futurama' 6.24: 'Cold Warriors' Recap

Posted 8/26/11 3:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comedy Central, Reviews, TV

Fry's flu--fatal for his future friends? Find out in this alliteration-free recap!
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'Futurama' 6.23: 'Tip of the Zoidberg' Recap

Posted 8/19/11 3:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comedy Central, TV

Johnny, Hubert, and the trip down Yeti memory lane.

What's it about?
Dr. Zoidberg is maybe the most improbably incompetent and unprofessional medical surgeon on T.V.--and I'm including the Gray's Anatomy cast here. Allegedly the best "alien doctor in the galaxy," he's butchered and mangled the employees of Planet Express in new, catastrophic, and often very funny ways. Well, after a simple splinter removal turns into a major dismantling of multiple bodies, Leela and company are fed up and demand to know what Professor Farnsworth keeps "Johnny" Zoidberg on the meager payroll. What we get is the first meeting between doctor and professor, and the terrible secret that has kept them together all these years.

'Futurama' 6.22: 'Fry AM the Egg Man' Recap

Posted 8/12/11 4:26 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comedy Central, Reviews, TV

Fry gets a pet! Leela gets blotto!

What was it about?
After Leela goes on a natural food kick, Fry ends up with a last-of-its-species egg containing a bitey little blue monster. Unfortunately, Fry's acid-spewing new pet is deemed a menace by the Professor, so it's off to "Mr. Peppy's'" home planet to reintegrate him into his natural habitat. Unfortunately, the sheep ranching locals don't take too kindly to the reintroduction of the animal known quaintly as the Bone Vampire, and when Mr. Peppy is released into the environment, everyone--except for Fry--is convinced that his murderous blue pal is sucking the bones out of the livestock.

How was it?
I'm convinced that many if not most of the Futurama writing staff owns cats. Bad cats. How else to explain the carefully observed knowledge of biters, scratchers, shoulder-jumpers, mess-makers, and vomiters that are our feline friends? Besides inspiring me to play a game of "Hey, my cat's horrible like that" this is one of those funny-sweet episodes where Fry gets to expose his gentle-dumb side, being the only one who has faith in the truly good nature of his beloved pet. Read More...