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Paul F. Tompkins Explains Why Ted Cruz’s Dumb Tweet About Patton Oswalt...
Getty Image Everyone who’s seen his The Simpsons impressions knows Ted Cruz isn’t funny. But lots of people aren’t funny. Like me, for instance, or anyone who thinks it would be amusing to go as Joe...
View ArticlePaul F. Tompkins developing ‘Evil Genius’ for Comedy Central
Funnyman Paul F. Tompkins is developing a scripted comedy series entitled “Evil Genius” for Comedy Central, according to Deadline.com. Tompkins will star and co-write the series with “Monk” veteran Tom...
View ArticleThe 'Comedy Bang! Bang!' TV Show Sneak Peek Blew Our Minds (With Lasers)
IFC released the first footage from their upcoming “Comedy Bang! Bang!” TV show based on the podcast of the same name. The show premiers in June and is hosted by Scott Aukerman (Between Two Ferns, Mr....
View ArticlePaul F. Tompkins Live-Tweeted The Skymall Catalog From A Plane Because Comedy
Around midnight last night, comedian Paul F. Tompkins tweeted that he was on a plane with wi-fi, so he’d be live-tweeting the Skymall catalog. As a Paul F. Tompkins fan who has a love-hate relationship...
View ArticleFinal Track: 7 Must-Hear Songs Of The Week
It’s impossible to cover each bit of new music that comes out during the week, so every Friday, we’ll be doing an end of the week music roundup. It’s called Final Track, and we’ll count off a few songs...
View ArticleAlison Brie Imitates Popular Internet Memes
The Mad Men and Community star imitates Grumpy Cat, Overly Attached Girlfriend, and other memes for Paul F. Tompkins.
View ArticleWhat Would Zack Morris Do In 2013?
How would Zack Morris deal with modern day problems involving Facebook, Cross-Fit, iPhone apps, and gluten-free pizza? Mark-Paul Gosselaar himself delves deep into his character for Paul F. Tompkins to...
View ArticleWatch Mark-Paul Gosselaar Wear A Fake Mustache, Rip On Justin Bieber And Play...
Let me begin by disclosing my biases here: I am an unabashed lover of fake mustaches. I have seen every episode of Saved by the Bell multiple times and have written thousands and thousands of words...
View ArticleJonathan Banks Reads Obscene Fairy Tales (As Mike From ‘Breaking Bad’)
Jonathan Banks reads fairy tales as his notoriously gruff Breaking Bad character, Mike Ehrmantraut. (NSFW language.)
View ArticleWatch Jonathan Banks Read Obscene Fairy Tales In Character As Mike From...
Three things: 1) The first video posted below features Jonathan Banks on Paul F. Tompkins’ “Speakeasy” web series reading cuss-filled versions of classic children’s fairy tales — like Robin Hood,...
View ArticleKaitlin Olson Talks Smart Vs. Mean Comedy, And The Eventual End Of ‘It’s...
Kaitlin Olson is the latest guest on Paul F. Tompkins’s web series, Speakeasy. Over the course of the 20-minute clip, the It’s Always Sunny star touches on the following topics: Coming up through the...
View ArticleKey And Peele Tried To Break The World Record For Most Impressions In 60 Seconds
Nick Roy holds the world record for most impressions in 60 seconds. That’s according to Guinness, the experts when it comes to the largest snake egg eaten AND speedy mimicries. But then Key and Peele...
View ArticleLizzy Caplan Showed Off Her Finest Nicolas Cage Rage Face To Paul F. Tompkins
I don’t want anyone to accuse me of burying the lede here, so let’s get right to it: Lizzy Caplan pronounces it “GIF,” none of that “JIF” crap, therefore, it’s GIF, because it’s always been GIF, no...
View ArticleLizzy Caplan imitates some memes for Paul F. Tompkins’ web show
That breeze you just felt? That was an effect of the entire Internet swooning in unison while they watched this video of Lizzy Caplan making meme faces. Which now deserves to be a meme in and of...
View ArticleUPROXX 20: Paul F. Tompkins Will Blow Off Everything To Stay Home And Watch...
Paul F. Tompkins is an actor, comedian and writer probably best known for his work on Mr. Show and on VH1’s Best Week Ever. Currently, Paul is the host of Made Man’s Speakeasy with Paul F. Tomkins (if...
View ArticleGillian Jacobs Definitely Didn't Britta Her Appearance On Paul F. Tompkins's...
Gillian Jacobs from Community is the latest guest on Paul F. Tompkins’s highly enjoyable web series, “Speakeasy.” The more podcast-savvy among you will note that the two have a little history, as...
View ArticleHaley Joel Osment Names Dead People with Paul F. Tompkins
I applaud Paul F. Tompkins for interviewing Haley Joel Osment and not just shaking his head and asking, “Man, 'A.I.' What was that about?” That'd have been my approach. On Tompkins' webseries...
View ArticleHaley Joel Osment Played An Exciting Round Of 'I Hear About Dead People' With...
Haley Joel Osment is the latest guest on Paul F. Tompkins’s web series, “Speakeasy,” and seeing as he’s still best known for seeing dead people in The Sixth Sense, Tompkins challenged him to a round of...
View ArticleThe Trailer For Comedy Central’s ‘Jason Nash Is Married’ Is A Who’s Who Of...
To a lot of people, Jason Nash is what the hip kids on the Internet refer to as a “Vine celebrity,” because he has a lot of followers on Vine, you see. But now he’ll be known as the star of Comedy...
View ArticleWatch Dan Harmon Talk All Things Dan Harmon Over Cocktails On ‘Speakeasy’
Community showrunner Dan Harmon is the latest guest on Paul F. Tompkins’s excellent web series, Speakeasy. Their half-hour discussion covers everything from Harmon’s roots to his early days with...
View ArticlePaul F Tompkins Had RJ Mitte Do A Blindfolded Cereal Tasting In ‘Breaking...
Paul F. Tompkins sat down with RJ Mitte for Man Made, and being that his character of Walt Jr. was such a big fan of breakfast, he thought he’d do a blindfolded taste-test to see if Mitte is anywhere...
View ArticleWatch Bob Saget Awkwardly Narrate ‘America’s Filthiest Home Videos’
As he did previously with RJ Mitte, Paul F. Tompkins had Bob Saget on his web series for some Speakeasy: Internet Games, this time playing “America’s Filthiest Home Videos.” Of course we all know that...
View ArticleJohn Mulaney Talks ‘SNL’ and Sitcoms with Paul F. Tompkins
Paul F. Tompkins' show “Speakeasy” is a great interview show that's featured folks like Marc Maron, Busy Philipps, Lizzy Caplan, and Bob Saget. You know, celebrities who can actually speak well. It's...
View ArticleHere’s John Mulaney On The Time Justin Bieber’s Posse Pointed And Laughed At...
Not to be outdone by his Saturday Night Live colleague Bill Hader, whose stories about how terrible Justin Bieber is are gospel around these parts, John Mulaney — you may have seen him before — used...
View ArticleEd Helms Knew He was Going to Get ‘The Daily Show’
“Speakeasy” is one of the great interview series on YouTube. Paul F. Tompkins has interviewed everyone from Lizzy Caplan to Haley Joel Osment, and his newest episode featuring Ed Helms is very...
View ArticleWatch: Sarah Silverman Takes a Marijuana Mastery Test
Sarah Silverman is not just a great comedian and interviewee; she's also apparently a living Wikipedia entry on marijuana comprehension. The Emmy winner sat down with Paul F. Tompkins for his excellent...
View ArticleNobody Panic But The ‘Mr. Show’ Gang Are All Together And Promising Something...
It’s New Year’s Eve afternoon, and there’s not much going on. Nope, not much going on in the news at all. So basically, what better time to sneakily DROP A FREAKING BOMBSHELL ON TWITTER ABOUT THE...
View ArticleWatch Summer Glau Imitate Animal Memes On The Latest Episode Of ‘Speakeasy’
The entire premise of the “Speakeasy” web series is for Paul F. Tompkins to share beverages of the alcoholic variety with other famous people. But that’s a bit tough for Summer Glau — she’s eight...
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Jim O’Heir Of ‘Parks And Recreation’ Gives A Delightful Interview About...
Parks And Rec‘s whipping boy, possible sleeper agent, and friend of UPROXX Jim O’Heir (Jerry!) sat dawn with Paul F. Tompkins for an excellent episode of Speakeasy. He talks about the stage show he...
View ArticleWatch Key And Peele Try To Defend Horrible Things To Paul F. Tompkins And...
As a Serious Journalist on Fusion’s No You Shut Up!, Paul F. Tompkins wants to hear every possible side of the story no matter how unsavory or questionable. But in order to help an unpopular opinion...
View ArticleA ‘Mr. Show’ All-Star Team Has Joined David Cross And Bob Odenkirk’s Netflix...
David Cross and Bob Odenkirk have recruited their best “pallies” to join them on their new Netflix series, With Bob and David, which will premiere once Odenkirk finds that old birdcage he’s been...
View Article‘Battlefield Earth’ is no longer the funniest thing to result from Scientology
Living in LA is enormous fun. Or at least, the potential for enormous fun is always there, provided you actually pay attention and go to things and get out of the house and actually take advantage of...
View ArticlePaul F. Tompkins Tries To Teach Us How To Be Adults
Comedian, host, podcaster, and dapper gentleman Paul F. Tompkins is a veritable jack of all comedic trades. After getting his start in comedy at Philadelphia’s Comedy Works in 1986, the native East...
View ArticleIt’s Business As Usual On ‘W/ Bob And David’ In This Brand New Sketch From...
The return of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross to sketch comedy will be upon us soon thanks to the fine folks at Netflix. W/ Bob And David premieres on November 13th, filling the post-Mr. Show void. Too...
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Paul F. Tompkins Wrote A Stunning Tribute To Garry Marshall
Comedy Central/Getty Image Garry Marshall is a filmmaker most people have probably enjoyed without even realizing it. His role in pop culture, be it through television or cinema, has been tremendously...
View ArticleMel Brooks Doesn’t Think ‘Blazing Saddles’ Could Be Made Today Thanks To Our...
In a recent interview with BBC Radio 4, comedy legend Mel Brooks claimed that political correctness was killing comedy. While Brooks made it clear that he’s not against empathy in comedy, he’s worried...
View ArticleFlashdance Cat, Disapproving Cat, and Paul F. Tompkins
She’s a maniac, a maniac on the floor Lost And Found: 50 Of The Internet’s Greatest Missing Posters [Uproxx] This Week In Review: Let Us Take You On A Warm And Fuzzy Internet Journey [Uproxx] 50...
View ArticleWeekend Preview: The Premiere of ‘Veep’
Veep/Girls (HBO, Sunday) – “Veep,” the new political comedy created by Armando Iannucci and starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is getting great reviews. I’m definitely looking forward to it. Also, I am...
View ArticleZach Galifianakis Should Be Interviewed By Paul F. Tompkins More Often
It’s time to snuggle with one of the best Zach Galifianakis interviews since his Between Two Ferns days: Galifianakis recently spoke with Paul F. Tompkins for the Speakeasy web series from Made Man. He...
View ArticleNeil DeGrasse Tyson’s Winning Beyonce/Super Bowl Tweets, Assorted ‘Star Wars’...
The Internet’s 10 Best Tributes To Bill Murray’s ‘Groundhog Day’ |UPROXX| Tumblr Hero Has Been Leaking Pages From The ‘Entourage’ Movie Script |Warming Glow| Rampage Jackson Is Acting Like Rampage...
View Article12 comedians known for wearing outrageous outfits
Fashion and comedy: it goes together like peanut butter and whatever else you happen to have leftover in the fridge. Whether a component of an onstage persona or just a touch of personal flair, there...
View ArticleAmy Poehler Magically Freestyle Rapped About Butter And Paula Deen On Comedy...
Being awesome BFFs with Tina Fey at the Emmys? Check. Impersonating her son’s lisp out on national television? Check. Hosting an Emmys loser party with Jon Hamm for charity? Check. But it seems like...
View Article2776: How Three Comedians Got A Bunch Of Famous People To Make A Comedy Album...
Three longtime friends and comedic writers got together to make a concept album featuring aliens, a zombie apocalypse, time travel, and Alex Trebek. Joel and Stephen Levinson along with Rob Kutner call...
View ArticleHere’s Everything You Need To Know About ‘BoJack Horseman,’ Netflix’s First...
On Friday, Netflix continues its expansion into every corner of the entertainment and television universe with the original animated series BoJack Horseman. While it sounds like a terrible WWE gimmick...
View ArticleHow the sad but silly ‘BoJack Horseman’ became one of TV’s very best shows
It's difficult to describe Netflix's “BoJack Horseman” – and, more importantly, the show's genius – without sounding high at best, insane at worst. It's a surreal cartoon series set in a universe where...
View ArticleReview: The ‘Mr. Show’ gang reunites for Netflix’s ‘W/ Bob & David’
Even before the days of Peak TV in America, it was impossible for everyone to watch everything on television. We all have pop culture gaps. One of mine is “Mr. Show with Bob and David,” the HBO sketch...
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