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The gang tries to quit smoking. December 15, 2009 - Perhaps it's because I'm not -- and never have been -- a smoker, but I didn't find the concept of this episode in any way funny, or entertaining.

Just when you thought there was nothing more outta-left-field this week than a Mickey Rourke rap anthem : here is the first clip from David Cross 's new TV pilot, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret .

Nick Swardson, seen here in a standup performance, will star in a sketch comedy series for Comedy Central.

Catch the foul-mouthed schoolyard antics of SOUTH PARK, Saturdays at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. New episodes all month.

But isn't a Kin dle or a Nook going to end up in a land fill too when the newest, lat est and great est gad get hits the scene???? So I guess turn ing into a blob star ing at a TV screen is our future.....nevermind!!! " Is there some thing wrong with an actual book?" This is a seri ous ques tion, and deserves a seri ous response.

Illinois native Bob Odenkirk worked frequently as a stand-up at the Second City Theater in Chicago before joining "Saturday Night Live" as a writer for four seasons .

Indie comedy hero David Cross performed a long, occasionally brilliant set at the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday.

When people think back about the 1990s, the first things that come to mind are grunge rock and television shows about nothing.

The crowd that gathered for David Cross' pre-book signing Q&A at Book Soup last Thursday was so large that it nearly bled onto Sunset Boulevard.

The problem with pulling a comedy act off the stage and onto the page is simple: Context gets lost.

Actor, comedian and Emmy-winning writer David Cross will bring his comedy act to the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center on Saturday, Oct.

He's yellow, square, lives underwater and resembles a kitchen sponge. How an animated sea sponge - otherwise known as SpongeBob SquarePants - has become a trademark character loved by millions around the globe, and the backbone of a hit TV series is a question a lot of industry people have likely asked themselves.

The Festival stretches across the 74-acre Seattle Center, located beneath the city's iconic Space Needle, and programs 20 indoor and unique outdoor venues.