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Marc Maron Is the King of Twitter

It comes as no surprise that the most common subject on Maron’s Twitter feed is, you guessed it, Marc Maron. He’s amassed 240,000 Twitter followers, created the one of the most popular podcasts on the internet, netted his own IFC show and got a book deal by giving the people what they want: himself. Full story

On the Road with Tony Clifton

A Filmmaker's Life and Work with the Drunken, Racist, and Probably Fictitious Lounge Singer

Tony Clifton is a piece of performance art who has outlived his creator, legendary comic Andy Kaufman, by two decades. He's having a comeback of sorts, thanks at least in part to Jeremy Johnson, a filmmaker who has been working for Clifton—and his alter ego Bob Zmuda—for five str… Full story

We Are Not Men

The Loveliest Chauvinist

If the name Andrew Dice Clay has any significance to you, it is, inevitably, as the blockheaded, spectacularly leathered obscenity-dispenser who once looked like some combination of Mad Max and Liberace and who now looks like the guy who lives downstairs from your grandmother and… Full story

Remembering the 2003 Blackout, My Most Shameful Night

While every resident of the eastern United States and Canada dealt with adversity on the night of the blackout, I dealt with an additional, more secret, more shameful challenge that I still haven’t fully processed close to a decade later. Full story

Taji's Mahal

Hanging with Slick Eastwood

For this week's Mahal, I was invited to see Slick Eastwood perform his comedy act in Bushwick, Brooklyn. A few days later, Slick and I met up again in Downtown Manhattan to lurk the streets and discuss his creative process. Full story

Losing It on Alan Rickman’s Roof

I can’t fathom any reason why she would have made out with me besides pity. I’m not exactly Don Draper when it comes to physical attractiveness. I don’t think I’m ugly, per se, but on bad days I have been told that I look like the monster from 'The Hills Have Eyes.' That was extr… Full story

My Life Online

The Man Behind @DadBoner

We caught up Mike Burns, the comedic genius, VICE contributor, and fully grown man-child behind the @DadBoner Twitter phenomenon. We watched some WWE, drank a few domestos (that means beer), and talked about the internet, comedy, comedy on the internet, and online humor. Full story

The Strange Beauty of the Chinese Politician Who Threw a Tantrum at the Airport

In essence, this is just a video of a man having a nightmarish experience at an airport boarding desk. (He'd had a long breakfast and missed his first flight, then had not heard the call for the second flight, apparently.) But watched through the lens of one of China's state-owne… Full story

All Around Losing - Stand-Up Comedy Is HARD

Harry attempts to follow in the footsteps of Louis CK and other schmucks-turned-comedy-idols by trying to become a stand-up comic. He starts at the very, very bottom, subjecting himself to New York's brutal open-mic scene, and quickly discovers that 1) making people laugh is nigh… Full story

Tim & Eric Tours are Dudes Only

If you're dead or have zero sense of humour, you may not know or care that Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are bringing their Awesome Show to Australia this week (and to "Zealand" a little later on). Full story