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Sebastian Maniscalo has been pursing his stand-up career for ten years now, but his recent role in the new documentary Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show has enabled Maniscalo’s star to grow. He recently sat down with Trashwire’s Wil Chinchilla for an interview. read more | digg story [kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/iSZ7Bm0V_rM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
IMDb reported this news: Actor Jason Bateman has confirmed plans are underway for a movie version of cancelled TV sitcom Arrested Development. A rumored meeting between the star and series creator Mitch Hurwitz late last year fuelled speculation a big-screen adaptation of the cult show was in the pipeline. And now the Juno star has…
Ian Bagg’s Comedy Central special premiered just seven days after his interview with Trashwire.com writer Wil Chinchilla in 2007. Since then he has grown from a comedian with not much of a following to inspiring the crowd in Houston to come to three of his shows at the Houston Improv to simply see what he…
On a much lighter note, Jerry O’Connell stars in this FunnyOrDie.com parody of the infamous Tom Cruise scientology videos that have been floating around. This take some real balls, man. Because Scientologists are scary. I’d rather piss off the mafia than a Scientologist. the parody video Tom Cruise WANTS you to see! on FunnyOrDie.com
This just in from IMDb: Actor Heath Ledger was found dead at a Manhattan apartment Tuesday afternoon in what appeared to be a possible drug-related death; he was 28. The actor was discovered in one of the SoHo apartment’s bedrooms at 3:31 p.m., when a masseuse arrived for a scheduled appointment and the residence’s housekeeper…
It seems like a great idea: a post-9/11 disaster flick with aliens. Unfortunately, Matt Reeves ’ Cloverfield begins like an episode of The Hills and looks like the cinematography was done by Britney Spears a la her homemade reality show Chaotic. read more | digg story
Since I posted the review of Eagle vs Shark, I thought I should also include this video of Bret and Jemaine of Flight of the Conchords at this year’s CES.
Eagle vs Shark, a brilliant comedy from New Zealand director Taika Waititi and featuring Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords is now on DVD. The film plays like a New Zealand version of Napoleon Dynamite with amped up awkwardness and stellar performances all around. read more | digg story
The Celebrity Apprentice made its debut last night on NBC. The cast included some famous faces as well as individuals who could barely be called “celebrities”. In the first challenge, the teams ran hot dog carts in New York and tried to raise money for charity. *Review contains spoilers* read more | digg story
In 2002, Trashwire.com was just a little Tripod website where my friends and I posted weird news stories. In the past five years, we have grown to become an entertainment news and pop culture commentary site, added a blog, created YouTube videos, and covered everything from Lindsay Lohan to Leopard for Mac. The site has…
