Category: Comedy

  • Wil interviews Team Tiger Awesome

    Team Tiger Awesome is generating a following that can be closely compared to many other greats of the internet like The Lonely Island, The Whitest Kids U Know, and Dax Flame. I recently got the chance to sit down with one of the members of the 13th most popular sketch comedy group, Team Tiger Awesome,…

  • Breathing new life into TV sketch comedy

    Sketch comedy shows seem to be getting a television revival these days. New shows have been popping up on MTV, VH1 and Fuse and even major broadcasters as networks look to the internet to make a connection with younger viewers who are bored of SNL and turn to sources like YouTube, FunnyOrDie, or Break.com for…

  • Breathing New Life into TV Sketch Comedy

    Sketch comedy shows seem to be getting a television revival these days. Trashwire.com Editor Alexis Gentry examines AcceptableTV, Human Giant, and The Whitest Kids U’ Know. Check out the article and view clips from the shows here on Trashwire.com.

  • ‘Hot Fuzz’: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Get Guns

    Hot Fuzz, released last weekend and currently in 6th place, has gained $5.85 million in revenue and continues to climb the box office. For those who have not been previously exposed to the works the brilliant “British duo” of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg, I would say you’re about to have two new favorite movies.

  • ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters’ Doesn’t Live Up to the TV Series

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters opened yesterday to scathing reviews. Being a big fan of the series, I ignored critics and went to see it anyway. While the film was definitely funny, there were times where it felt like writers Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis simply ran out of ideas.

  • Playing “Rock Paper Scissors” with Ian Bagg

    Ian Bagg, a Vancouver native, has had a prestigious career. He has risen through the ranks and earned the coveted Comedy Central Presents half-hour special. Bagg recently sat down with Wil to talk about blast engineering, Canada, and Carlos Mencia.

  • One Night Standup with Nick Swardson

    Nick Swardson has been doing standup since the age of 19. Since then Swardson has had two half-hour specials on Comedy Central, been a spokesperson for a soft drink, written/co-written three major motion picture scripts, and is currently on a “big standup tour” throughout all improv comedy clubs.

  • Vintage Trashwire Review – Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

    When George Lucas decided to revive the Star Wars saga, it was his goal to give fans a back-story of how exactly Anakin Skywalker transformed into Darth Vader. We knew how the story ended, but he wanted to show everyone how it began. Unfortunately for Lucas, the new Star Wars trilogy was, by most accounts,…

  • Vintage Trashwire – ‘Office’ romance

    As a big fan of the original UK version of The Office, I was understandably apprehensive when I learned that the show was coming to America. Ricky Gervais was brilliant both as a star and a writer on the show and I doubted anyone would be able to match his talent. When the first season…


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