Back in 2003, Comedy Central entered the award show business with the Commie Awards, which you’ve probably never heard of because they aired just once. But the idea was simple – celebrate comedy’s best minds and make fun of the 8 million other award shows. Eight years later, Comedy Central re-introduced the idea with The Comedy Awards, honoring the year’s best comedy films, TV shows, actors, actresses, stand-up comedians and plenty of other categories. People were nervous because – as South Park so wickedly pointed out – how do you decide who or what is the funniest?
But the network pulled it off behind the power (and common sense) of putting some of entertainment’s most hilarious people in the same building and telling them to simply be themselves. Comedy Central decided to catch lightning in a bottle again this year, and early word is that the event was a success. But you and I can see for ourselves this Sunday night at 9 p.m. ET, and I’ll be here with my UPROXXian band of cohorts for one of our wonderful live chats, since our invitations were apparently lost in the mail.
You can check out the full list of nominees over at Comedy Central, but we can all still braid each other’s hair make predictions together… until someone looks up the spoilers and ruins every pick for us.
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Am I late to this party?
I like to think about Will Arnett and Amy Poehler having sex.
I wonder if she has that lockjaw smile while they do it.
I hope so..
Adorable puppies eating cheeseburgers?! Gold.
And now Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is on. Who needs sleep?
TV always plays the best shit on Sundays. It’s like that extra kick in the teeth before you have to work on Monday.
I wish Chris Parnell would do every Nokia commercial like his fake 30 Rock live episode commercials.
I’d buy anything from Parnell, even if he was a Nazi doctor.
Parks and Rec over Happy Endings. Psh. Whatever. “JEEWWWWWS!” – Mel Gibson
Killer!
Thanks Burnsy.
Seconded this was fun. I must note I drank a 5th of vodka while watching this and the between two ferns thing
Thanks for hanging out, guys. Be sure to check out my next live blog for the 3 a.m. showing of National Treasure on TBS.
Thanks! Smoked enough weed that it was kind of entertaining. This definitely helped.
Okay, time to watch the universe
Good old Don Rickles, great way to close. ok time for PS3 and pretending I don’t have to go back to work tomorrow.
All right, let”s do it again for the people who watched Mad Men and Game of Thrones!
Don Rickles is a classy sob.
DON’T YOU EVER DIE, DON RICKLES!
Rickles should be cloned so the robot overlords will have someone to make fun of the slaves.
If anything ever deserved crowd funding, it’s this.
Don rickles rules. He asked Letterman if Denzel Washington is there to clean
Damn, look at him mic-dropping like a boss.
These old roast clips always make me sad. Those old drunks did it right.
Wait… Burnsy are you saying you don’t like 2 hours of “comics” calling each other “Gay”?
Those Dean Martin roasts are fucking amazing.
Fred Astaire roast of Sinatra was priceless
“Who’s here tonight? Hey it’s Lisa Lampanelli. She’s had more black men in her than a Popeye’s drive thru. And Jeffrey Ross, the roastmaster general. When did a general’s uniform become shit-stained underwear and a I heart boobs t-shirt? Anyway, here’s one joke about the roastee.”
Larry the cable guy did not earn a fucking roast
Back when I was in college and poor and drinking charity beers in my room at 4 a.m., I’d watch those roast infomercials and laugh so hard. Same jokes every time, but they were genuine. They didn’t throw together a group of comics because they were available. They had real celebrities who were friends with the roasted. Meanwhile, we get a David Hasselhoff roast because for some reason they think we won’t watch a star-studded Quentin Tarantino roast. Baffling.
Name one in the last 10 years that did…
Well at least it was the one time of year Greg Giraldo (RIP) was on national TV
The Roasts themselves seemed to become about “roasting” pop culture icons rather than people who made actual contributions to the arts
@ duchess you are completely correct. Possibly the only one is saget who got his actual friends to do it
I’m waiting for deniro to start talking about the flux capacitor
Robert DeNiro is the by far the funniest presenter so far.
DeNiro made a funny?
GO BACK TO ENGLAND, RUSSELL BRAND.
Can someone explain what his new show on FX is supposed to be?
Do you think he would still be as successful as he is if Hipsterdom wasn’t as prevalent as it is?
that guy is like nails on a chalkboard to my ears
I think it’s a “quirky” talk show? Or, in his case, a screechy British demon show.
He got booed at an MTV award show full of Hollywood people for calling Bush a retard. How has he been so successful?
@ Burnsy: is it a sign the gods of comedy are cruel and capricious?
I just assumed that he sold his soul to the devil.
I think the comedy gods like to keep things balanced. Sure, we can have Louis CK and Patton Oswalt, but we have to keep Russell Brand and Dane Cook around.
Please, Adam Sandler. Just stop.
How many Razzies will “That’s My Boy” win?
Dude bro Adam Sandler is so funny.
-nobody since 2000
I’m glad Andy Samberg’s leaving SNL so he can be in stuff like That’s My Boy
Per Dark Shadows, I’d let Eva Green turn me into anything she’d like.
The Dreamers or GTFO
Wait, The Artist was nominated? Was it a joke nomination?
I just want to go on record – I liked Horrible Bosses.
Horrible Bosses was great.
Agreed. Much funnier than I thought it would be
ditto, Charlie Day unhinged is never not funny
I thought it was really good considering how retarded the plot was.
Damn good movie. I’m a sucker for anything with Sudekis and Day. And sexy, nympho Aniston is never bad.
I want Sudeikis to be my best friend. I mean, he sleeps with Olivia Wilde. Obviously he’s awesome.
I give it a solid “meh”.
Horrible Bosses was likeable but is one of those comedies that gets by without any jokes.
Would it kill the Phillies to let Cole Hamel get the complete game?
Jim Carrey looks like a cross between martin scorsase and Toby Maguire from Spiderman 3
First its Robin Williams, then when I finally turn back its Jim Carrey. I get Comedy Central you want me to stay tuned to the Lakers-Nuggets game. Message received
I’d fuck this chick with the bangs.
I think that’s Velma from Scooby Doo
The Jim Carrey “Please Remember the 90s” tour continues.
Needs more butt-talking
Jim Carrey’s looking Bieberlicious
Get it, Amy.
Also, Jerry sighting! Twout! Twout! Twout!
I’m just posting to get the badge, because like Xbox 360 games, I’m a bit of an achievement whore.
I’ll reply with a resounding, “Me too.”
That’s fine. You’ll also earn my “Thank you for being honest” badge.
FIRE JOE MORGAN
That Red Flag sketch still slays me.
So glad they didn’t show target lady sketch or fucking milly
Justin long wasn’t nominated?
Why is Chandler being condescending to men? We’ve been adoring Tina and Amy for over a decade.
Monica must have gotten fat again, and she gave him sass for complaining about her weight. Hence that speech.
I actually like Matthew Perry once again because I love Almost Heroes
Oh, hey, It’s Mrs. Chanadaler Bong.
Lookin’ old, Matthew Perry!
Could he look any older?
Could you BE anymore of a pill addict?
Rob Delaney was named the Funniest Person on Twitter, by the way. I was pulling for Patton Oswalt because he’s actually retweeted me before, which does not impress anyone.
I don’t know what Adam Scott is going for, but I hope it’s a Wolverine comedy.
He is funnier than Rob though.
All of my friends hate Norm and that’s why I hate them.
He’s the most misunderstood comedian. People just don’t get him.
His roast of bob saget is a thing of beauty
I pull that up on Comedy Central’s site from time to time. It’s pants-pissingly funny.
I know that roast had me in tears, so fucking awkward though.
McCartney’s never exercising in her life has really been paying off for her these last few months
Norm looks like he is on the Joe Rogan diet.
YES NORM