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This Is The “No, You Shut Up” Theme Song as Song by Both Paul F. Tompkins and Jack Black

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Though they’re three seasons in, this is the theme song you’ve been waiting for.

While Jack Black was a guest on this week’s No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins, a new theme to the show was unveiled that really embodies the spirit of the show and is definitely not at all improvised or made up right before they taped the episode.

Watch it here.

Also, you can watch every single episode of No, You Shut Up! now on Hulu.

Tig Notaro, Paul F. Tompkins, John Hodgman, and More To Play Wilco’s Solid Sound

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Wilco curates a music and arts festival in North Adams, Massachusetts known as Solid Sound and they’ve included a very nice handful of comedy along with it.

On the weekend of Jun. 26th, renowned band Wilco will put on their annual festival Solid Sound at Mass Moca. Tig Notaro, Paul F. Tompkins, John Hodgman, Superego, and Jessica Williams will comprise their offerings on the comedy stage, which should make for a lovely weekend of indie music and comedy outside of a contemporary art museum.

Get your tickets/passes here.

JW Stillwater and Reggie Watts Make Up a JW STillwater Theme Song?

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Who knew hearing a crime go could be so catchy?

Paul F. Tompkins’ caped crusader character JW Stillwater jams out with Reggie Watts in the latest episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! and comes up with what could be a new JW Stillwater theme song.

It’s definitely got more groove than any Batman theme.

Indeed, Much of The Gang From “Mr. Show” Is Back For “With Bob and David”

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Plenty of .gifs of both Mr. Show and With Bob and David side by side with the same cast members are going to be made.

Paul F. Tompkins, Brian Posehn, John Ennis, Jay Johnston, Mark Rivers and Dino Stamatopoulos have rejoined Bob Odenkirk and David Cross in their new sketch series With Bob and David at Netflix (that also includes one behind the scenes special).

Going off the idea that Bob and David are ex-Navy SEALs for this new series, it now makes us curious if Paul, Brian, John, Jay, Mark and Dino will also all be ex-Special Forces.

Andy Daly Talks “Review” and The Darkness In His Characters on “Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins”

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If you’re wondering how many pancakes Andy Daly had to eat in the first season of Review, your question has been finally answered.

Andy Daly is the latest guest to have some fancy cocktails and an intimate chat with Paul F. Tompkins on his Speakeasy web series and they talk all things Review, The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project as well as delve into some of the psychology behind all of Daly’s various characters on stage, screen, and the Internet.

Watch the full chat here.

Joe Lo Truglio Attempts to Appear on “No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins”

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Oh, how great and silly this show has become.

Joe Lo Truglio was invited to do the show, but he still had a hard time actually coming on to No, You Shut Up with Paul F. Tompkins .

Watch what exactly happened here.

Paul F. Tompkins Will Be Taping His Next Hour Special Jun. 6th at The Palace Theatre

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This is one save the date that you should be unequivocally excited for.

Quite some time, almost three years in fact, has passed since Paul F. Tompkins’ last hour special “Laboring Under Delusions”. In that time, Paul has done so much other great projects going including No, You Shut Up!, Dead Authors, Speakeasy, and, most recently, Spontaneanation.

It’s amazing that Paul can pull all of that amazing stuff off and get a new hour together to tape a special on top of that.

That’s why you should block out Jun. 6th on your calendar and plan on heading to the gorgeous Palace Theatre in Downtown LA to see the taping of Paul F. Tompkins’ Crying and Driving. As soon as tickets are available, we will let you know.

The First Episode of “Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins” Is Here

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Remember that new Paul F. Tompkins podcast we were talking about awhile ago? Well, it’s here.

The very first episode of Spontaneation with Paul F. Tompkins has arrived on Earwolf with guests Busy Phillips, Craig Cackowski, Matt Gourley, and Janet Varney.

Chats, make ‘em ups, and more are to be had at Tompkins direction and you should be even more enticed by the episode’s title “A Denny’s Parking Lot”, a place that never encounters a dull second.

Cameron Esposito Discusses Her Comedy Origin Story and More with Paul F. Tompkins

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Ringmaster, eh? Well, Cameron, you just keep on delightfully surprising us all.

Cameron Esposito is the latest guest on the intimate chat series Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins and talks about how she started out in comedy, which is a decidedly much different route than most comedians take as well as her wondrous landmark set on Ferguson.

Watch the whole conversation here.

The “No, You Shut Up!” App Pick Of The Week Is Apparently Always “Ham Horn” and Paul F. Tompkins Can’t Seem To Do Anything About It

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For weeks now, No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins has been trying to keep as current as possible by having a segment reviewing apps.

That should be a simple, easy review of a new app every week. It should be…

Something afoot here as Ham Horn, more commonly referred to as Rap Air Horn, keeps getting picked for every single week while Paul as the host finds himself “unable” to do anything about it or “discover” a different, new app.

Is it a 21st comedic version of Sisyphus?

Watch it here and see for yourself.

Lauren Lapkus Reviews Apps With “Lauren Lapkus’ App Kisses” on “No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins”

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Of the ways to kick off Monday, seeing Lauren Lapkus review made up apps with a hot dog on Paul F. Tompkins’ puppet panel debate show No, You Shut Up! is definitely at the top of our list.

In fact, all apps reviews should involve an arbitrary rating system like kisses and have Lapkus or someone Lapkus-esque doing the review. In case you weren’t aware, there’s plenty more fun like this being had on No, You Shut Up! which you can watch in whole or in clips at their YouTube channel if you’re not watching it already on Fusion.

New Paul F. Tompkins Podcast “Spontaneanation” Coming to Earwolf Apr. 1st

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For those with a general sense of yearning since Paul F. Tompkins’ Pod F. Tompkast’s last episode, you might not yearn any longer (also, you should probably check out Dead Authors and Superego).

Paul’s got a brand new podcast for us all.

Come Apr. 1st. (which is not a prank), Earwolf will premiere Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins. It’s an improvised podcast that will feature Paul and the various friends of his that are exquisite improvisers letting loose based off a conversation.

From the sounds of this preview, the likes of Lauren Lapkus and his Superego partners will be joining Paul in the fun, so you’re definitely going to want to listen and subscribe.

Fred Willard Is The “Trend Watcher” For No, You Shut! with Paul F. Tompkins

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Really, No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins just keeps getting better and better.

Their latest episode saw 75 year old Fred Willard as the panel debate show’s “Trend Watcher” and it could have not gone better.

Randall Park Talks Playing Kim Jong-un and “Fresh Off The Boat”

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The international incident surrounding The Interview largely put James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg in headlines for a few weeks. However, not nearly enough was said of the man who played the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, Randall Park.

He now plays one of the stars on ABC’s Fresh Off The Boat and you’ve probably seen him on various Channel 101 shows,

He chats with Paul F. Tompkins on the latest episode of Speakeasy about what he went through with The Interview as well as being in the race-barrier breaking Fresh Off The Boat.

Watch Key & Peele on “No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins”

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In case you have been too busy trying to catch up with all the hordes of television, movies, music, etc., No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins is really hitting its stride in season 3 over at Fusion.

Just look at all the hijinks they get into with Keegan Michael-Key and Jordan Peele when they stop by and you can clearly see why this show should be the most Googled of 2015 instead of just 2nd in 2014.

Also, do remember that you can watch entire full episodes of this season as well as seasons one and two all conveniently on YouTube.

Gallery 1988’s Latest “Is Thing On?” Art Exhibition Now on Sale Online

February 23, 2015

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Need art inspired by the comedy of Zach Galifianakis (depicted above by Ashton Gallagher), Broad City, Louis C.K., Larry David, Reggie Watts, Paul F. Tompkins, Ron Funches, Dave Chappelle as Prince, The Flight of The Conchords, Mitch Hedberg, and way more.?

Well, look no further than the fourth edition of Gallery 1988’s Is Thing Thing On? art tribute to comedy. Dozens of fine works are on sale and online here, though we would say that you should go now as they’re all selling out fast.

Rainn Wilson Discusses Being Dwight For 9 Seasons of The Office and Following Up With Backstrom

February 17, 2015

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Over several years, Rainn Wilson made a name for himself as well as the character he played on the U.S. version of The Office, Dwight Schrute.

Wilson gets into the nitty gritty about playing Dwight as well as jumping almost immediately into what might be a character of Dwight’s dreams, Backstrom with Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins.

Watch their nice, long chat here.

Watch Both Jonah Ray and a Chimp With a Limp on “No, You Shut Up!”

January 27, 2015

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Paul F. Tompkins and company, specifically The Jim Henson Company, know how to have fun under the guise of important issues on our favorite puppet-human hybrid panel show No, You Shut Up! on Fusion.

Just watch Jonah Ray try to discuss important issues while sneaking non-sense words into his talking points and consumer products review from recalled toy Chimp With a Limp.

Then, be sure to catch new episodes on Fusion on Thursdays at 10PM.

Jim O’Heir Shows That He’s More Than Just Jerry From Parks and Recreation In Chat with Paul F. Tompkins

January 23, 2015

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Jim O’Heir does indeed play he lovable Jerry from Parks and Recreation, but he’s got more up his sleeve than just that.

Find out what those things are that are up his sleeve on the always nice, intimate chat with drinks that is Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins.

Ring In The New Year (You’re Still Ringing It In, Right?) With No, You Shup’s 2014 Year End Special

January 3, 2015

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Paul F. Tompkins and his puppet pundit cadre give 2014 the proper send off on Fusion’s No, You Shut Up!

Watch the whole year end wrap up special here.

Side note: The title “No, You Shut Up!” also happens to perfectly embody much of 2014.

Fusion Has Two Whole Episodes of “No, You Shut Up!” on YouTube

December 31, 2014

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So far, you can watch the two first episodes of this latest season of No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins on YouTube.

We’re not sure if the whole season will be put on YouTube after it airs on Fusion, but, in either case, you should watch and guffaw at as much No, You Shut Up! as you can. Maybe then, it’ll go from second most Googled show in 2014 to first in 2015.

Watch episodes one with guest Rhys Darby and two with guest Ron Funches of season three here.

Watch a Concert Film From The Old Largo with Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Flight of The Conchords, and More

December 28, 2014

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Over 6 years ago, Largo was not the gorgeous theatre that you see at The Coronet these days. It was an even smaller venue with a bar in Fairfax Village here in LA.

However, even back then, a mix of some of the best comedians and innovative musicians and singers all came together under the roof of Largo to play.

In 2008, a concert film was released of the old Largo with the likes of Fred Armisen, Fiona Apple, Greg Behrendt, Paul F. Tompkins, Elliott Smith, Sarah Silverman, Greg Proops, Sarah Silverman, Flight of the Conchords, Patton Oswalt, Louis CK, Zach Galifianakis, Aimee Mann, Andrew Bird, and more all performing.

Now, it’s online for you to enjoy on Vimeo in beautiful black and white. Watch LARGO here.

Mark and Jay Duplass Come to Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins

December 26, 2014

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When it comes to pushing the boundaries of comedy, The Duplass Brothers, Mark and Jay, have not only push boundaries, but do so in an unexpected, but delightful way.

From The Puffy Chair to Jeff Who Lives at Home to Cyrus to their latest project, an HBO series, Togetherness and so much more (both together and individually), Mark and Jay find the comedy in life in some of the most organic ways possible.

So, of course we’re going to watch a nice, long intimate conversation that they have with Paul F. Tompkins on his nice, long intimate conversation web series Speakeasy.

Watch The Battle of The Two Pauls (F. Tompkins and Scheer) on No, You Shut Up

December 23, 2014

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In the comedy puppet panel show world, the competition is “fierce”. Well, we didn’t know that until just now when we found that Paul F. Tompkins faced off with Paul Scheer on Fusion‘s No, You Shut Up!, to see who will reign supreme in making fun of today’s issues with a mix of puppets and real people.

Watch the battle of Paul and Paul here.

Big Foot “Reveals” Predictions on 2016 Election on No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins

December 19, 2014

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We found out, earlier this week, that No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins was the 2nd most Googled show of 2014.

If you’re curious why that might be, you could Google that or you can just watch this great clip of a puppet Big Foot going over his “predictions” for the 2016 presidential elections with Tompkins.

After that, keep the most-Googled train going by googling more about the wonderful No, You Shut Up! on Fusion.

After that, watch an episode on Fusion tonight at 10:30PM.