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'Difficult People' has a new take on disability
Hulu has picked up Difficult People, a half-hour comedy initially developed for USA featuring two bitter, jaded comedians who can't stand anyone around them—except each other. With leads Julie Klausner...
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Stephen Malkmus covered Taylor Swift's 'Blank Space' for a bunch of kids
The kids love Taylor Swift. The kids love "Blank Space." And, apparently, the kids love Stephen Malkmus covering "Blank Space." Last month, the former Pavement frontman performed with his current band,...
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Afroman literally threw a fan offstage for taking a hit too many on a blunt
Potheads are generally a fairly congenial, peace-loving bunch. They’re usually too busy trying to figure out how to order burritos on Seamless to be rude or violent, but if they get out of line you can...
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Rainn Wilson and Donald Faison upstage Ingrid Michaelson in her new music video
Ingrid Michaelson isn’t taking crap from anyone—especially not the men who took over her music video.Having already teamed up with SoulPancake in the past with “Little Kids. Big Questions.,” Michaelson...
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YouTube for Kids to go live on Feb. 23
BY SAHIL PATELAlmost a year in the making, a children’s version of YouTube finally has a release date. The service, which will be available as a free Android app for smartphones and tablets, will go...
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Stream these Oscar-nominated shorts before the Academy Awards
The Oscar-nominated shorts don't usually get the same shine as the big-name pictures, so Vimeo went ahead and put them all in one place. You can either rent them for a 72-hour period, or buy and stream...
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This 'Sesame Street' parody of 'Birdman' stars everyone's favorite avian
In one fell swoop (and one continuous shot), Sesame Street managed to peck at the best and the worst of Birdman and pull off a nearly seamless parody. The spoof focused on the big bird of the street,...
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The best of Harris Wittels, from 'Parks and Recreation' to the humblebrag
Fans and comedy lovers are mourning Harris Wittels, who was found dead in his L.A. home on Thursday.Wittels, who was just 30 years old, accomplished much during his comedy career. He was a writer and...
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'Mad Max: Fury Road' has a new trailer—and it's epic
At this point in the life of the Mad Max: Fury Road trailer, the biggest question is whether star Tom Hardy actually says anything in this movie. We already know that director George Miller went with...
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Amber Rose calls out Kanye West on Twitter
After escalating her feud with the Kardashian family over Instagramearlier this week, Amber Rose is now turning to airing her grievances with former beau Kanye West on Twitter, following a diss from...
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Are Prince Harry and Emma Watson dating?
Those of us who have been shipping Harry Potter and Hermione Granger since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone came out in the ’90s may now have something to gush over in real life.Well, sort of....
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Creep on a Google Glass date with webseries 'Watch Me Date'
How would you feel if someone showed up to a date wearing Google Glass? Hopefully you'd be disgusted and a little bit disappointed that you'd been set up with such a dork. If both parties turned up...
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This xylophone cover of Led Zeppelin is the only one you need
That rock and roll exists at all is a testament to artistic rebellion, and when it comes to turning convention on its head, the Louisville Leopard Percussionists are virtually without peers. Who else...
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Read Aziz Ansari's touching tribute to late friend Harris Wittels
Comedian, writer, and Parks and Recreation executive producer Harris Wittels had a lot of fans. His sudden passing earlier this week has prompted an outpouring of love from fellow comedians and others...
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Stuntman turns office into a real-life game of Pac-Man
Take one of YouTube's popular pastimes—parkour—combine it with beloved arcade game Pac-Man, and you've got a one-two punch of video gold.Rustic B, an L.A.-based stuntman, imagines what it would look...
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This new site is like 'Inside the Actors Studio' for the modern age
A new site promises to tell you everything you ever wanted to ask about Hollywood, straight from the people who power the entertainment machine.It's not gossip, however. TakeHollywood aims to put the...
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Building an online network 'by moms, for moms'
BY JESSICA KLEIN Siobhan Freegard started Netmums, a digital hub for mothers, when she was a new mom and realized there weren’t any websites out there specifically for mothers (as you can imagine, that...
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Fred Armisen and Kristen Bell's 'Birdman' parody is perfect
Everyone in show business seems to be haunted by a character: Michael Keaton’s character in Birdman is haunted by the superhero he once played, Caroll Spinney by the Big Bird he portrays. As Fred...
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'SNL' cast member Kyle Mooney discovers a lot of people don't watch 'SNL'
Some of the content created for Saturday Night Live’s 40th anniversary special ended up on the cutting room floor, including a man-on-the-street sketch from newer cast member Kyle Mooney that showcases...
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Finding the ghosts in the mp3
Right now, I'm listening to an album I downloaded from a band called Black Tambourine. Their music is blissfully reverb- and echo-heavy, punctuated with hiss and feedback. There's a weight to it, a...
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