Lisa Lampanelli is a bitch. Plain and simple. However, unlike other obnoxious women I’ve listened to (i.e. sorority girls, my mother) that’s the exact reason why I love her. Political correctness has become such a pain in the ass these days that cracking a joke in any sort of social setting is like playing verbal Russian roulette. Lisa doesn’t play this game. Instead, she just aims and shoots with pinpoint accuracy that would make even Lee Harvey Oswald say, “wow…nice shot.”

Lisa Lampanelli is a bitch. Plain and simple. However, unlike other obnoxious women I’ve listened to (i.e. sorority girls, my mother) that’s the exact reason why I love her. Political correctness has become such a pain in the ass these days that cracking a joke in any sort of social setting is like playing verbal Russian roulette. Lisa doesn’t play this game. Instead, she just aims and shoots with pinpoint accuracy that would make even Lee Harvey Oswald say, “wow…nice shot.”

What began as a quest by 32 college teams to see which school was the funniest in the nation is now down to eight. Rooftop’s National College Comedy Competition’s semi-finals underway now until April 27.

A once felon and now “born again comedian,” Dean Schardan is really turning his life around. The man has not had it easy and it’s not because cruel people paved a tortuous road for him; unfortunately he’s the one who put himself in such terrible situations.

Zach Galifianakis is coming to a television near you! That’s right, Between Two Ferns, an immensely web-series that centers around Galifianakis conducting awkward interviews with A-list celebrities, makes its debut appearance on TV May 6. Producer Scott Aukerman confirmed the news on Comedy Bang Bang this past Monday and also announced that there will be guest appearances by Richard Branson, Jon Stewart and Tina Fey.

Comedienne and actress Sarah Silverman got stark naked for the indie film Take This Waltz. Directed by Sarah Polley, it’s a story about a twenty-eight year old named Margot (Michelle Williams), happily married to Lou (Seth Rogen), a good-natured cookbook author. She ends up meeting Daniel (Luke Kirby), a handsome artist that lives across the street, and their mutual attraction is undeniable.

While screening a clip from A History of Violence in a college classroom, myself and the other students were all laughing at William Hurt as he beat up a man for botching a murder. My teacher stopped the film and simply asked us why we were laughing. Though he was doing his own research for a thesis he was writing, that question has always stayed with me. I’m reminded of it every time I laugh when someone falls, gets hit in the head, or overreacts to a petty situation.

“This is Richard Ira Vos.”

Those are the first, slow, deliberate words from a man wrapping up a breakneck week. When we got a chance to talk, the 54-year-old stand-up comic/iTunes chart topper/writer/Opie and Anthony regular/Woodstock 99 host had just recorded the fifth installment of his new podcast My Wife Hates Me with life partner and fellow comedian Bonnie McFarlane.

George Santayana (the philosopher, not the guitarist) once wrote: “Those who do not remember their past are condemned to repeat their mistakes.” As far as adages go, it’s one of the better ones… because remembering the past is key in almost every aspect of life… and most definitely in the world of comedy.

Christian Finnegan is a regular on “Are We There Yet,” a show with 44 episodes already under its belt and entering its third season on TBS this fall. But talk to him and he comes off like the average working comedian.