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Steve Buscemi, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld (Photo: Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagic, Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for GOOD+ Foundation) Did Chris Rock and Steve Buscemi Audition for ‘Seinfeld’?
The two actors were rumored to have been up for Jason Alexander’s role at one point
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Stevie Wonder and Eddie Murphy on 'SNL' (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) Why Eddie Murphy Killed Off One of His Most Popular ‘Saturday Night Live’ Characters
Everyone loved Buckwheat, except the guy who had to play him all the time
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Steve Martin (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis via Getty Images) Did Hooters Get Its Name From a Steve Martin Joke?
The comedian has been credited with giving the popular breast-themed franchise its moniker
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Jamie Foxx (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) The Hit Musical Jamie Foxx Asked Lauryn Hill and Aaliyah to Remake With Him
Following a dramatic turn in ‘Any Given Sunday,’ the ‘In Living Color’ star was looking to reunite with Oliver Stone on another project
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Shirley MacLaine (Photo: Bettman/Getty Images) The Actress Shirley MacLaine Says Farted in Her Face on the Set of ‘Terms of Endearment’
The relationship between the two stars was anything but endearing
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(L-R) Actors Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney of 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images) Is ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Really the Longest-Running Sitcom of All Time?
The hit FX comedy holds a very long-winded distinction
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Rodney Dangerfield (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/IMAGES/Getty Images) How 10 Famous Comedians Got Their Goofy Stage Names
An examination of some of the stranger pseudonyms in comedy history
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Abraham Lincoln (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Abraham Lincoln Was Assassinated at a Comedy Show
The former president loved a good joke and spent his final moments listening to one
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The cast of 'Gilligan's Island' Thurston Howell III (Jim Backus); Lovey Howell (Natalie Schafer); Mary Ann Summers (Dawn Wells, seated); Ginger Grant (Tina Louise); Gilligan (Bob Denver); The Skipper, Jonas Grumby (Alan Hale Jr.); and The Professor, Roy Hinkley (Russell Johnson) (Photo: Bettman/Getty Images) ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Will Forever Be Linked to the JFK Assassination
The iconic sitcom’s pilot nearly didn’t get finished after President Kennedy was killed
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Cupid mending a broken heart (Photo by Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images) 10 Famous Comedians and Their Thoughts on Valentine’s Day
A curated list of Valentine’s-themed jokes from some of comedy’s heavy hitters
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Adam West as Batman (Photo: Bettman/Getty Images) The Hilarious Reason Adam West Was Kicked Out of an Orgy
We’ve heard of method acting, but this is ridiculous
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Jason Voorhees (Photo by Paramount/Getty Images) Did Cheech and Chong Almost Star in a ‘Friday the 13th’ Movie?
‘Jason Lives’ director Tom McLoughlin pitched the comedic crossover as an idea for ‘Friday the 13th Part VII’