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Jim Gaffigan Is A Dad Again

Josh loposer — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:30:00 GMT

Comedian Jim Gaffigan, who you may remember from such films as: Super Troopers, 17 Again, and trailers for Away We Go (video below), welcomed a new baby girl into the family last weekend.

Katie Louise Gaffigan was born to Jim and Jeannie on Sunday, May 10th in New York. Katie is the couple's third child, joining daughter Marre and brother Jack.

Other baby-related news coming from the cast of Away We Go -- ironically enough, a movie about a pregnant couple -- is that Maya Rudolph is expecting her second child with There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson.

Congratulations, Jim!

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Joel McHale Grateful for Son's Full Recovery

Karl Erikson — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:38:00 GMT

Host of E!'s "The Soup" Joel McHale regularly works for the laughs, but he wasn't laughing when it came to the open heart surgery done on his son, Edward Roy, 3-1/2, while he was just a newborn.

"Very surreal," Joel says, "Eddie had two holes in the wall of his heart which surgeons needed to close, but Joel says that the situation could have easily been much worse. Even though open heart surgery is obviously major, major surgery, Eddie’s problem was nothing compared to when a surgeon has to deal with the valves and veins of the heart," he explains.

"Multiple surgeries are required for those, and it can affect quality of life and life-span." It was a bit of a miracle that Eddie survived the procedure with no ill effects. Joel and wife Sarah are very grateful.

"We spent about a week in Los Angeles Children’s Hospital (the greatest hospital in the world)," says Joel. "We were on the floor with all the other children who were recovering from much more serious surgeries. We realized quickly that Eddie’s problem paled in comparison to some of those kids. We were so lucky because we had an end to the dark tunnel that was his problem, but for those other kids, it can be a life-long struggle, or worse. They are so strong and brave."

Joel says every parent should be grateful to God for the gift of their child's health.

Joel and Sarah are also parents to 9-month-old Isaac Hayden.

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Colbert, Stewart and Obama: The Tears of a Clown(s)

Whit Honea — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:34:00 GMT

Funnymen/family men/political pundits Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart of "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show," respectively, had a little cable TV special last night on Comedy Central. Their timing was perfect as they were able to announce live the results of Obama's win.

If you look closely at the video below it appears that both men get a little choked-up, and in the case of Colbert even a bit teary-eyed. Who knew?

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BTW, have you seen the Colbert Christmas Special? It's too funny and I didn't know who else to tell.

Stephen Colbert Practices What He Preaches

Whit Honea — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:54:00 GMT

Funnyman pundit Stephen Colbert doesn't just drop knowledge on the Nation via his Emmy winning show "The Colbert Report," he also spreads some gospel by teaching Sunday school.

Who knew?

Strollerderby did.

Stewart and Colbert are Terrorists (Just Like the Obamas!)

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Bee and Jones Have Daily Show Baby

Whit Honea — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:06:00 GMT

Samantha Bee and her husband have a lot in common. They are both Canadian and they both work for The Daily Show. Hey, that's more than a lot of couples share.

They recently welcomed a son, Fletcher, to the family that already consisted of daughter Piper.

They're pretty funny- the parents anyway, I haven't seen any quotes from the kids yet.

When speaking to eTalk about Piper's appearing on The Daily Show Jason said, "If there's anything we learned, is that we didn't get enough money for our daughter's appearances on the show. This son is going to rake it in."

The couple met while working together in Canada, saying that they "bonded through our mutual dislike of the children, which is ironic because we're raising some now."

Funny how that happens.

Oh yeah, this is Dad:

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Celebrity Dads Raising Money For Autism

Sassy Smith — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:10:00 GMT

I love this - celebrity dads (and some moms too!), who used their comedic talent to raise money for autism. Who was there to help raise awareness?

Last Sunday night, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Chris Rock joined funnymen forces and took to the stage at New York's Beacon Theatre for "A Night Of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert For Autism Education."

The show was hosted by Jon Stewart and was broadcast live on cable network Comedy Central and featured other talents, such as: Matthew Broderick, Susan Sarandon, Tina Fey, Sarah Silverman, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and talk show icon Conan O'Brien.

Matthew Broderick said, "It's fun to be here. I'm a fan of 94 per cent of the performers. I'm always a little nervous. I hope it goes well."

They did a show in 2006 and raised almost $ 3 million!

Keep up the good work!

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Colbert, Conan and Stewart: It's Go Time

Whit Honea — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:11:00 GMT

Want to know what you do on your talk show with no writers? You kick somebody's ass.

Conan will fill you in on the rest. It's a little long, but what else are you going to do, work?

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Jon Stewart Needs a Hug

Whit Honea — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:43:00 GMT

It ain't easy on the street for a comedian without a writing staff. Jon Stewart is apparently calling someone that cares, and that's sweet.

I don't know what the big deal is with needing writers for his show. As long as George Bush is in office he does all the work.

I suppose Stewart could just show YouTube clips for 30 minutes.

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