A healthy amount of laughter is officially fading away on everyone’s favorite TV network. As of this week, HBO has officially cancelled Hung, How to Make It In America, and the quality Jonathan Ames series Bored to Death. No more antics from the beloved Schwartzman/Galifianakis/Danson trio in years to come.

This announcement marks a dark time for comedy on premium cable. While popular dramas like Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, and Game of Thrones have fared well and are soldiering on with future seasons, half-hour comedy shows have often seemed to loose steam before their apex. Check out more details from Laughspin. At least we’ve still got Kenny Powers to lean on.

This week is the final countdown to the favorite day of every gentile girl and boy. For any overanxious types, Christmas came early today with a great spin on a popular Funny Or Die Exclusive series, Drunk History. You might recall the first-ever episode starring Michael Cera. This time, they’ve pulled out all the stops for Drunk History Christmas.

In the clip, Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes share a bed as Gosling pantomimes the actions for a drunken telling of ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas. Eva Mendes is good at sleeping. Jimmy Carrey’s appearance as Santa Claus is wonderful, yet somewhat bittersweet, as that’s one man I don’t think anyone ever wants to see get old. Check out the full video below to ensure you don’t experience a shred of humbuggery this holiday season.

¡Felicidades, Americanos! Will Ferrell’s versatility is being put to the test yet again, and the comedy could be at an all-time high. A 30-second teaser trailer has been released for the upcoming 2012 film Casa de mi Padre; as the title suggests, it’s a foreign language film with Ferrell at the helm. You can view the trailer below.

Weighing in with their respectable Spanish-speaking actor clout are co-stars Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal. It’s very exciting to see two reputable Mexican players on board, and with Ferrell/Luna as brothers who become enraptured in a twisted love triangle that all boils down to a drug-trafficking Garcia-Bernal, antics are undoubtedly expected to ensue. Toss Efren Ramirez & Nick Offerman into the mix to help really make this film one of the most highly-anticipated comedies of the coming year.

The film is in theatres March 16th, 2012. With Ferrell’s seemingly impressive Mexican accent in the teaser, we can rest assured this ain’t no Nacho Libre.

‘Tis the season to bring out everyone’s favorite Saturday Night Live alumni. This weekend marked SNL’s holiday episode and a host of names that have moved on from the show and onto greener television pastures (see Tracy Morgan). Oh, and also Chris Kattan & Horatio Sanz.

Today, Laughspin shared a comprehensive write-up along with a ton of clips from last night’s episode. Though they didn’t find much of it especially funny, you can read the entire post on Laughspin. Ironic that, in spite of such criticisms, Deadline has reported that the episode saw this entire season’s best ratings. I’m sure folks were at least content seeing Fallon & Rachel Dratch reprising Sully & Denise. I know I was.

Below is a shared clip of Fallon & Dratch opening as Sully & Denise, as well as Fallon’s Ludwig Van Beethoven which, for me, was a definite highlight of the episode.

A never-nude would continue to be the distrustful one. Official announcement was made earlier this Fall that FOX’s esteemed Arrested Development comedy series would finally get it’s 6-year hiatus revived with 10 new Netflix episodes preceding a feature film release. At the helm of the doubtful cast members has consistently been David Cross, who portrayed the show’s lovable Tobias Fünke. Cross was recently interviewed by MTV News and, although his skepticism is certainly still apparent, it seems to have waned and been replaced with just a shred of hope.

Though it garnered more popularity with DVD sales following the series’ cancellation, there are more than a few siding with Cross who would love to see the Bluth family again, not only in their homes, but for the first time ever in cinema. Check out a few Cross blurbs on the subject via Laughspin, or read his great MTV interview in its entirety.

Breaking news! Everyone’s favorite The Ricky Gervais Show (and podcast) cohort, Stephen Merchant, has recently been rounding out a stand-up tour in the States, and this coming week will host Merchant’s first-ever New York stops. Better yet, The Comic’s Comic has some tickets to Merchant’s final Town Hall debut next Wednesday night in NYC, and five people will be the lucky winners.

The Office/Extras co-creator will play three gigs beginning this weekend, and although tickets are going fast The Comic’s Comic has snagged a bundle of seats that are currently up for grabs. That said, check out The Comic’s Comic post here, and get your name in the hat for a chance to check out Merchant’s 2012 NYC stops.

Get your beer can hats ready for the big game, comedy fans. In spite of NBA lockouts & NFL threatening the same, the FX television network has confirmed that The League is coming back for a fourth season. With heavy hitters like Louie, Wilfred, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia among their other regularly scheduled programming, FX is a more than a formidable contender in television’s  realm of hilarity.

This is exciting, not only for fans of the fantasy sports series, but for followers of some of comedy’s more notable fresh names and faces. Human Giant‘s Paul Scheer & Best Week Ever‘s Nick Kroll (also of The Life & Times of Tim fame) butt competitive heads with other established comics Steve Rannazzisi and Jon Lajoie. Round it out with Austin’s own mumblecore auteur filmmaker darling, Mark Duplass, and there’s little curiosity left as to why the series has really picked up steam. The current season still has three more episodes before it ends, so make sure you’re caught up in time for the thirteen fresh episodes that will begin airing next year.

Patton Oswalt & Jason Reitman premiered Young Adult at Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse.

It doesn’t take an Austinite to know that the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is the greatest movie theatre in the country. Aside from the food & booze, film festivals & parties, among the more well-known perks of attending movies there is their strict no talking or texting policy that is exhibited before each film.

At the risk of getting to an extreme point of talking about how awesome the Drafthouse is, their spur-of-the-moment secret screenings have to be some of the more coveted tickets to acquire. Their “Drunk Angry Girl who got Kicked out for Texting at the Alamo” set the internet on fire earlier this summer, and most recently, director Jason Reitman and star of the film Patton Oswalt showed up at the Alamo for an exclusive premiere of Reitman’s latest, Diablo Cody-penned film Young Adult. While there, they filmed a fitting homage to the outraged moviegoer and it’s all ablaze once again online.

Check out the full clip with Reitman & Oswalt below, along with the original PSA from Drunk Angry Girl. Reitman’s Young Adult stars Patton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, and is in theatres this Friday, December 16th.

Will a day come soon where the internet screens movies free of charge, with no looming guilt or backlash for its viewers? YouTube is making headway in this venture. BuzzFeed recently shared that there are nearly 100 watch-worthy  movies available for your viewing pleasure. Below are a baker’s dozen, particularly amusing titles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Army of Darkness (1992)

A riot of a 1300 A.D. zombie action adventure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flight of the Navigator (1986)

One of the best things Pee-Wee Herman has ever done, and perhaps the most-watched VHS of my youth (other than Back to the Future and/or The Sandlot and/or Teen Wolf and/or The Goonies).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hocus Pocus (1993)

Watch a very attractive Sarah Jessica Parker run amok with witch sisters Kathy Najimy & The Divine Miss M herself, Bette Midler.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

A Guy Ritchie crime thriller for the ages that’s equally as hysterical as it is violently intense.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road Trip (2000)

Comedic blockbuster fat-cat Todd Phillips’ first narrative feature was way more successful (and funny?) than School for Scoundrels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

If you think the entire Robin Hood saga is spoof-worthy, add a splash of laughing especially at Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with more than a twist of Mel Brooks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She-Devil (1989)

It doesn’t have to be an incredible film for one to realize it’s worth seeing just to witness Roseanne and Meryl Streep duke it out over Ed Begley Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Circuit (1986)

Fisher Stevens. Ally Sheedy. Steve Guttenberg. Robots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

A recent, instantly classic Will Ferrell stock car racing comedy that, at the very tip of its hilarious actor iceberg, co-stars Sasha Baron Cohen and John C. Reilly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Who wouldn’t want to watch Cory Feldman as Donatello, Elias Koteas as Casey Jones, and Sam Rockwell shelling out cigarette cartons to the Foot Clan?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bad News Bears (1976)

Even Billy Bob Thornton would agree that this Walter Matthau/Tatum O’Neal original is flawless.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

At this time of year, the list wouldn’t be complete without a holiday title. It’s not blasphemy, it’s just Tim Burton putting his unique, morbid spin on America’s most sensationalized holiday with more than a little help from Henry Selick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wayne’s World (1992)

This and Tommy Boy are quite possibly the two VHS tapes of every 80′s baby’s home video collection, where the movie doesn’t even need to be playing in order for fans to accurately recite the entire script.

 

I’m betting there are more where these came from. Check out the BuzzFeed post for 74 titles to help get you started. The Outsiders isn’t especially funny, but it is the best movie ever that made the list. There are quite a few classics just ripe for the watching.

Great viral shit for a Monday is always an exciting thing? It’s a wonderment that the mere idea of the words suggest a new web series that has found instant success. It’s highly unlikely that Shit Girls Say will have any problems getting viewers following the pilot.

Update: Tosh.0 blog confirmed Tuesday that the pilot is definitely the beginnings of a series. It’d be interesting to know if Juliette Lewis is a friend of writers & creators Kyle Humphrey & Graydon Sheppard. Their 80,000+ and counting Twitter page is no far fetch from the first episode, and the YouTube clip has been viewed over half a million times since it premiered. Huffington Post Women & Parents Associate Editor, Emma Gray’s coverage makes one curious as to whether or not they’ll have more sympathetic or condemning reactions with episodes to come.