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Shaffer won't dish on famous friends
11/09/09 In music and comedy, timing is everything. | JAM! Showbiz -
Toronto's Donnie Walsh celebrates 40 years with Downchild with Canadian tour
10/09/09 Looking back on 40 years with Downchild, Toronto blues pioneer Donnie Walsh doesn't offer much insight on his longevity. | JAM! Showbiz -
Actor Henry Gibson dies at 73
09/16/09 Henry Gibson, whose gentle poet persona on 1960s classic TV show "Laugh-In" made him one of the original flower children, died Monday in Malibu after a brief battle with cancer. | Variety -
The Five Best Films Based on Comedy Sketches
08/31/09 The most profitable "SNL" spin-off to date (a title that the forthcoming "MacGruber" film should find difficult to wrestle away unless its title character can create $121 million from whole cloth), "Wayne's World" can credit much of its success to the film's canny scripting, which stays true to its characters' slacker-catchphrase essence via a conventional fame-corrupts-rock 'n' roll narrative. | Independent Film Channel (IFC)