David Cross

It's a Disaster Remains Effervescent, Apocalypse Be Damned

THE MAN INSIDE HIM

David Cross discusses Arrested Development’s return with Michael Cera

BACK TO SCHOOL

Take a class (sort of) 
with Fred Armisen

DREIDEL ROCK

Eight holy nights 
of Yo la Tengo

How to Make Beer Ice Pops

[See More Clips of the Day: Super Freaky Cooking with Comedian David Cross | When Hair Gets in Your Beer] The Brooklyn Brew Shop's cute videos have a way of making us thirsty. This recipe for ice pops starts with a light-bodied Belgian ale, then adds one of my favorite summery flavor duos, raspberr ... More >>

Super Freaky Cooking with Comedian David Cross

[See More Clips of the Day: The Battersby Crew Hates Brunch, Loves Fernet | When Hair Gets in Your Beer] In this absurd clip from Comedy Bang! Bang! actor David Cross plays chef Bellini Pastafangu, lover of green spandex and author of How to Cook Food.

Win A Pair Of Tickets To The Secret Policeman's Ball, A Music/Comedy Extravaganza At Radio City This Weekend

This Sunday, the Secret Policeman's Ball—a night of music and comedy celebrating the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International—is taking place at Radio City Music Hall, and today Sound of the City is giving away a pair of tickets. Among the luminaries appearing at the event: Jon Stewart; ... More >>

ASK, DON'T TELL

NPR adds another game 
show to its waves

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

8 CRAZY NIGHTS

Yo La Tengo light their menorah

Yo La Tengo's Eight Nights Of Hanukkah Will Again Take Place Over (Yes) The Eight Nights Of Hanukkah

​Which is a sort of snarky way of saying that tickets for this year's Eight Nights of Hannukah celebration go on sale tomorrow at noon. For those unfamiliar with the tradition, every year Yo La Tengo brings together a bunch of friends whose identities "will not be divulged until the last possi ... More >>

LOST ART

Honoring the best canceled TV shows

Kristin Scott Thomas's New Movie About Hormones

Dying by degrees at the New York Film Festival

LAUGH TRACK

Eugene Mirman and friends are back

Photos: Pool Party with Cap'n Jazz, Lightning Bolt, and David Cross

All photos by Sam Horine.Cap'n Jazz. Full gallery of Pool Party with Cap'n Jazz and Lightning Bolt here. Yesterday was the third week of this summer's eight Jelly NYC Pool Parties, and with Lightning Bolt, No Age, and the return of emo stalwarts Cap'n Jazz, the bill was one of the summer's best f ... More >>

The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 5: Alvin & The Chipmunks, "Get Munk'd"

F2K is a countdown of the 50 worst songs of the decade. Track our progress here. Watch out, 'cause here they come... and it would seem that they're kinda horny.

Cheek, In Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

​ "I thought these only existed in cartoons." Twitpic by nataliemorales. Well, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are done and the War on Christmas is getting closer! How's that going? On the one hand, the Satanists managed to keep the sidewalk Santas out of New York; on the other, Christers mus ... More >>

David Cross Endorses Scientology In a Way Only He Can

MTV ShowsOh, David Cross, not since your never-nude turn on Arrested Development have you shined like this. Sure, the audience at the MTVu "Woodie Awards" -- ahem, whatever the hell that is* -- seem bewildered by your deadpan endorsement of Hubbard tech at "Flag" (aka, the Scientology spiritual HQ ... More >>

F2K No. 28: Xiu Xiu, "Support Our Troops OH (Black Angels OH)"

F2K is a countdown of the 50 worst songs of the decade. Track our progress here. Breaking news: Sensitive indie rocker still mad at world because he got noogies in junior high First, let's play fair: I love me some Xiu Xiu. Their six-album run from 2002's Knife Play to 2008's Women As Lovers i ... More >>

THE PRESENT, TOMORROW

Psychedelic lineup ushers back ATP

NOW READ THIS

Cartoonists team up with the literati in Brooklyn

SURE BET

Play poker with your favorite funny guys

Good Star Bad Star: Jackman "Heartbroken," Cross Breaks Balls

Now look what you did -- you broke Hugh Jackman's heart! The X-Men Origins: Wolverine star and Oscar show host says he was "heartbroken" when his comic-book movie was leaked via the internet a month ahead of schedule, and considers his heartbreak "a very serious crime" -- heartbreak in the first de ... More >>

LAUGH TRACK NOT INCLUDED

Funniest Home Videos got nothing on these guys

NO LAUGHING MATTER

Your favorite comics raise money for autism

HYPER-REALITY

Yo La Tengo and David Cross appear on Emily Hubley’s latest

The Grand: Worth the Gamble

Forget the mockumentary's poker face. It's the people who are cards.

Yo La Tengo Hanukkah Shows: Final 2!

Yo La Tengo's Hanukkah Shows: What's Happened So Far

Cred Sheet

Stuff You Need to Know to Avoid Cultural Ostracism

Harry Potter and the Deathly Dearth of Post-Siren Action

Creative beer receptacles and futile after-party searches after a long day at Coney Island

The Sunday Comics

The Whitest Kids U Know would maybe like to screw a deer. Welcome to New York sketch-comedy boom time.

'Fired!'

'She's the Man'

Famous

NYC celebs take over Fontana's, Annex, Slipper Room, Corner Billiards

'Curious George'

Pack Yr Trunk

If your band's got a big [elephant noise], let me search ya

Comic (Un)convention

Events for Dissent

From protests to plays and films to forums, New York 'makes nice' with the RNC

Beach Noise

Indie guitar bands and their fans ride the love roller coaster

Siren Song

Another booze-filled day in the Coney sun, with indie rockers galore

Giant Step: Raising Funds to Ensure the Kids Are Alright

Beer Babe

The Need for More Than Greed: A Trio of Stroheim Sagas

Dancing (Naked) in the Dark

Siren Song

Mr. Showstopper

You'll Literally Die Laughing, OK Maybe Not

Showing Off

Bob and David Tell You What to Think

Listings

Search and Rescue Operations

Losing the Plot at Sundance