The Grand (2007) (New York Times)

The BBC has come under fire for an episode of Lily Allen's chat show which showed footage of a student apparently pulling a teacher's trousers down. >> full story

Ex-Fox anchor pitches 'Funny Business' (Stamford Advocate)

The Dow is plunging, oil is selling at more than $104 a barrel, and home foreclosures are at an all-time high. >> full story

Pauly Shore's Racial Rant (PageSix.com)

Has-been comic Pauly Shore wants to be black! Why? Well, here's what he told a reader of worldstarhiphop.com (see the video below): "I need to be black, because if I was black, I'd be doing good. I mean, all the black comedians are doing good."You have [D.L.] Hughley, you have Monique, Cedric the Entertainer, Martin Lawrence, Charlie Murphy... Yeah, [Charlie's] funny. But the reason why he's ...full story

The Grand (2007) (New York Times)

The actors certainly look as if they’re having a good time, and if you’re in the right mood, you might too. A disposable, moderately humorous distraction directed by Zak Penn from an idea he cooked up with Matt Bierman, “The Grand” is a strenuously faked, digital-video documentary about the ins and outs, heavy bets and close calls that take place during a high-stakes Las Vegas poker game. >> full story

Newscast from a robot-dominated future -- Onion video (Addict 3D)

The field of 64 is set, and it's time to set about finding the best sports video on the web. We move onto the 3 vs. 14 matchups today, and there may be some closer calls here ... these 14 seeds are fiesty. >> full story

Allen show slammed for pants prank video (Digital Spy)

Lily Allen's BBC Three show is under fire for screening a video. >> full story

Comedy troupe plays on maternal superstrength in funny Web video (Colorado Springs Gazette)

"Mother Son Moving Co." Go to the Entertainment link on gazette.com. The MTV comedy troupe Human Giant created this hilarious sketch inspired by those news reports of mothers gaining adrenaline bursts of superstrength when their kids were in trouble. >> full story

Newscast from a robot-dominated future -- Onion video (Addict 3D)

The Onion's latest video segment -- a newscast from a future where humans are subservient to robots -- is not only uproariously funny, it's also a damned fine, top-notch piece of science fiction. >> full story