Not long ago, South Park, one of Comedy Central’s better-liked shows and one that is pretty big on spoofs, got the station and its parent company Viacom in what seemed like a bit of trouble. Some courtroom trouble, that is. And by the time the dust settled on the entire controversy, Viacom found itself not…
Category: Comedy Legal
This category deals with what happens when comedians get in trouble with the law and get taken to court
THE JAY LENO TRIANGLE: Comedy, Courtroom & Foreign Relations
Funnyman Jay Leno is back in court and we have seen this script before. Just last month, the Sikh religion found itself at the butt of Leno’s jokes and the Sikh faithful did not find the stuff amusing. So, early the next week, Randeep Dhillon, an Indian-American and a Sikh, filed a defamation lawsuit in…
JIMMY KIMMEL: Teaching the ‘rabbi’ a lesson
Jimmy Kimmel is a star of late night TV and his star is still rising. Next up, he’ll be hosting the White House Correspondent’s Dinner in April. So, no one can doubt Kimmel’s high profile in pop culture. But as a comedian he also gets into cheeky territory with stuff that really gives people the…
The HANGOVER MOVIE: A Little Harvest of ‘Hangovers’
Talk about what’s in a name lately and perhaps The Hangover Part 2 movie easily jumps to mind. The movie has done better-than-expected business at the box office, yet it seems to remain ‘hung over’ with baggage from its past. Since releasing the movie last May, it has been as if every time the producers…
JOEL McHALE: A sweaty court battle with the angry dwarfs
Funnyman Joel McHale is a TV show host who pulls no punches when he takes the bat to celebrities and reality TV stars. But some of his targets are not the kinds of folks who would take his jibes lying low. Folks like Cara and Gibson Reynolds, a married dwarf couple from New Jersey who…
Jim Norton: Lessons from a “Chicken” defamation fight
Comedian Jim Norton and the Opie and Anthony show are two of a kind and when they come together, it may be wise to prepare oneself for a moment that may not be so ordinary. As it happens, Jim Norton is a stand-up comic who is known for pushing a tough line with foul-mouth remarks…
THE COMEDY STORE: A money tussle brews in court
The Comedy Store in Los Angeles is a legendary comedy club with a lot of proud history to it. And it is no stranger to rocky moments either, like its latest in-house brawl. In one word, the top management is at war with each other. Here’s what went down: In December 2009, comedian/actor Pauly Shore,…
MIKE EPPS: Onstage with a Process Server
Comedians have a reputation for being weird and Mike Epps, known for his roles in The Hangover and Jumping the Broom movies, is no stranger to weird moments. But what happened to him on May 6 was so weird that it caught him totally unawares, perhaps more so because he was onstage at the time…
ANDY DICK the defendant: When a Comedian Goes off the Deep End
Comedian Andy Dick is in trouble again. Only this time, he is not being arrested by the cops but is being sued by someone who won’t take his antics lying down. In early May, a Dallas man named Robert Tucker filed a lawsuit against Dick, his agent the United Talent Agency (UTA) and a Dallas…
HOWARD STERN vs. SIRIUS XM: Starting a Fire in the House
Howard Stern is a major newsmaker with a large footprint and these days he is starting some fires inside the house of Sirius XM satellite radio. This past March, the humorist and self-styled “king of all media” sued Sirius XM [through his production company, One Twelve Inc,] in a Manhattan court alleging breach of contract…