Reality TV likes marijuana. So far we've seen "Weed Wars," "Weed Country" and "The Blue Grass Boys." The next series to zero in on the pot.com boom will be "High Profits," about two Breckenridge, Colorado ganjapreneurs.
A Florida woman who called on Toys R Us to stop selling "Breaking Bad" action figures that she believes glorify drug use has succeeded. On Thursday, the company placed the items on "indefinite sabbatical."
"I lean in favor of this ballot measure," says U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley about the Oregon initiative that would legalize marijuana if voters pass it in November.
On the latest episode of his web series, "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis," the comedian interviews Brad Pitt. At one point, Galifianakis offers him a gift he calls a bassoon, but sure looks like a bong.
Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) are hosting the comedy extravaganza Festival Supreme this Sunday at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles. The stupendous bill includes Cheech & Chong, Doug Benson, Workaholics and many more.
Comedian George Carlin grew up in West Harlem In New York, on 121 St. between Morningside Dr. and Amsterdam Ave., which after some controversy, has been christened George Carlin Way.
As part of the British Film Institute's "Days of Fear and Wonder" sci-fi series, Stanley Kubick's 1968 masterpiece, "2001: A Space Odyssey," is being screened on Nov. 30 in London. Watch the new trailer.
Randy Credico says he was at a party in 2005 where current New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman snorted cocaine. A stand-up comic, Credico emceed the party in question at the now-defunct Siberia.
