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  1. Finally, a Patton Oswalt-Voiced Superhero CartoonFox has ordered a pilot presentation from American Dad co-creator Mike Barker for Working Class Hero, a comedy “set in a world where […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  2. Trade Roundup: Patton Oswalt, Melissa McCarthy, Parks & RecreationPatton Oswalt may star with Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as “Todd, a friendly eHarmony counselor.” This is […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  3. Patton Oswalt Will Guest on Two and a Half Men, Thrilling Maybe 10 PeoplePatton Oswalt will appear on an upcoming episode of Two and a Half Men as Ashton Kutcher’s ex-business partner. The Venn diagram of people who […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  4. guest stars
    Patton Oswalt Heading to Two and a Half MenAs a faux Steve Wozniak.
    By Margaret Lyons
  5. party chat
    Tilda Swinton Is Ready to Do That Duet With Andy Serkis At Patton Oswalt’s suggestion.
    By Bennett Marcus
  6. epic snubs
    Patton Oswalt’s Wonderful Oscar Snub Response“Charlize & Tilda just pulled up in a stolen police car.”
    By Margaret Lyons
  7. riot comedy festival
    Watch Very Funny People Clamor for a Comedy Festival in Los AngelesMegan Mullally and friends want your money for an alt-comedy festival in the City of Angels.
    By Eliot Glazer
  8. Jimmy Fallon Recruits Maya Rudolph, Patton Oswalt & Jason Segel for […] Jimmy Fallon offered up a new spin on his traditional reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, mad-libbing it with guests Martin Short, […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  9. late night with jimmy fallon
    Watch Jimmy Fallon’s Star-Studden Christmas Mad LibBrian Williams, Maya Rudolph, and Patton Oswalt are all really good at Mad Libs. T.I. and Martin Short? Surprisingly, not so much.
    By Eliot Glazer
  10. Patton Oswalt Tears Into the Logical Inconsistencies of ‘The Little […]This week on Conan, it’s Making Fun of Popular Christmas Carols Week, where a different guest every night deconstructs one of the carols you […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  11. The Quiet, Dark Comedy of Young AdultYoung Adult is not only one of the best comedic films of the year, but one of the best films of the year. It’s about time comedic performances […]
    By Robin Hardwick
  12. Patton Oswalt Just Wanted to Text a Friend How Great He Is in Young Adult In this excellent PSA for the Alamo Drafthouse, Jason Reitman kicks Patton Oswalt out of a theater for texting during the movie. “There’s no […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  13. The Lost Roles of Patton OswaltSince rising to sitcom stardom in the late 90’s, Patton Oswalt has led an eclectic career, also finding success as a stand-up comedian, voice […]
    By Bradford Evans
  14. Patton Oswalt Explains His King of Queens Prank to Jimmy Fallon Patton Oswalt took to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night to promote Young Adult, but more importantly to show a fast-forwarded clip of […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  15. salute these shorts
    Watch Patton Oswalt Recount Matthew McConaughey’s Poor Wardrobe Choices“I thought his balls were going to come out the entire time.”
    By Margaret Lyons
  16. The Grammys Are Coming, the Grammys Are ComingThe Grammy nominations are in, and there’s a lotta comedy in there. First, the big one: Best Comedy Album. And the nominees are: Alpocalypse […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  17. Patton Oswalt Stood Still For Three Minutes on King of Queens Would you like to see Patton Oswalt stand entirely motionless during a three-minute scene of King of Queens (on which he’s a series regular, […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  18. Watch Patton Oswalt’s Eerie King of Queens Prank“Forgot I did this,” tweeted Oswalt, explaining, “I stayed absolutely motionless in the opening scene from a KING OF QUEENS episode.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
  19. The Lost Roles of Sarah SilvermanComedian / writer / actress / producer / musician Sarah Silverman first entered the national spotlight in 1993, when she was hired by Saturday […]
    By Bradford Evans
  20. Patton Oswalt Calls On A Fan For Pie And A Reading This is pretty fantastic. The AV Club sent Patton Oswalt to the home of a reader in Chicago for pie and a reading from Zombie Spaceship […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  21. chat room
    Patton Oswalt on His Methlike Mini-Series, Reteaming With Diablo Cody for Young Adult, and Improv Overload“I think right now there is an undeserved sort of fashion and fad for improv … sometimes the script is awesome, and you will look really good if you read the f-cking script.”
    By Steve Marsh
  22. brilliance
    Mindy Kaling, Patton Oswalt, and James Van Der Beek Live the Dream of Starring in The Breakfast ClubAs a basketcase, a nerd, and a jock. Respectively.
    By Margaret Lyons
  23. Patton Oswalt Guest Edits SPIN Magazine’s Comedy IssuePatton Oswalt has lent his name to the masthead of SPIN for their November “Funny” Issue, which Oswalt calls “a highly personal snapshot of […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  24. Patton Oswalt, Robert Kirkman Swarm Talking Dead PremiereDo you like Patton Oswalt? Do you like zombies? Do you like combining chuckles with the grisly threat of pandemic global zombification? Then […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  25. The Heart, She Holler Looks Unbelievably Weird Here’s the first preview of The Heart, She Holler, the incredibly strange new Adult Swim mini-series that premieres November 6. The trailer […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  26. Young Adult Trailer Makes Mean Charlize Theron Look Super Fun to Watch Behold, the trailer for Young Adult, the upcoming dark comedy directed by Jason Reitman, written by Diablo Cody, and starring […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  27. trailer mix
    Young Adult Trailer: Charlize Theron’s Unhappy High-School ReunionIt’s the new movie from Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  28. Patton Oswalt on Disneyland’s Evil Employee-Harvesting Schemes Patton Oswalt snuggled his pie-enhanced frame into the chair next to Conan’s desk last night to talk about the uncoolness of Weight Watchers […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  29. Patton Oswalt’s Best Argument Against Gay Marriage Here’s an exclusive track from Patton Oswalt’s upcoming album Finest Hour, which drops next Tuesday. In it, he talks about the only […]
    By Adam Frucci
  30. Talking to Patton Oswalt About His New Standup Album, Writing, and Comedy […]Patton Oswalt may not cut a very imposing figure, but still, he’s pretty damn intimidating. It probably has something do with his formidable […]
    By Phil Davidson
  31. Patton Oswalt Love-Hates New YorkThere is a lot of beautiful stuff packed into Genevieve Koski’s Patton Oswalt interview at the A.V. Club, including Patton’s complete and utter […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  32. Patton Oswalt, Patron of the ArtsHere is a pretty adorable story about four artists/Patton Oswalt superfans who got in touch with the comedian and are now producing all sorts […]
    By Adam Frucci
  33. Tom Scharpling Directs Patton Oswalt as Tom Scharpling in The Ettes’ New […]Tom Scharpling’s latest directorial effort is a music video for The Ettes’ “Excuse.” The premise: Patton Oswalt is director “Tom Scharpling,” […]
    By Adam Frucci
  34. Patton Oswalt and Johnny Knoxville to Play Brothers in Upcoming ComedyPatton Oswalt and Johnny Knoxville are on board to play brothers in an upcoming, as-yet-untitled movie from Todd Rohal about “a pair of […]
    By Adam Frucci
  35. Patton Oswalt Is the Wizard King Patton Oswalt’s journey into madness with the gang at 5-Second Films continues today. You can’t really describe a five-second comedy video in […]
    By Adam Frucci
  36. clickables
    Hear Patton Oswalt’s Pitch for a New Broadway ShowBoth Sales Guy No. 2 and Shakespeare approve.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  37. Patton Oswalt Suffers The Consequences for 5-Second Films After having his junk destroyed in Crabwalkin’, Patton Oswalt’s 5-Second Films career continues with the complete annihilation of his being in […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  38. clickables
    Watch Patton Oswalt Crab-Walk Into a Crotch Kick, Just BecauseAs advertised.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  39. Patton Oswalt Crab Walks Into Catastrophe for 5-Second Films Patton Oswalt’s Crabwalkin’ video for 5-Second Films is so cute/violent, I’m going to go ahead and gloss over the fact that he is clearly not […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  40. Patton Oswalt on Memory and Our Media AppetitePatton Oswalt posted a long piece on his website today about a bit from his first standup album that centers on an old commercial for Stella […]
    By Adam Frucci
  41. Adult Swim Announces Three New Series at UpfrontsAdult Swim’s new series were announced at their upfronts last night. Premiering this fall, The Heart, She Holler stars Patton Oswalt and […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  42. sheeniac
    After Show Two, Charlie Sheen’s Fans Are Back and Protecting Him From Mean Patton OswaltSo much for the emperor having no clothes.
    By Margaret Lyons
  43. Eight Types of Hecklers and the Comedians Who Shut Them UpWhether the outcome is funny, awkward, or awful, the eternal battle between heckler and stand-up is always fun to watch.
    By Megh Wright
  44. Patton Oswalt’s Surprisingly Haunting MemoirOnce you’ve made it, it’s hard to resist the urge to take a victory lap. For those who’ve succeeded in a big way on a large stage, the lap […]
    By Cameron Tung
  45. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Jim Carrey Does His Late Night Interview on a TreadmillPlus, Patton Oswalt brings his demented idea of how the publishing world works to ‘The Daily Show,’ on our regular late-night roundup.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  46. clickables
    Read an Excerpt From Patton Oswalt’s Zombie Spaceship WastelandIt’s his first book.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  47. Read An Excerpt of Patton Oswalt’s Zombie Spaceship WastelandThe AV Club has an excerpt from Patton Oswalt’s new book, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, about his early days on the standup circuit: I also loved […]
    By Adam Frucci
  48. Patton Oswalt’s Zombie Spaceship Wasteland Is Available TodayLooking for something to read? Well, national treasure Patton Oswalt has a book of essays, appropriately titled Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, out […]
    By Adam Frucci
  49. Two Things You Should Really ReadIn case you missed them last week when I was not posting newsy linky things, here are two great longer reads worth your attention: Patton […]
    By Adam Frucci
  50. rants
    Patton Oswalt: How the Internet Has Ruined Geek Culture“Why create anything new when there’s a mountain of freshly excavated pop culture to recut, repurpose, and manipulate on your iMovie?”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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