Nick Swardson who is familiar to us as Terry on "Reno 911!" has been given a sktech comedy show on Comedy Central. "Nick Swardson's Pretend Time" premieres next Tuesday at 10pm. Swardson tells us how the show came about and who he worked with to make it happen. more ›

Of course the big stinking deal tonight is the season premiere of "The Vampire Diaries" on The CW (be sure to check out our vid with Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley at the end of this post) with the idea that this will send up dominant viewership of the following program "Nikita" whose billboards are currently plastering the town. more ›

Nick Swardson, for those of you not familiar, is funnier than you. That’s pretty much all you need to know to enjoy his latest Comedy Central Special, Seriously, Who Farted?, as LAist was invited to do. Believe me when I say, if you have an even vague notion of who Swardson is before watching this special, you will be quite familiar with him once the hour is over. And if you are completely blanking on one of the best young funny men of this decade, don’t worry, he’s more than happy filling in those blanks for you. more ›