TV The Uncut “My Complex” Interview: Michael Showalter & Michael Ian Black

This Wednesday (8/26) marks the season finale of the hilarious Comedy Central series Michael & Michael Have Issues, and since we’ve been fans of all things State-related for some time, we had to support the show by interviewing the creators/stars Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter in our August/September issue.

So now you’ve got two choices: You can click the link below to read the regular interview as it appeared in the magazine, or you can keep reading this post to see the full uncut interview. We recommend them both. How can you lose? Come for the deadpan white people, stay for the deadpan white people!

CLICK HERE TO READ THE “MY COMPLEX” INTERVIEW FROM THE MAGAZINE

OR KEEP READING TO SEE THE UNCUT VERSION…

TV We’re Glad The Gong Show Is Back

Last night, we stumbled on an episode of the new Gong Show, a Dave Attell-hosted update of the bizarre and inexplicably popular 1970s talent show. And while we were at first skeptical of any show that makes Andy Dick a judge of anything other than how to embarrass one’s self in public, our doubts were quelled when the Vava Sisters came on.

Whether they were showing off fake stigmata, feeding each other communion wafers, or ripping each other’s skirts off, the act managed to balance blasphemy, sexiness, and a weird but effective sense of funny. And we just had to share it. Watch the Vava Sisters’ act, along with some classic clips from the original show…