NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter, they of the deadpan expressions and boy-man personas, are two great near-misses in modern American comedy. They've been trying to sell the general public on their surreal, sketch comedy genius for about 20 years, starting with MTV's "The State" -- an underrated, delightful gem -- and more recently Comedy Central ...

Celebrity can be an interesting thing when distilled to no more than 140 characters. As the micro-blogging platform Twitter.com has gone mainstream, an increasing number of celebrities have opened up accounts where they post messages — or "tweet" — about their daily lives. A tweet can't exceed 140 ...

_ Rainn Wilson ("The Office"): "LA has the most beautiful sunsets. But then again, so does hell." _ John Hodgman ("The Daily Show"): "I think I just passed mo rocca on the streets of new York. Felt timespace shudder, nearly collapse into a nerd singularity." _ John Cleese: "Happy New Year ...