A sad year for comedy, indeed. George Carlin was admitted to St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California on June 22, 2008. He was complaining of chest pain upon admission and was known to have a history of cardiovascular issues.  He died later that day at 5:55 p.m. PDT of heart failure at the age of 71.

If you’re one of those trendy little shits that camps out at Starbucks to steal their WiFi, you know that the cafes are crowded with others just like you. Notebooks in hand, ready for some free Internet access. A few pranksters from the comedy troupe Improv Everywhere set up house at a Starbucks, fully equipped with full desktop computers and monitors in hand.

To our surprise, the pranksters weren’t thrown out of the coffee lounge. Probably due to the audience which the Improv crew drew, audience equaling customers for Starbucks. Meaning more lattes being sold. — Andrew Dobrow

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