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Late night round-up: Adam Ferrara, Mo Amer

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Presidents’ Day was a quiet week for late night stand-up with several shows taking the full week off. Jimmy Kimmell Live! and Conan aired reruns, but a couple of comedians delivered tight sets for those tuning in. Mo Amer stopped by The Tonight Show while perennial veteran Adam Ferrara made an appearance on The Late Late Show. Here’s a couple of stand-up sets to get you 10 minutes closer to

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Ken Jeong seizure joke upsets Epilepsy Foundation

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Ken Jeong’s Netflix special, Ken Jeong: You Complete Me Ho, is getting some critical reviews—from the epilepsy community. In the comedian’s first-ever stand-up special, Jeong tells a story about a time he filmed a scene for Ride Along 2 with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. During the shoot, which took place in an Atlanta nightclub, somebody suffered a “severe generalized tonic-clonic seizure,” as Jeong, who used to be a practicing

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Mindy Kaling signs massive overall deal with Warner Brothers

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Mindy Kaling logs another big money payday after her latest deal with Warner Brothers. Kaling reportedly signed a six-year overall deal for $8.5 million per year, according to Deadline. The overall deal comes just weeks after the Mindy Project star broke records at Sundance selling her movie Late Night to Amazon for $13 million. Warner Brothers’ TV production house won an apparent bidding war for the writer-producer-actress. Kaling had been

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Broad City surprises superfans during fifth and final season

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The final season of Broad City will have at least one shocking twist. A promotional video from Comedy Central depicts Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer posing as male crew members—facial hair and all—and surprising Broad City superfans. Producers told the fans they were just being interviewed about their love of the show. The clip shows a strong bond between the fans of the show and the stars. Glazer and Jacobson

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Lena Waithe will teach you How To Make Love To A Black Woman

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Lena Waithe just landed a new comedy series at Showtime. How To Make Love To A Black Woman (Who May Be Working Through Some Sh*t) will be an anthology series of multi-part, half-hour episodes dealing with the humor and harrowing nature of sexual secrets. Waithe will executive produce the show with Rich Rajani and Cathy Kisakye. Showtime inked a first-look deal with Waithe in 2018. Showtime’s President of Entertainment Gary

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Here are the Oscar nominees…if The Academy respected comedies

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The Oscars don’t respect comedy. Full stop. The Academy rarely nominates comedies for the prestigious award. A non-musical comedy film hasn’t won Best Picture since 1977’s Annie Hall, but there was a slight uptake in the 1950s and 1960s when movies like Tom Jones, The Apartment, and Around The World in 80 Days all won Best Picture. 1930s romcoms like You Can’t Take It With You and It Happened One

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Mötley Crüe biopic, Amy Schumer: Growing hit Netflix in March

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Netflix released a list of everything new to stream next month. On that list, there are new sitcoms, stand-up specials, and comedies that will make you laugh. Netflix released a promo, but it doesn’t have every comedy coming to the platform, so Laughspin is here to bring you every comedy that is coming to Netflix in March. Netflix Original Shows Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Volume 2 (Streaming Every Sunday)

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Bo Burnham casts Jaboukie Young-White, Danielle Macdonald in next movie

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Bo Burnham will follow his Eighth Grade success with a comedy starring Jaboukie Young-White and Danielle Macdonald. The two actors are in negotiations to appear in the film, which Burnham will produce alongside Chris Storer. Burnham wrote the film and Amy York Rubin will direct. Originally titled Gay Kid and Fat Chick, the comedy-drama will revolve around two costumed vigilante outcasts (The Beaver and Gold Bitch) who seek revenge on

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The Lonely Island will start first-ever tour at Bonnaroo

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The Lonely Island is launching a two-week tour of the East Coast and Midwest this June. So you can start making your summer travel plans to Minneapolis now. The Emmy-winning trio, who rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, will perform at the prestigious Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee on June 15. Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone will then start their first major tour in Washington,

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Jussie Smollett hoax story gets The Daily Show treatment

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Daily Show Senior Culture Correspondent Jaboukie Young-White is ready for the role of a Lifetime. Or at least a role on Lifetime. On Tuesday night’s Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Young-White notes his similarities to Jussie Smollett: they are both black, gay, and actors. While Trevor Noah does not think that the two look alike, Young-White says, “to white people I do and hopefully to whoever is casting the Jussie

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