Steve Carell returned to host Saturday Night Live for the third time last night. The Office star hosted back in 2005 and again in 2008, but that was over 10 years ago. Was he ready to jump back in? He has grey hair and does serious movies now, leading some to wonder: Can Steve Carell still be funny? Of course he can! But how did the show go overall? We
Continue ReadingDom Irrera turns 70 today. With over 30 years in comedy, Irrera has done a little bit of everything. Audiences might recognize him from TV shows like Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist or roles in movies like The Big Lebowski, but Irrera’s true home is on the stand-up stage. In 2005, Los Angeles Magazine wrote of Irrera, “In an era that equates comedic success with film and TV, Irrera is an
Continue ReadingDom Irrera turns 70 today. With over 30 years in comedy, Irrera has done a little bit of everything. Audiences might recognize him from TV shows like Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist or roles in movies like The Big Lebowski, but Irrera’s true home is on the stand-up stage. In 2005, Los Angeles Magazine wrote of Irrera, “In an era that equates comedic success with film and TV, Irrera is an
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever been to a comedy open mic, you must watch this video. The sketch, called The List, centers on a group of comedians learning that there is a serial killer on the loose picking off up-and-coming comedians. At first, the tone is somber until they learn that the killer is picking off comedians in their local scene in order from funniest to least funny, leading to the comedians
Continue ReadingIn an era where everyone is telling you to ‘stay woke,’ can you be too woke? Comedian Nore Davis’ new album asks just that question. His newest album, Too Woke, comes out November 23 a.k.a Black Friday. The album is something new from the Inside Amy Schumer alum. In the album, Davis plays a range of characters that represent different ways to be a black man in America. He uses
Continue ReadingAmy Schumer was hospitalized Thursday due to pregnancy complications. “I am in the hospital. I’m fine. Baby’s fine,” the I Feel Pretty star shared on Instagram. “But everyone who says the 2nd trimester is better is not telling the full story.” Schumer is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum which causes intense nausea. “I have hyperemesis and it blows,” she continued. “Very lucky to be pregnant but this is some bullshit! Sending
Continue ReadingAwkwafina gets a tour of New York City from the best guides you could ask for: John Mulaney and Nick Kroll. Well, not Mulaney and Kroll specifically. In a video from Cadillac, titled Now That’s a Cardiac, the comedians reprise their characters George St. Geegland and Gil Faizon from the hit Broadway show Oh, Hello. The video is so funny that you will almost forget you are watching a Cadillac
Continue ReadingIf you haven’t heard of Emily Heller before, it’s high time that you do. Whether she’s playfully grilling experts on her podcast Baby Geniuses (alongside cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt), sharing bits of her comedic brain on Late Night with Seth Meyers, or spilling words in the writer’s room for HBO’s Barry, Heller is 100% committed to keeping her comedy honest about just how bonkers it is to be a person. Fittingly,
Continue ReadingComedy Central debuted the first trailer for former Saturday Night Live co-head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider’s upcoming show The Other Two. The series, executive produced by Lorne Michaels, stars relative newcomer Drew Tarver as “a 28-year-old actor struggling to get better auditions than ‘Man at Party Who Smells Fart'” and Heléne Yorke as “his 30-year-old sister, who is struggling in general. As the two work toward finding themselves,
Continue Reading“It’s time to open the park.” Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies dropped the first full-length trailer for Wonder Park on Wednesday and it’s chockfull of voice talent from your favorite comedy stars. The movie centers around a young girl named June (voiced by Brianna Denski) who discovered an amusement park that is full of magical rides and talking animals nestled inside ostensibly abandoned woods. June learns that she has created
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