Seth Meyers is coming back to host Saturday Night Live this week after leaving the cast in 2014. We think that’s pretty awesome! In 13 years on the show, Meyers was a cast member, a Weekend Update host, and served as head writer for almost nine years. While he left the show to replace Jimmy Fallon at Late Night, his time on SNL gave birth to iconic sketches, timeless characters,
Continue ReadingNewcomer Jaboukie Young-White established his role as Senior Youth Correspondent for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. On his first night, Young-White explained to Trevor Noah why young people don’t vote. The Chicago native made the case that the system is old and outdated, like his new boss who he referred to as vintage millennial. “Why are we still using paper to vote?! …Can’t you just Postmates the election to
Continue ReadingJaboukie Young-White is the newest (and youngest) correspondent for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Comedy Central announced Thursday. Young-White joins The World’s Fakest News Team alongside Noah, Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan, and Roy Wood Jr. Audiences will enjoy the latest addition to the crew immediately. Everyone has been talking about the 24-year-old Chicago native. Variety put him on this year’s 20 Comedians You Should and Will
Continue ReadingUnbreakable Kimmy Schmitt star Titus Burgess has partnered with Virgin Airlines for the first-ever “Pride Flight.” The one-off Trans-Atlantic flight will depart from London and land in New York City for the 2019 World Pride. Virgin Airlines has set the flight up as the ultimate pre-party for the event. The flight will come with a new kind of in-seat entertainment including performances by drag queens, speed-dating, a Judy Garland sing-along,
Continue ReadingComedian Ron White announced his new special premiering on Netflix October 16 via his Twitter today. The special, titled If You Quit Listening, I’ll Shut Up, will be the first special White has released since 2012’s A Little Unprofessional, his first with the streaming giant. A veteran comedian with over 30 years of on-stage experience, White might be remembered best for his infamous alias “Tater Salad.” White toured as part
Continue ReadingSiriusXM announced Wednesday that they will be honoring the late Robin Williams with a week of special programming starting October 15. The special programming will air on the Comedy Greats channel which can be found on channel 94. Robin Williams had a historic 42-year career as a stand-up comedian and actor. Remembered by many for his iconic roles in Mrs. Doubtfire, Aladdin, and his Oscar-winning performance in Good Will Hunting,
Continue ReadingThe dudes who brought you Impractical Jokers have a new game show on TBS. Based off the popular card game Sh*t Happens, Misery Index will feature two teams competing against each other to “rank hilarious and miserable real-life events—from getting fired to accidentally sexting your grandfather on a scale of 1-100.” The cable network is ordering 10 half-hour episodes of the series from the truTV comedy troupe, The Tenderloins, made
Continue ReadingTom Arnold speaks up! The Hollywood Reporter has obtained a new video of a verbal altercation between comedy actor Tom Arnold and actor Dean Cain. From the video, it is slightly confusing about what the fight is over, but THR reports it was over Arnold’s claims that Cain has, or at least excuses, anti-LGBTQ sentiments. Dean Cain is probably best remembered for his role as Superman in the 1990s Lois
Continue ReadingDesperate times call for desperate measures. Billy Connolly, the iconic Scottish stand-up comedian and actor, has volunteered to become a “guinea pig” for Parkinson’s research. The news comes from his book which is being serialized by The Daily Mail. “I’ve spoken to guys working on [stem cell research] at Harvard and told them I’ll be a guinea pig for them,” he writes. “I think they are going to take me
Continue ReadingNetflix announced they will be releasing a filmed version of John Leguizamo’s one-man show, Latin History for Morons, on November 5th. Leguizamo is best recognized for his roles in films like Carlito’s Way, Chef, and the Ice Age franchise, but Leguizamo is no newcomer to Broadway. He has performed in and written many one-man shows, four of which have been filmed for release including 2014’s Ghetto Klown and 1998’s Freak. The filmed version
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