Kristen Schaal Talks ‘The Last Man on Earth,’ Directing, and Masturbation with Will Forte

Season 4 of The Last Man on Earth premieres on Fox this weekend, so while you’re waiting, here’s a new “The Kristen Schaal Show” promo featuring Schaal alongside her costar Will Forte, where the two chat about traveling all over the world to shoot the show, an upcoming episode that Schaal directed, and the only […]

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The Ghosts of ‘Fuller House’

Critics were understandably put off by Fuller House’s first season, which was packed full of in-jokes and meta gags for fans of Full House who had also not matured in any way since 1995. It can be difficult to describe what was enjoyable about Full House without relying on the obvious: it was in heavy […]

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Introducing: Kai Smythe, a Man You’ll Wanna Meet

“What the hell did I just watch?” will be what you ask yourself after witnessing the stylings of Australian comedy musician, Kai Smythe. And then you’ll click another video. And another. And then…you’ll basically be out of Kai Smythe videos, which is a crying shame, and the exact reason he’s being profiled here today. Some crazy mix […]

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Coming to Hulu: Every Episode of ‘30 Rock’ and Paul Reiser’s ‘There’s Johnny’

Hulu just struck a deal with NBCUniversal that includes new exclusive homes for 30 Rock right as it leaves Netflix as well Paul Reiser’s show There’s Johnny, which was originally slated to debut last month on Seeso. Every episode of 30 Rock will be available on Hulu starting this Sunday, October 1st, while There’s Johnny does not […]

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Richard Lewis on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ Standup, and the Prism of Pain

Richard Lewis has no problem with oversharing. It’s one of the many defining characteristics that made him such a trailblazing voice in standup comedy when he hit the scene in the late 1970s. The humorist hybrid of Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce, Lewis’ standup style serves as the genetic link from the more abstract comics […]

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Conan O’Brien Takes the ‘Carpool Karaoke’/’Comedians in Cars’ Concept to the Next Level with Tom Cruise

In recent years, the concept of “funny interview show that takes place inside a car” has exploded between the success of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and Carpool Karaoke, but it wasn’t until last night’s Conan that the show-in-a-car approach was pushed to its most mind-blowingly inventive level yet. “We’re gonna blow up the internet. You […]

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Larry David Temporarily Joins the ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ Writing Staff

Ahead of the season 9 premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm this weekend, Larry David stopped by last night’s Late Night and appeared in a segment where he joins Seth’s writing staff for a pitch meeting. Unfortunately for Meyers and his writers, David is a pretty fussy new writer who can see right through Seth’s act. “I […]

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John Early and Kate Berlant Developing Hulu Comedy ‘This Is Heaven’

Frequent collaborators John Early and Kate Berlant have a new show in development at Hulu. According to Deadline, the streaming network has ordered a pilot presentation for a comedy written by and starring Early and Berlant called This Is Heaven with Lorene Scafaria (New Girl) attached to direct and John Levenstein (Arrested Development, Kroll Show) […]

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‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds Three Featured Players and Seven New Writers

Saturday Night Live returns this weekend for its 43rd season, and this year there are some new additions to the cast and writing staff. The show just announced that it’s added three new featured players to the cast – Heidi Gardner from the Groundlings in Los Angeles, Chicago-based musical comedian Luke Null, and Chris Redd, […]

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Netflix Adds a Standup Special from Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans is the latest comedian to get his own Netflix standup special. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wayans will tape a standup special for the streaming network sometime this fall in Washington DC. A premiere date for the special has not yet been revealed. Wayans, meanwhile, is currently starring in his own NBC sitcom Marlon, which […]

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