Ahead of his hosting gig at this year’s Emmys on Sunday, Stephen Colbert paid his fellow late night hosts a visit with appearances on West Coast shows Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Late Show last night. In the above clip, Colbert teams up with James Corden to share some of the many hyper-specific side effects […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where Jimmy Fallon welcomes Julio Torres — whose Late Night set from April you should definitely watch if you haven’t already — as a “Tonight Show correspondent” to share his thoughts on DACA and immigration. As a comedian born in El Salvador and now living in the States with […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central’s half hours are back this week, rebranded as Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents. The first in this season’s lineup of emerging comics is Chicago native Chris Redd. Redd got his start over eight years ago by simultaneously taking on improv, sketch, and standup. Since then he’s used his combined skills on the stage and […]
Continue ReadingThe comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week our crack team of podcast […]
Continue ReadingMike Judge’s new animated show premieres on Cinemax next week, and the trailer was just released. Ordered back in January, the eight-episode series “recounts the raucous adventures of these musicians, as told by those who knew them best,” including Johnny Paycheck, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Billy Joe Shaver, Waylon Jennings, and Blaze […]
Continue ReadingTrevor Noah is sticking around at Comedy Central for at least five more years. The network announced today that it’s extended Noah’s contract at the network through 2020, which includes his job hosting The Daily Show as well as year-end Daily Show specials starting this year: “The Daily Show will no longer take for granted that […]
Continue ReadingJim Carrey is reteaming with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’s Michel Gondry for his first starring TV role since In Living Color. Showtime announced today that Carrey is set to star in a new half-hour comedy in the works at Showtime called Kidding. Here’s the logline from Showtime’s press release: In Kidding, Carrey plays Jeff, […]
Continue ReadingTBS’s comedy Search Party returns for its second season this fall, and today the network dropped the first trailer. Renewed back in December 2016, the show returns for a second, 10-episode season on TBS Sunday, November 19th at 10:00pm with two back-to-back episodes, and if the trailer is any indication, burying a body and trying […]
Continue ReadingFrom Louie to Californication to King of the Hill to her critically acclaimed FX series Better Things, Pamela Adlon has been expertly casting a wide net as an actor, writer, director, and producer. “People have a Where’s Waldo thing with me because of all the weird shit I’ve done. There’s something for everybody.” All the […]
Continue ReadingLast year, HBO acquired rights to the first season of Tracey Ullman’s BBC One sketch show, and now that season 2 has already aired across the pond, it’s slated to make its American debut next month. The six-episode second season premieres on HBO Friday, October 20th, and you can get a sneak peek with the […]
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