Melissa McCarthy’s upcoming movie The Happytime Murders is rounding out its cast. Deadline reports that Elizabeth Banks has joined the cast of the film, which has been in development at The Jim Henson Company since 2012 with Brian Hanson attached to direct. Melissa McCarthy signed on to star and produce alongside Ben Falcone earlier this […]
Continue ReadingFive long years ago, Splitsider wrote this piece on the then New York-based Harvard Sailing Team (HST) and the resurgence of sketch comedy. Well, in these past five years, HST members have gone on to do amazing things, like star and guest star on great TV shows, movies, yes, podcasts have been a part of it all. […]
Continue ReadingUsually when the Miss America pageant is covered on late night shows, it’s to mock their ditzy “like such as” answers to the judge’s questions. But as Michelle Wolf pointed out during last night’s Daily Show, now that Trump is president, Miss America and the POTUS have seemed to switch places in terms of which […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers devotes his “The Check In” segment to former presidential candidate and current head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma hitting the States, which has already put many people in a position where […]
Continue ReadingLater this month, Jordan Klepper graduates from The Daily Show and begins his run as host of the new late night series The Opposition, and Comedy Central released a sneak peek today that confirms Klepper will continue to do what he did best as a Daily Show correspondent — attend various political rallies and chat […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to our series On the Verge, where our contributors highlight comedians they feel are ready for their next big break. Whether they’re already working in television or still waiting to land their breakout gig, these are just some of the comedians we’d like to see more of over the coming years — ideally with a show, film, or […]
Continue ReadingThanks to some recent comments by Tig Notaro, the long-running rumors of Louis C.K.’s sexual misconduct have resurfaced in the news again, and in a new interview with The New York Times, C.K. was asked about the rumors, and like his Vulture interview last year, he offered up a dismissive answer: “I’m not going to answer […]
Continue ReadingLast Week Tonight with John Oliver is sticking around at HBO. The network just announced that it’s renewed the late night series for three more seasons (30 episodes each), which will keep it on the air through 2020. “We are thrilled to have John Oliver as an integral part of the HBO family and to […]
Continue ReadingHip-hop indie star-turned-MC comedic DJ, Donwill, has become a sought-after figure in comedy. One half of the critically acclaimed hip-hop group Tanya Morgan, Donwill made a name for himself in comedy as Wyatt Cenac’s DJ for the widely popular weekly standup show Night Train featured on Seeso and as creator of the “Make Trump Drumpf […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, Netflix added an animated series from Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg called Big Mouth, and today the full trailer for the show was released. The 10-episode series is based on Kroll and Goldberg’s childhood friendship and centers on “the glorious nightmare that is teenaged puberty,” and some of the comedians who voice […]
Continue Reading