Jim Carrey recently reflected on his “psychotic” experience channeling Andy Kaufman for Man on the Moon and got pretty philosophical about the imaginary line between “real people” and “characters,” telling The Hollywood Reporter that playing Kaufman made him realize that he had been playing a character his whole life already: “We spend our life running […]
Continue ReadingAmazon has a few new comedy projects in development, including a new series starring frequent SNL collaborators Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph. According to Deadline, the streaming network has given a series order to an untitled, half-hour, single-cam series co-created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard with Armisen and Rudolph attached to star and co-executive produce. Not […]
Continue ReadingPod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. This has been a very strange, rollercoaster month or so for fans of Hayes Davenport and Sean Clements’ feverishly adored cult podcast Hollywood Handbook. The Earwolf bad boys have been talking how bad, exhausted, worn out, and comedically threadbare they find […]
Continue ReadingConner O’Malley released a brand new video today called “Miller Time,” and it’s the perfect way to start your week. This time O’Malley plays Cory Mason, a late ‘80s Dennis Miller impersonator who lives off the tips he earns from tourists in Times Square. Unfortunately for Mason, his act is a little too dated and […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year it was confirmed that Mike Myers had signed on to play legendary Chicago improv coach Del Close in a biopic called Del, but now the project is looking to recast the role. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Myers has dropped out of the project, which is written by Nick Torokvei and based […]
Continue ReadingWhile One Mississippi’s first season dealt with a number of huge transitions, like the death of protagonist Tig’s mother and Tig’s moving back to Mississippi, its second season is more focused on the questions these transitions bring up: How much can a person change, and under what circumstances will they do so? What does it […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver explores the implications of Trump choosing to use his first presidential pardon on so-called “America’s Toughest Sheriff” and early Trump supporter Joe Arpaio from Arizona, who has a long, well-documented history of humiliating and abusing the inmates in his jails and being a […]
Continue ReadingCurb Your Enthusiasm finally returns to HBO next month for its ninth season, and the network recently released a new trailer for the next batch of episodes. The trailer features Larry David along with some of the many new and returning guest stars this season, including Richard Lewis, JB Smoove, Bob Einstein, Jeff Garlin, Bryan Cranston, […]
Continue ReadingAfter breaking records earlier this year with his directorial debut Get Out, Jordan Peele is teaming up with Spike Lee for a new film project. According to Entertainment Weekly, Lee and Peele are working on a true crime thriller about the KKK called Black Klansman. The film is based off Ron Stallworth’s autobiography of the […]
Continue ReadingLouis C.K.’s new film I Love You, Daddy premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, and now that the persistent rumors of his sexual misconduct have resurfaced again thanks to some recent comments by his former friend and collaborator Tig Notaro, there’s the lingering question: Given the free pass Bill Cosby got for years […]
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