“But it’s 2:57 of the same joke.” First of all, it’s not, imaginary person saying this. It’s more like 2:30 and, know what? It works. Well. Because that joke is so damn particular, so damn weird, so damn adept at commenting on the banality of our daily working lives. Thank you, Tim Platt. Thank you […]
Continue ReadingThis year’s batch of Comedy Central half-hour standup specials begin airing next week, and the network just gave us the above trailer featuring sneak peeks of all 13 comedians featured this year. Originally announced back in March, Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents was filmed at The Civic Theatre in New Orleans, and Comedy Central will air two […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers highlights an excerpt from Hillay Clinton’s new book where she blames Bernie Sanders for ultimately paving the way for Trump’s “Crooked Hillary” campaign. Through a segment called “Hey!” Meyers responds to the claim, and he doesn’t hold back. “Hey, Bernie is not the reason […]
Continue ReadingThe end is near for Veep. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the HBO series’ upcoming seventh season, slated to premiere sometime next year, will also be the show’s final season. “It became clear that this season should be the last season,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus told THR on the decision. “We don’t want to repeat ourselves […]
Continue ReadingBob Saget has a brand new standup special premiering later this year. According to Deadline, Comedy Dynamics will release Saget’s new special Zero to Sixty, which was taped at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in May and “reflects on Saget’s long career in show business and beyond, detailing when he first learned what sex was, […]
Continue ReadingBill Maher is sticking around at HBO for the next few years. The network announced today that it’s handed out a double-season renewal to Real Time with Bill Maher, which will keep it on the air through 2020. In addition to the renewal, HBO has ordered a standup special from Maher (his 11th HBO standup […]
Continue ReadingTom Lehrer once said “I don’t want to satirize George [W.] Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporize them.” Perhaps even more than with Bush, impersonation saturation under the current GOP regime is high. If you still feel the need to bust out a Trump impression these days, you better have a damn good […]
Continue ReadingTina Fey’s long in-the-works Mean Girls musical is officially heading to Broadway next year. Fey confirmed the news today in a new video, which reveals that the Mean Girls musical will have a five-week run of pre-Broadway shows at The National Theatre in Washington DC starting October 31st, followed by previews at the August Wilson Theatre […]
Continue ReadingA common trait shared among successful writers and performers is an awareness that everything they have worked for could be gone in an instant. Chris Geere spent years building his career, acting in the Royal Shakespeare Company and eventually landing a lead role in FXX’s You’re The Worst, which now enters its fourth season. It’s […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from Tig Notaro’s appearance on last night’s Tonight Show, where she shows Jimmy Fallon and guest Sarah Paulson a few of her favorite bits to do at crowded bars and parties where there are lots of strangers she doesn’t know like making all of her fellow partygoers search for a lost imaginary […]
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