The latest episode of Norm Macdonald Live dropped today, and this time Macdonald has a lengthy chat with fellow Saturday Night Live alum Dana Carvey. Unsurprisingly, the interview is jam-packed with impersonations, from Carvey’s famous take on Johnny Carson to a Burt Lancaster/Kirk Douglas bit that Lorne Michaels once told Bill Hader was the funniest […]
Continue ReadingThere’s been so much variety of good comedy TV in the past few years that it’s dumb to pick a sub-genre. Smart and edgy shows like Silicon Valley are great. Shows that mine comedy from the absurdity of existence like Atlanta are great. Sitcoms that unabashedly pack as much humor, jokes, sight gags, silly situations, […]
Continue ReadingLast year it was reported that Tucker & Dale vs. Evil writer/director Eli Craig had a new horror-comedy in the works at Netflix called Little Evil, and today the streaming network released the trailer. Starring Adam Scott and Evangeline Lilly, the film centers on a married couple who discover that their 6-year-old son is the […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah welcomes correspondent Roy Wood Jr. to react to the KKK rally in Charlottesville earlier this month and offer the so-called “master race” some advice. “Let me give you some advice — you, the genius ‘master race.’ Comes courtesy of Dr. Martin Luther King — […]
Continue ReadingNetflix’s new series Friends from College will return for another season. According to Deadline, the streaming network officially renewed Nicholas Stoller and Francesca Delbanco’s ensemble comedy for a second, eight-episode season today. The ensemble comedy – which stars Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie Smulders, Annie Parisse, Nat Faxon, Fred Savage, and Jae Suh Park — was originally […]
Continue ReadingWill Ferrell and Adam McKay’s production company has two projects in the works at CBS and CBS Television Studios. According to Variety, Gary Sanchez Productions is working on a single-cam TV adaptation of Ben Schwartz and Laura Moses’s book Things You Should Already Know About Dating, You F–cking Idiot, which was announced last year and […]
Continue ReadingWhen looking for good comedy options, the Hallmark Channel is probably the absolute last place you would look. It’s a network named after a greeting card company that specializes in “original” romantic dramedies that are designed to be as predictable and unchallenging as humanly possible. But from 11:00pm to 5:00am, the otherwise dull channel morphs into the […]
Continue ReadingIf you would have told me 30 years ago that I, Dr. Ted Montgomery, would end up as one of the most lauded and influential robotics engineers of the 21st century, it’s possible I wouldn’t have believed you. But here we are! Anyway, enough about me, let’s talk about my latest work. It is with great […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, SundanceTV acquired US rights to the Australian comedy series Rosehaven, and today the network released the season 1 trailer. Created by and starring Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, the series centers on “two pals with big plans who find their friendship and sanity put to the test by the eccentric townsfolk of Rosehaven.” Here’s the […]
Continue ReadingFor a series that’s now world-famous and astonishingly popular for its gripping drama, devastating violence, and unexpected plot twists, Game of Thrones doesn’t get nearly enough credit for its sense of humor. It doesn’t wallop you in the face with zinger catchphrases or John Ritter-esque physical hilarity, but HBO’s cultural leviathan has more subtle, dry, […]
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