The thought of country singer Brad Paisley having his own Netflix standup special — even one with several actual comics on the bill — naturally brings about mixed feelings. On one hand, Paisley’s music has always employed a fair amount of humor; on “The Cigar Song,” he tells the tale of a criminal who is […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at Donald Trump’s decision earlier this week to give an impromptu Charlottesville press conference where, instead of finally condemning white supremacists by name, he doubled down on defending them and said that there were “very fine people” in that group. […]
Continue ReadingConan O’Brien has another remote special in the works. During last night’s show, O’Brien revealed that he’s headed to Israel next month to tape another special for his TBS show called Conan Without Borders: Israel. “Due to all the division and strife and intractable hatred and violence in this country right now, I’ve decided to […]
Continue ReadingWriting team and The Office alums Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky are set to make their feature directorial debut with some help from Seth Rogen. According to Variety, Rogen is attached to produce Eisenberg and Stupnitsky’s Good Boys, an R-rated comedy that centers on “four 12-year-olds caught between childhood innocence and lewd teenage corruption, who […]
Continue ReadingWriting team and The Office alums Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky are set to make their feature directorial debut with some help from Seth Rogen. According to Variety, Rogen is attached to produce Eisenberg and Stupnitsky’s Good Boys, an R-rated comedy that centers on “four 12-year-olds caught between childhood innocence and lewd teenage corruption, who […]
Continue ReadingNot long after Netflix revealed it’s ordered six episodes of a talk show hosted by David Letterman, the former late night host was a guest on Howard Stern’s show this morning, and if you missed it, you can listen to the entire interview below. Near the beginning, Letterman drops some news when he tells Stern […]
Continue ReadingThe bad doctor trope is one we’ve seen in TV and movies for decades. Airplane, Family Guy, SNL (Will Ferrell’s “…quick call to Beverly”), the list goes on…and on. But have we seen it on the web? Probably, yes. Probably an equally large number of times. What makes Whale Thief’s Doctor Forgets What Bones Are Called feel unique […]
Continue ReadingThe second season of Vice Principals premieres on HBO next month, and today the network released the trailer. HBO originally ordered all 18 episodes of the series back in 2014, and both Danny McBride and Jody Hill confirmed last year that they have no plans to extend the show beyond the upcoming season: “The whole […]
Continue ReadingAlthough Ken Marino says he learned nothing about how to be a Latin lover while directing How to Be a Latin Lover, he enjoyed collaborating on the development of such an outlandish character. The movie follows Maximo (Eugenio Derbez), an aging playboy suddenly dumped by the older woman he married for money. With nowhere else […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from Chris Gethard’s appearance on last night’s Conan, where he tells O’Brien that he’s been saving his favorite crazy Chris Gethard Show idea for if and when O’Brien agrees to appear on the show. “I don’t want to put you on the spot — you have many better things to do, I’m aware of […]
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