During a speech to Long Island police officers over the weekend, Donald Trump made a statement that encouraged police brutality when he told officers “Please don’t be too nice.” As if that weren’t awful enough, the White House attempted to defend the comment yesterday when Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Trump “was making a joke.” […]
Continue ReadingIn case you weren’t aware, earlier this year John Early took it upon himself to offer some positive, encouraging messages to various members of the Trump administration. He’s already sent happy vibes to people like Mike Pence, Sean Spicer, Betsy DeVos, and Ivanka Trump, and during last night’s Tonight Show he appeared as “GOP Fanboy […]
Continue ReadingCarol Burnett is heading to Netflix. According to Deadline, the streaming network has ordered an unscripted half-hour series starring Burnett called A Little Help with Carol Burnett. The 12-episode series will be filmed in front of a live studio audience and feature Burnett “and a panel of straight-talking 4-8-year-olds as they demonstrate how different generations […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert sits down for a chat with Matthew McConaughey, who happens to be a huge fan of Colbert’s old sketch show Exit 57 – so much so that he has the show’s sketches memorized. “I religiously watched that show,” McConaughey says, telling Colbert that he’d “roll […]
Continue ReadingWhen I first heard that there was finally going to be a Simpsons movie in 2006, I approached it with cautious optimism. On one hand, my favorite show of all time hitting the big screen had long been a dream of mine, but on the other, it was announced in the middle of season 17, […]
Continue ReadingMy grandfather has gotten to that point where he knows he is not going to live forever. In most people’s cases, this is a time to revisit your will, or spend time with your loved ones. In my grandfather’s case, this is a time to get really, really invested in my sex life. I guess […]
Continue ReadingNBC is bringing back Mike Schur’s The Good Place with an hourlong season premiere. According to Deadline, the network will air the premiere after America’s Got Talent on Wednesday, September 20th at 10:00pm. Following the hour-long premiere, The Good Place will move back to its regular time slot the following Thursday, September 28th at 8:30pm after Superstore […]
Continue ReadingIf you want the chance to attend a taping of Saturday Night Live’s upcoming 43rd season, NBC’s annual ticket lottery officially kicks off tomorrow and runs for the entire month of August. Taking a cue from the ticket lottery for August’s Weekend Update specials, this year NBC is asking fans to enter the lottery by explaining why […]
Continue ReadingBeginning today, the weeklong Lucille Ball Comedy Festival invades the southwestern New York city of Jamestown, the birthplace of the legendary comedian who lent her name to the annual celebration before passing away in 1989. Presented by the National Comedy Center, a non-profit cultural institution dedicated to all things comedy, this year’s theme is “Comedy […]
Continue ReadingPod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. Comedy Bang Bang recently celebrated its 500th episode with a star-studded extravaganza befitting such an auspicious milestone. Over the course of 500 episodes, host Scott Aukerman and his guests have created a sprawling universe of in-jokes, running jokes, crazy characters and […]
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