In 2015, just before his debut as host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert penned a thoughtful article for Glamour asserting his intention to use his new platform as a way to celebrate women’s voices. Stating the obvious, he noted that “while there are many talented female comedians out there, right now the world of late-night […]
Continue ReadingLast year, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed on to star in a film written and directed by SNL alum Taran Killam called Why We’re Killing Gunther, and after premiering at Cannes earlier this year, the film now has a premiere date. Now titled Killing Gunther, the movie marks Killam’s directorial debut and follows “a group of eccentric […]
Continue ReadingLast month, Ari Shaffir announced he had a Netflix standup special in the works called Double Negative, and today the streaming network released the trailer. The special is split into two parts — Double Negative: Children and Double Negative: Adulthood – and marks Shaffir’s fourth standup special following Revenge for the Holocaust (2012), Passive Aggressive […]
Continue ReadingRawiya Kameir is a writer and editor in New York. She edits The Outline’s culture section. This week she and I talked about three of her favorite tweets, plus frustration, Virgil Abloh, and why Twitter’s not a reporting tool. me: hello white person: pic.twitter.com/5xT4gjtEiG — rawiya kameir (@rawiya) June 7, 2017 Kameir: The genre of […]
Continue ReadingJon Stewart will return to the anchor desk tonight for a special edition of SportsCenter on ESPN. According to Entertainment Weekly, the former Daily Show host will co-host SportsCenter tonight with ESPN’s Hannah Storm and provide special coverage of the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games, a “multi-sport event for wounded, injured or ill service […]
Continue ReadingJon Stewart will return to the anchor desk tonight for a special edition of SportsCenter on ESPN. According to Entertainment Weekly, the former Daily Show host will co-host SportsCenter tonight with ESPN’s Hannah Storm and provide special coverage of the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games, a “multi-sport event for wounded, injured or ill service […]
Continue ReadingErik Griffin is a workaholic. Workaholics, the show that introduced him to a broader audience with his portrayal of Montez Walker, recently ended its seventh and final season. But Griffin is keeping himself on the radar this summer with his role in I’m Dying Up Here and his first hour-long comedy special, The Ugly Truth, […]
Continue ReadingErik Griffin is a workaholic. Workaholics, the show that introduced him to a broader audience with his portrayal of Montez Walker, recently ended its seventh and final season. But Griffin is keeping himself on the radar this summer with his role in I’m Dying Up Here and his first hour-long comedy special, The Ugly Truth, […]
Continue ReadingWith only four comedy specials released last month it would be easy to say that we’re in a bit of a summer drought compared to previous months. But instead of complaining about the metaphorical weather, let’s just spend some time reviewing what fell from the skies in June. In case you missed it, here’s a rundown […]
Continue ReadingShowtime just released the trailer for season 5 of Episodes. Renewed back in 2015, the Matt LeBlanc-starring series returns for a seven-episode fifth season next month, which will also mark the show’s final season. “We have had the best time making this show,” series creators David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik said on the decision. “Showtime has been […]
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