Dave Chappelle Made a Surprise Appearance on Last Night’s ‘Tonight Show’

Ahead of his Radio City Hall residency in August, Dave Chappelle made a special guest appearance during last night’s Tonight Show during a “Freestylin’ with The Roots” segment, where he plays an unsuspecting audience member, plugs the Radio City shows, and gets a song made for him by The Roots about his superpower: “If you […]

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Season 3 of ‘Rick and Morty’ Premieres on Adult Swim July 30th

Rick and Morty’s third season finally has a premiere date. During a livestream event last night, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland revealed that their animated series will return to Adult Swim for its third season Sunday, July 30th at 11:30pm. With the exception of a special episode that aired back in April, it’s been a […]

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Watch the Trailer for Andrea Savage’s truTV Series ‘I’m Sorry’

Andrea Savage’s new show debuts on truTV next month, and today the network released the trailer. Ordered to series back in September, the show is produced by The Lonely Island, Will Ferrell, and Adam McKay and centers on Savage as a “seemingly confident, together comedy writer, wife and mom” who “comically exposes her inner immaturity […]

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Watch the Trailer for Andrea Savage’s truTV Series ‘I’m Sorry’

Andrea Savage’s new show debuts on truTV next month, and today the network released the trailer. Ordered to series back in September, the show is produced by The Lonely Island, Will Ferrell, and Adam McKay and centers on Savage as a “seemingly confident, together comedy writer, wife and mom” who “comically exposes her inner immaturity […]

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Warner Bros. Is Developing a Live-Action ‘Jetsons’ Sitcom

The Jetsons might be returning to TV, live-action style. According to TVLine, Warner Bros. is reportedly developing a live-action multi-cam sitcom remake of the ‘60s animated series with Gary Janetti (Family Guy, Will & Grace) on board as showrunner and Robert Zemeckis attached to co-executive produce. In addition to the multi-cam series, Warner Bros. also […]

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Warner Bros. Is Developing a Live-Action ‘Jetsons’ Sitcom

The Jetsons might be returning to TV, live-action style. According to TVLine, Warner Bros. is reportedly developing a live-action multi-cam sitcom remake of the ‘60s animated series with Gary Janetti (Family Guy, Will & Grace) on board as showrunner and Robert Zemeckis attached to co-executive produce. In addition to the multi-cam series, Warner Bros. also […]

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Netflix’s ‘GLOW’ Is an Ensemble Comedy Triumph

GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) opens on a close-up of Ruth Wilder’s (Alison Brie) face at an audition giving a rousing speech that makes her look like a shoe-in for the role. The punchline, of course, is that she’s actually been reading the man’s part. Her line? “Sorry to interrupt, but your wife is on […]

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Check Out the Season 2 Trailer for Issa Rae’s HBO Comedy ‘Insecure’

Issa Rae’s HBO series Insecure returns for its second season next month, and today the network released the trailer. The show – which was renewed back in November – premieres its 10-episode second season on Sunday, July 23rd at 10:00pm. Check out the trailer above, and for more on the show, read our review of […]

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This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Bill Burr Minds His Ps and Qs

The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week our crack team of podcast […]

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Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler: The Ultimate Comedy Team

Other than a mere year of overlap on Saturday Night Live (which produced one of the greatest sketches of all time, “Short Shorts for the USA”) and mostly isolated screen time in the no-one-knows-what-it-means-but-it’s-provocative Blades of Glory, Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler have never performed together in a proper two-hander. Which is no laughing matter […]

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