Here’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where Steve Carell responds to the news that he’s the internet’s new favorite silver fox: “You know what? My wife finally said she’s in love with me.” Fallon and Carell also chat about Carell’s time on The Dana Carvey Show, which Fallon auditioned for bit didn’t get […]
Continue ReadingAdam Conover’s truTV show Adam Ruins Everything returns for a second season next month, and today the network released the first trailer. Renewed for season 2 back in December, the show will cover everything from childbirth to weight loss to hospitals to college loans next season, which debuts on truTV Tuesday, July 11th at 10:00pm. For […]
Continue ReadingWith writing credits that include the Neighbors movies and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Andrew Jay Cohen is no novice when it comes to crafting a comedy script that balances the bawdy with the sensitive, the raunchy with the sweet. Cohen and his childhood-friend-turned-writing-partner Brendan O’Brien cut their collective teeth as associate producers on […]
Continue ReadingNetflix is adding so much standup this year that now they’re even inviting non-comedians to host their own comedy specials — first there was Michael Bolton’s Valentine’s Day special, and now country singer Brad Paisley has a special of his own in the works. The streaming network has added an hourlong standup special hosted by […]
Continue ReadingStanding in line on the sidewalk in front of the Nuyorican Poets Café is usually a time of sensory overload. The performance space, located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, is best known for raucous poetry slams, and while you wait to get in on an ordinary Friday night, you knock elbows with scores […]
Continue ReadingNot long after pulling The Carmichael Show’s gun violence-themed episode, NBC has decided to let the episode see the light of day. According to Deadline, the network will air the episode, titled “Shoot-Up-Able,” tomorrow night at 9:00pm, just two weeks after pulling the episode – which centers on Carmichael’s character as he survives a mass […]
Continue ReadingMan on Fire, Chris D’Elia’s third standup special, dropped today on Netflix. Filmed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, the special captures the 37 year old comedian at a bit of an existential crossroads: “I’m at the point where in five years I’m going to be in my 40s…not to get all heady, but I’m […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the Senate Republicans’ terrible Trumpcare bill, which is essentially a huge tax cut for the wealthy paid for with huge cuts to Medicare – a bill Trump reportedly called “mean” in a closed-door meeting. “The only way this bill […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert tells the audience about his trip to Russia and reveals that there is an entire week of Late Show episodes in the works filled with segments filmed during the trip. “The whole trip was supposed to be top secret,” Colbert says. “I wanted to […]
Continue ReadingWill the “tremendous vampire bats” mandate affect me and my family? Perhaps. President Trump’s replacement health care law requires every American who loses health insurance to purchase a bloodletting vampire bat. No American will be left uncovered by the world’s best health insurance, or failing that, a thirsty vampire bat that will attend to your […]
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