John Gemberling Makes the Perfect Steve Bannon on Anthony Atamanuik’s ‘The President Show’

Here’s a clip from last night’s President Show, where  John Gemberling joins Anthony Atamanuik and Peter Grosz as the one and only Steve Bannon to lead a segment called “Witch or No Witch” to take a closer look at Jon Ossoff and “fat sack of shame”/“totally evil shapeshifter” Sean Spicer. Notably, last night was also […]

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Jimmy Kimmel Chats with Some Kids About Health Care

Here’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Kimmel sits down with some kids to chat with them about their thoughts on health care. He even leads them in a very symbolic game: “Here’s what we’re gonna do. We’re gonna play musical chairs, okay? Whoever doesn’t have a chair at the end doesn’t […]

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John Oliver Is Being Sued by the Coal Company CEO He Said Would Sue Him

John Oliver devoted most of last week’s episode of Last Week Tonight to the coal industry and Trump’s empty promises to bring miners’ jobs back, and he took some time to single out Murray Energy Corporation CEO Bob Murray, who sent the show its first cease and desist letter and threatened “immediate litigation” should Oliver’s […]

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Doug Stanhope on Festivals, “Industry Tools,” and Other Things He Hates

Doug Stanhope has been called all sorts of things like depraved, rude, hostile, and raunchy. All of those are fitting descriptions, but one trait stands out above all others: honesty. His candor extends from the stage to his everyday interactions. Take this interview, for instance. The goal was to promote his new special The Comedians’ […]

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Stephen Colbert Is Currently in Russia Filming a Segment for ‘The Late Show’

Stephen Colbert had the best response to Donald Trump’s tweets about the James Comey “tapes” this afternoon when he revealed some pretty exciting Late Show news: .@realDonaldTrump Don’t worry, Mr. President. I’m in Russia. If the “tapes” exist, I’ll bring you back a copy! pic.twitter.com/v5flvAMtFY — Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) June 22, 2017 The Hollywood Reporter […]

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Lake Bell’s New Movie ‘I Do…Until I Don’t’ Hits Theaters in September

Lake Bell has directed another film following her 2013 directorial debut In a World… that just got a premiere date. Titled I Do…Until I Don’t, the film stars Bell, Ed Helms, Paul Reiser, Wyatt Cenac, Mary Steenburgen, Amber Heard, and Dolly Wells. Here’s the logline from Deadline’s report: Pic tells the story of three couples in Vero […]

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Fox Announces Fall Premiere Dates for ‘Ghosted,’ ‘The Mick,’ and More

Fox just announced a round of fall premiere dates. On the lineup is a new sci-fi series from Seth MacFarlane called The Orville, Ghosted starring Adam Scott and Craig Robinson, and new seasons of Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Will Forte’s The Last Man on Earth. Here’s the full lineup of comedy premiere […]

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Duncan Trussell Deals with Grief a Little Differently in This NSFW Clip from ‘Party Legends’

Here’s a very disturbing, definitely NSFW, and oddly sweet clip from tonight’s episode of Viceland’s Party Legends, where Duncan Trussell tells a story about the time he attempted to deal with his grief after his mother died by hiring a dominatrix named Princess – which, it turns out, wasn’t a super great plan. “When you […]

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‘People of Earth’ Returns to TBS for Season 2 Next Month

TBS just revealed the season 2 premiere date for People of Earth starring Wyatt Cenac. The show, which was renewed back in December, will return for its new season on Monday, July 24th at 10:30pm. SNL alum Nasim Pedrad will be joining the ensemble cast for the next batch of episodes as Special Agent Alex […]

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This Week in Comedy Podcasts: ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’ Womps It Up

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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