Netflix has been on a roll this year when it comes to hourlong standup specials, so it makes sense that the streaming network wanted to take things one step further by adding some half-hour specials in the form of a new series similar to last year’s The Characters. Today Netflix released the trailer for The […]
Continue ReadingVanessa Bayer, Phoebe Robinson, and Gillian Jacobs are starring in a movie together. According to The Hollywood Reporter, all three have signed on to star in a movie in the works at Netflix called Ibiza,which centers on Jacobs as “a woman who goes on a business trip to Spain to close a big deal, but […]
Continue ReadingAfter years of outstanding ensemble work in acclaimed television series like Silicon Valley, Portlandia, and Burning Love —as well as unforgettable scene-stealing cameos in films like Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates and Central Intelligence — comedian Kumail Nanjiani has been long overdue for a chance to solidify his leading man status. The Big Sick, […]
Continue ReadingLast year, Netflix ordered eight episodes of a Wet Hot American Summer series called Ten Years Later, and today the streaming network revealed the premiere date and first trailer. The series will pick up exactly ten years after the original 2001 film left off and features the original cast plus new additions including Alyssa Milano […]
Continue ReadingWhile we’re still waiting for Comedy Central to announce when the new season of Nathan for You premieres, Nathan Fielder is keeping very busy these days. Not only is he continuing to raise Holocaust awareness through his jacket company Summit Ice, but if you happened to catch Mac DeMarco’s performance during last night’s Conan, you […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee and her correspondents explain – through some creepy black-and-white performance art – how Trump and his administration have destroyed the meaning of words and added an entirely new vocabulary of nonsense words like “alternative facts,” “leaks,” and “fake news.” “And with their sanity shattered, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler reunite for a brand new “Really!?!” segment covering the recent pro-Trump protests at Shakespeare in the Park’s Julius Caesar. “You know what? You’ve made actors so upset that Daniel Day-Lewis has quit now! You made Lincoln quit!” Poehler says before pointing […]
Continue ReadingLast Friday, it was revealed that Seeso, the comedy-oriented streaming site owned by NBCUniversal, was issuing a series of layoffs. If that weren’t troubling enough, it was also revealed that the service had yet to accumulate an impressive number of subscribers, currently operating in the low six figures. Between this and the departure of Evan […]
Continue ReadingWhat do Jared Kushner and a trio of Greasers have in common? Yes, loved ones who obsessively groom their ridiculous hair but also: this week’s column! We’ve highlighted two contributions that don’t seem to share much DNA at surface level. Upon digging a little deeper, though, you might discover that each makes commendable use of a simple, easily producible premise, […]
Continue ReadingAuthor, producer, screenwriter, and GWAR fan Emily V. Gordon is no stranger to the philosophical principle that comedy equals tragedy plus time. And not just because she traffics in the business of being funny, although that certainly helps. Gordon, years before she became a successful author (Super You), standup showcase producer (The Meltdown with Jonah […]
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