Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers chats with SNL’s Kate McKinnon about her favorite member of the Trump administration to impersonate, who also happens to be the guy who testified yesterday: Jeff Sessions. McKinnon even reenacts some of yesterday’s hearing in character as Sessions, including his response to James Comey’s […]
Continue ReadingIn a 2008 interview, Kerri Kenney described her role on Reno 911! thusly: Certain characters’ job is to move things along. Tom [Lennon]’s job, as a character [Lt. Dangle], is to keep things moving. He’s the boss he’s got to keep things on track. My job is to stop things in their tracks as often […]
Continue ReadingThe Friday before last, I noticed that my Twitter feed was suddenly really mad at Bill Maher. This wasn’t exactly anything new; he caught the ire of many people earlier this year when he had “alt-right” figure Milo Yiannopoulos on his show, and in general, courting controversy is kind of his thing. So, when I […]
Continue ReadingMore Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is in the works at Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming network has officially renewed Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s series for a fourth season. The renewal comes just a month after season 3 made its debut. For more on the show, read our closer look at the latest season here.
Continue ReadingLast year it was reported that Good Neighbor’s Kyle Mooney and Dave McCary were making a movie together called Brigsby Bear, and after a successful run on the film festival circuit, the movie is headed to theaters next month. Mooney stars in the film, which centers on a show called Brigsby Bear Adventures, “a children’s TV […]
Continue ReadingBroadway on the small screen is generally limited to a Billy Crystal one-man show on HBO or those videos your high school English teacher would put on when they just couldn’t deal anymore. And it makes sense — the theatrical experience is hard to capture, and long-running shows are wary of cutting into ticket profits. […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at yesterday’s bizarre Cabinet meeting where Trump made everyone openly praise him: “Is there anything creepier than watching Trump make his staff go around the room and praise him? Even Kim Jong-un is like ‘Dude, have some self-respect,’” Meyers says. […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with T.J. Miller about The Emoji Movie as well as his recent move to New York to focus more on his standup act. “I’ve done ten sets in one night in New York City, and my work ethic is such because I’m a […]
Continue ReadingRory Scovel heads to Netflix next week with a brand new standup special, and today the streaming network released the trailer. Titled Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time, the special was filmed at the Relapse Theatre in Atlanta, and as the trailer reveals, it includes some extra special support from Jack White. Watch […]
Continue ReadingOver four months after MTV canceled Nicole Byer’s comedy Loosely Exactly Nicole, the show might be getting a second chance at an unexpected place. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Facebook is reportedly “near a deal” to revive the series for a second season, and “a writers’ room has already been opened and some of the […]
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