Toronto’s sixth annual comedy festival JFL42 takes place in September, and the full lineup was recently revealed. The festival runs from Thursday, September 21st through Saturday the 30th and will feature tons of standup performances and live podcast tapings. Here’s the announced lineup: Bill Burr, John Mulaney, Ali Wong, Tim and Eric, My Favorite Murder […]
Continue ReadingToronto’s sixth annual comedy festival JFL42 takes place in September, and the full lineup was recently revealed. The festival runs from Thursday, September 21st through Saturday the 30th and will feature tons of standup performances and live podcast tapings. Here’s the announced lineup: Bill Burr, John Mulaney, Ali Wong, Tim and Eric, My Favorite Murder […]
Continue ReadingAndrew Dice Clay’s semi-autobiographical Showtime series Dice just got a season 2 premiere date. The Scot Armstrong-created show, which wrapped up its debut season last May and was renewed in the fall, will return for its second season Sunday, August 20th at 10:30pm. Like the first season, season 2 will include seven half-hour episodes.
Continue ReadingWe’re in the middle of a comedy special deluge, and May brought nine new hours of standup to the spate. In case you missed it, here’s a rundown of what dropped last month. Maria Bamford – Old Baby (Netflix) Continuing her run as the most inventive comedy special creator working today, Maria Bamford’s Old Baby […]
Continue ReadingSure, Rachel Bloom can say she’s a Golden Globe winner for her performance in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but don’t assume that means she cares about awards shows. Like fellow comedian T.J. Miller, Bloom recognizes that awards – more specifically, the way TV stars shamelessly campaign for nominations — are a vain and ultimately meaningless affair, which naturally […]
Continue ReadingJim O’Heir, best known for playing Jerry Gergich, the lovable object of mockery on Parks and Recreation, has made a surprising jump to star in the new indie dark comedy, Middle Man. O’Heir plays Lenny, a straight-laced accountant with dreams of becoming a standup comedian. But Lenny has a big problem — he is not […]
Continue ReadingJim Jefferies made his Comedy Central late night hosting debut last night with the premiere of his new show The Jim Jefferies Show, and at the end of the episode, Jefferies got some extra star power in the form of a quick appearance by the show’s very own weatherman played by Brad Pitt. Now that […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with Hasan Minhaj about his Netflix special Homecoming King, his work on The Daily Show, and his experience hosting White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month, which was a lot like Stephen Colbert’s experience hosting the event with one big difference: Colbert actually had a […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers chats with guest John Early about his lifetime obsession with Toni Collette – from the first time he saw her in a movie to the time he decided to run a Toni Collette fan website to his impression of her scene in the car […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central’s animated show Legends of Chamberlain Heights returns next week, and today the network released a promo for the new batch of episodes. Co-created by Brad Abelson, Mike Clements, Michael Starrbury, Quinn Hawking, and Josiah Johnson, the show was ordered to series back in 2015 and renewed for a second season last summer. Here’s the […]
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