Right after HBO renewed Silicon Valley last week it was reported that T.J. Miller would not return for season 5, and while the network only said at the time that they “mutually agreed” on the decision, today Miller opened up to Entertainment Weekly and offered up a some more insight on his decision to walk away […]
Continue ReadingAnthony Atamanuik’s The President Show is unlike anything else on television right now. It takes a current-day public figure and satirizes him by showing us a fictionalized different side of the “character.” It ignores the fact that you probably want to forget about the news when you’re sitting down to watch Comedy Central, and instead […]
Continue ReadingThe last time I talked to comedian and actor Andrew Santino he was celebrating two releases, his Comedy Central Half Hour and his comedy album Say No More. This weekend Santino has two more big releases, both on Showtime: his first hourlong standup special Home Field Advantage and the new series I’m Dying Up Here, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Kimmel catches up with his old friend/ex Sarah Silverman, who was there to promote her new Netflix special A Speck of Dust but also gave away a fun bit of comedy trivia when she told Kimmel about how great of a gift-giver her boyfriend Michael […]
Continue ReadingTrump has gone to the golf course more times in his first few months in office than any other president, and since Press Secretary Sean Spicer recently told reporters that the golf vacations aren’t for fun but for super important and private business reasons, we haven’t gotten much of a glimpse into what political accomplishments, […]
Continue ReadingCBS announced a pile of premiere dates today for its fall lineup, including returning comedies The Big Bang Theory, Superior Donuts, Mom, and Kevin Can Wait as well as new shows Me, Myself & I starring Bobby Moynihan, the Big Bang spin-off Young Sheldon, and 9JKL. Here’s the full rundown: Monday, Sept. 25 8:00-8:30 PM — THE […]
Continue ReadingSeason 3 of the TV high-end real estate parody show Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ premieres today on Seeso. The show is created and executive produced by the multi-faceted Kulap Vilaysack, who spent many years embedded in the tight-knit LA improv and alt comedy scene that grew out of UCB and the early embodiments of Largo and […]
Continue ReadingStandup and writer Joe Mande is the latest comedian to join Netflix’s impressive lineup of comedy specials this year. On Twitter today, Mande revealed that his new special, titled Joe Mande’s Award-Winning Comedy Special, will premiere on the streaming network Tuesday, July 25th: Very excited to announce that my Award-Winning Comedy Special is coming to […]
Continue ReadingWhen Sight & Sound or the American Film Institute put together lists of the greatest movies of all time, comedies usually get the shaft. Sure, you might see a dramedy or a rom-com on there somewhere, but a straight comedy in the top 10 is pretty much unheard of. Maybe the people making these lists […]
Continue ReadingBobby Moynihan might have just left SNL after nine seasons, but that hasn’t stopped him from starring in a brand new video from Above Average’s The Kicker released today. In the video, Moynihan plays an insurance middle manager/very regular guy named Brad who attempts to compete with the basketball skills of LeBron James. Is Brad […]
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