Here’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah chats with correspondent and soon-to-be Comedy Central late night show/special host Jordan Klepper about why, now that Trump’s trip abroad is over, he thinks that the world and particularly European leaders like Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron should be grateful that Trump’s incompetence gave […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Jimmy Kimmel heads to the streets to chat with the most nonpartisan, honest Americans out there — little kids — about how they think Donald Trump is doing as POTUS so far as well as their thoughts on the Russia investigation, our ongoing war with […]
Continue ReadingKevin Hart and rapper/actor Tip “T.I.” Harris are developing a television comedy series together. According to Deadline, the two are co-executive producing a music comedy series in development at Showtime called The Studio, which “will chronicle the day-to-day and night-to-night antics that happen in a music recording studio, the people who work in this very unorthodox […]
Continue ReadingIn 1992, the rock bands of the Seattle “grunge scene” won over Americans’ hearts and minds, overtaking slick and cheesy metal groups from the ‘80s that had worn out their welcome, such as Poison and Winger. These grunge bands, like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, also played hard rock, but they were gloomy and sarcastic—kind […]
Continue ReadingLast month, Netflix announced an upcoming standup special from Sarah Silverman, and today the streaming network released the trailer. Titled A Speck of Dust, the special marks the Netflix standup debut for Silverman, who also has her own talk/variety show I Love You, America in the works at Hulu. Check out the trailer above featuring […]
Continue ReadingAs comedy has become more popular, the demand for books about comedy and/or comedians has increased immensely. Besides the many memoirs, there has been a glut of books about improv, from the comprehensive Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual to Will Hines’ excellent How to Be the Greatest Improviser on Earth. However, in this golden […]
Continue ReadingThe Chris Gethard Show makes its truTV debut this summer with an all new season of live, hourlong episodes, and today the network announced that the season premiere will arrive a day later than previously announced. The Chris Gethard Show’s premiere will now air on Thursday, August 3rd at 11:00pm, and new episodes will air live every […]
Continue ReadingLast year, Kevin Hart signed on to write a memoir, and the book – titled I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons, hits stores next week. Here’s an excerpt from the book’s description: It begins in North Philadelphia. He was born an accident, unwanted by his parents. His father was a drug addict who was […]
Continue ReadingLast year, Kevin Hart signed on to write a memoir, and the book – titled I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons, hits stores next week. Here’s an excerpt from the book’s description: It begins in North Philadelphia. He was born an accident, unwanted by his parents. His father was a drug addict who was […]
Continue ReadingAsk Lane Moore questions and she’ll tell you no lies. Well, almost none. A multihyphenate talent who prefers to quote her age as “somewhere between a 13-year-old boy and 90-year-old southwestern lesbian raising dogs,” Moore has blazed trails in comedy, journalism, and punk rock using honesty as her flamethrower. Moore is perhaps best down for […]
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