NBC just handed out a season renewal to one of its freshman comedies. According to The Wrap, the network has officially renewed Tracey Wigfield’s new comedy Great News, which stars Briga Heelan and Andrea Martin and was ordered to series last year. Currently airing its debut season on Tuesday nights, the series is co-executive produced […]
Continue ReadingThe Goldbergs is sticking around at ABC. TVLine reports that the network renewed the ’80s-set comedy series today for two more seasons, which will keep it on the air for seasons 5 and 6. It makes the second double-season renewal for a returning ABC comedy this week following last night’s Modern Family renewal, which will […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve had your fill of Donald Trump parody Twitter accounts like the very presidential @MatureTrumpTwts and film buff @ArtHouseTrump and are looking for something new, look no further, because this week a brand new Trump parody account appeared, and it’s devoted to calling out obscure comedy injustices that only true comedy nerds will care […]
Continue ReadingThe comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week our crack team of podcast […]
Continue ReadingShowtime has a new half-hour comedy in the works. According to Variety, the network has given a 10-episode series order to a comedy written, produced, and directed by Frankie Shaw called SMILF, which is based on her 2014 Sundance short of the same name and has been in development at Showtime since 2015. The series […]
Continue ReadingTwo of Fox’s freshman comedies will not survive for another season. According to Deadline, the network has officially canceled live-action/animated hybrid Son of Zorn as well as Making History due to low ratings. Both shows were co-produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, with Son of Zorn wrapping up its debut season in February and […]
Continue ReadingDaily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj is having a very busy 2017. Fresh off his gig hosting this year’s Trump-free White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Minhaj heads to Netflix later this month for his brand new special Homecoming King, which “follows Minhaj’s arrival in the U.S., interracial love, racism, bullying, and his family’s quest to achieve the […]
Continue ReadingDuring the Rashomon-esque, ninth season episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, “The Gang Saves the Day,” we get a brief glimpse of what each member of the Gang envisions their lives being like after surviving a robbery attempt. In Deandra “Sweet Dee” Reynolds’ (Kaitlin Olson) daydream, the rest of the Gang is dead (by […]
Continue ReadingLast year, Anthony Atamanuik teamed up with James Adomian to create Trump vs. Bernie, a stage show between the two most surprising candidates of the election. It became quite a success, leading to a special episode of @midnight that functioned as a debate between the two personas as well as a special for Fusion entitled […]
Continue ReadingAdult Swim just added a quarter-hour animated show to its lineup. Deadline reports that the network has given a series order to The Jellies! from Tyler, the Creator and Lionel Boyce, who created the show together and are also on the voice cast alongside Phil LaMarr, Blake Anderson, AJ Johnson, and Kevin Michael Richardson. The […]
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