Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes a lengthy “Closer Look” at Trump’s recent decision to fire FBI Director James Comey in the middle of the Russia investigation and the resulting fallout from the news, which much of the mainstream media is having a lot of trouble keeping up with. […]
Continue ReadingModern Family is sticking around for at least two more 22-episode seasons. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC has handed out a double-season renewal to Modern Family, which will keep it on the air through at least seasons 9 and 10. In addition to the renewal, the show’s 10 main stars have all signed new […]
Continue ReadingWill Forte’s Fox comedy The Last Man on Earth is returning for another season. According to Deadline, the network has officially renewed the show — which wrapped up its third season on Sunday night — for a fourth season. The Last Man on Earth makes Fox’s second comedy renewal for the 2017-2018 broadcast season, joining […]
Continue ReadingPlaying House star Jessica St. Clair has been through a lot over the past year, and as she revealed in a new essay for Stand Up To Cancer this week, it was a lot more than just raising her young daughter. In the essay, St. Clair reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer back in […]
Continue ReadingTV actor Ben Giroux has been making internet videos for 10 years, often with musician and collaborator Jensen Reed. Nothing new there. What is new for the duo is spending $30k and two years of work on not even 5 minutes of internet content that, over the past week, has amassed over 32 million views on Facebook and a personal invite […]
Continue ReadingTwo new single-cam comedies are in the works at Fox. According to Variety, the network has given out series orders to new comedies Ghosted and LA>Vegas. Ghosted has been in development since last year and stars Adam Scott and Craig Robinson as “a skeptic (Robinson) and a true believer (Scott), who are hired by the […]
Continue ReadingMelissa McCarthy returns to host SNL this weekend with musical guest Haim, and as today’s new promo shows, she’s feeling very pretty about joining SNL’s Five-Timers Club — even when she’s all dressed up as Sean Spicer. Check out our review of McCarthy’s last SNL hosting gig here, and catch the rest when her episode […]
Continue Reading“That’s a great bit.” You’ll hear it every so often. A comedian walks off the stage to the back of the room. As the MC tells you the next performer was on Corden, another comic will lean in and say, in a somber voice, maybe even with a tint of jealousy, “That’s a great bit.” […]
Continue ReadingDonald Glover and his brother Stephen are working on a new show for FXX. According to The Wrap, the network has ordered an adult animated comedy series based on the Marvel character Deadpool, with the Glover brothers attached to write and co-executive produce. “Donald Glover is an incredibly gifted and versatile artist who’ll bring the […]
Continue ReadingWhen anger is your artistic medium, sometimes you need to take a little time to just chill. When Lewis Black picked up his phone on a recent weekday morning, I heard a different side of him than what I had become accustomed to. He was measured, calm, and other than the occasional raspy cough, kind […]
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