With the news that a woman now faces a year in prison for laughing during Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing back in January, during last night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers welcomed writer Amber Ruffin to share a few handy tips with the audience on how to not laugh at Jeff Sessions so no one […]
Continue ReadingJune Diane Raphael is teaming up with political operative and Emily’s List Chief of Staff Kate Black to write a book. Titled Represent. The Badass Woman’s Guide to Running for Office and Changing the World, the book will be published by Workman. Here’s the official description of the book: A concrete, funny, stylish, accessible, and […]
Continue ReadingDuring last night’s Late Show, Stephen Colbert staged a reunion of fellow Daily Show alums Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Rob Corddry, Ed Helms, and Jon Stewart, where we got a behind-the-scenes look at Colbert’s final day at The Daily Show back in 2005. Check out the reunion clip above, plus more clips below featuring the […]
Continue ReadingRory Scovel has a new standup special premiering on Netflix next month. Scovel revealed on Twitter today that the special, titled Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time, will debut on the streaming network Tuesday, June 20th. Scovel’s debut standup special from 2015, The Charleston Special, is currently available on Seeso.
Continue ReadingIn the opening minutes of his new HBO special, Chris Gethard regrets that he doesn’t have some inciting incident that he can blame for his lifelong depression. “I hate to say it,” he says, “but sometimes people just break.” Afterwards, he pauses for a moment, and you can almost hear people in the audience thinking […]
Continue ReadingJim Jefferies is heading to Comedy Central next month with his own late night show. The network announced today that The Jim Jefferies Show will debut Tuesday, June 6th at 10:30pm. Comedy Central ordered 10 episodes of the weekly half-hour show back in March, and the series will follow Jefferies as he covers “the week’s […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nightly Show host Larry Wilmore is launching his very own podcast this week. According to Deadline, Wilmore’s new podcast Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air will debut on The Ringer Podcast Network this Thursday, May 11th. Here’s the official description: Emmy Award — winning producer, actor, and comedian Larry Wilmore is back on the air, hosting […]
Continue ReadingAfter a jam-packed March, April eased up a bit in terms of standup special quantity, but delivered some serious quality offerings. In case you missed it, here’s a rundown of what dropped last month. Louis C.K. – 2017 (Netflix) 2017 is Louis’ seventh special and the first in which he wears a suit. Through longer-than-usual […]
Continue ReadingTracy Morgan’s new standup special premieres in one week, and today Netflix released the first trailer. Titled Staying Alive, the special was filmed at the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey and follows Morgan as he “attempts to find the funny in the aftermath of his near-fatal accident in July 2014.” Check out the trailer […]
Continue ReadingTo say 2017 has been a bumper-crop year for Jonah Ray would be an understatement. Aside from pulling double duty as co-host of Chris Hardwick’s The Nerdist Podcast and solo-host of his own Jonah Raydio, the 34-year-old comedian also has not one, but two hit television shows airing concurrently. His Netflix reboot of the cult […]
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