With some help from Judd Apatow and Michael Showalter, comedy collaborators and married couple Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon wrote a movie together called The Big Sick, and now that the film has had its critically acclaimed Sundance premiere, the first trailer was released today. Showalter directed the movie, which is based on Gordon […]
Continue ReadingNetflix is changing the way we watch comedy specials, and the comics are doing their part too. Where once HBO and Comedy Central dominated the standup field, the streaming service has since convinced household names like Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chappelle, and Sarah Silverman to premiere their new material on a laptop screen. What’s more, Netflix […]
Continue ReadingLast month, Netflix announced a new standup special from Norm Macdonald was in the works, and today the streaming network released a very short teaser to get you excited. Titled Norm Macdonald: Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & Trickery, the special was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston and follows Macdonald as he “delivers sly, deadpan […]
Continue ReadingIn her sublime new Netflix standup special, Old Baby, premiering today, Maria Bamford performs a comedy set in increasingly larger venues. What begins as a few jokes in front of a mirror progresses to a living room, onto a bowling alley, and so on, until she goes out with a bang on a big stage. […]
Continue ReadingIn her sublime new Netflix standup special, Old Baby, premiering today, Maria Bamford performs a comedy set in increasingly larger venues. What begins as a few jokes in front of a mirror progresses to a living room, onto a bowling alley, and so on, until she goes out with a bang on a big stage. […]
Continue ReadingWhen Trump wasn’t in the headlines for not knowing what the Civil War was about or calling Kim Jong-un a “smart cookie” yesterday, he was in the news for abruptly ending his interview with Face the Nation’s John Dickerson after the CBS host asked about his wiretapping claims. During last night’s Late Show, Colbert praised […]
Continue ReadingWhen Trump wasn’t in the headlines for not knowing what the Civil War was about or calling Kim Jong-un a “smart cookie” yesterday, he was in the news for abruptly ending his interview with Face the Nation’s John Dickerson after the CBS host asked about his wiretapping claims. During last night’s Late Show, Colbert praised […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel return with a new installment of “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” and cover everything from gay penguins to black superheroes to lesbian bars. Later in the segment, Hagel brings out her “backup Latina” America Ferrera to deliver a punchline of her […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel return with a new installment of “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” and cover everything from gay penguins to black superheroes to lesbian bars. Later in the segment, Hagel brings out her “backup Latina” America Ferrera to deliver a punchline of her […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a great clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Jimmy Kimmel opens up about the intense experience he and his wife had last week when, after they gave birth to a seemingly healthy baby boy, the doctors soon discovered that the baby had a heart disease and needed emergency surgery. Fortunately, everything worked […]
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