Last year, Harry Shearer filed a $125 million lawsuit against Vivendi, the French movie distributor that owns the rights to 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap, for paying Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner less than $200 in revenue from the film over a 30-year period. Guest, McKean, and Reiner joined the lawsuit in […]
Continue ReadingBefore deciding on a title for her new album, Aimee Mann told a friend that her record was full of her “usual songs about mental illness.” Mann, whose songs often delve into life’s melancholies, began to see the humor in another friend’s suggestion that she call the album Mental Illness. “It’s so bald, but also […]
Continue ReadingBefore deciding on a title for her new album, Aimee Mann told a friend that her record was full of her “usual songs about mental illness.” Mann, whose songs often delve into life’s melancholies, began to see the humor in another friend’s suggestion that she call the album Mental Illness. “It’s so bald, but also […]
Continue ReadingThings aren’t looking very good for NBC’s freshman comedy Powerless. According to Deadline, the network has pulled the show, which has struggled in the ratings since its February premiere, from its Thursday night lineup this week and next and will replace it with episodes of Superstore in the 8:30pm time slot. While NBC has not […]
Continue ReadingBeing born in India, raised in Africa, and schooled in the United States has given comedian Vir Das a unique perspective on what is globally funny. After dabbling in comedy while attending college in the US, Das headed back to India to take a job as a VJ in Bombay. He lost the job in […]
Continue ReadingJason Jones and Samantha Bee’s TBS show just got a season renewal. The network announced today that it’s given The Detour starring Jones and Natalie Zea a season 3 renewal ahead of the show’s season 2 finale, which airs tonight at 10:00pm. For more on the show, check out our interview with Jones here.
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from Kumail Nanjiani’s visit to last night’s Conan, where he tells O’Brien about a particularly annoying flight where he sat across from a man who insisted on taking his pants off and resting both of his legs up in front of him, which forced all of the other passengers to be, as […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at what will soon be Trump’s first 100 days in office, all the now broken promises he made to his supporters for his “100-day contract” with them, and his demands for border wall money that might lead to a government […]
Continue ReadingAlphonse, Natasha, and Mister Fingers, I write this letter with a heavy heart. I thought we were friends—no, more than friends. Co-conspirators. So I’m shaking my head, wondering why didn’t you come to the art heist I put together on Facebook Events. I know we usually arrange our capers through a series of secret meetings […]
Continue ReadingVeteran television writer, producer, director, and series creator Norman Lear is launching his own podcast next week. According to Deadline, Lear has signed on to host a weekly podcast for PodcastOne called All of the Above with Norman Lear, which will feature cohost Pail Hipp and “cover topics ranging from comedy to family, current events, […]
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