Kevin Hart just landed a new starring movie role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hart will co-write, produce, and star in an upcoming movie directed by Tim Story and co-produced by Will Packer (Ride Along) called Night School. The comedy — which doesn’t yet have a premiere date — will follow “a group of misfits […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to The Second City Archives, in which we post an exclusive clip each week of some of comedy’s biggest superstars performing early in their careers on the legendary Chicago stage. Second City has generously given us a glimpse into their extensive archive of live performances, and over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing some […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central’s first-ever music/comedy festival, Colossal Clusterfest, just added some more comedians to its lineup. The festival takes place in San Francisco from Friday, June 2nd through Sunday the 4th, and in addition to previously announced performances from Jerry Seinfeld, Sarah Silverman, Kevin Hart, Tig Notaro, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr, and more, today the festival […]
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 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 ReadingJustin Simien’s 2014 film Dear White People is headed to Netflix later this month in the form of a TV series adaptation, and today the network released the first trailer. Like the film, the 10-episode half-hour series will follow “a diverse group of students of color as they navigate a predominantly white Ivy League college […]
Continue ReadingJustin Simien’s 2014 film Dear White People is headed to Netflix later this month in the form of a TV series adaptation, and today the network released the first trailer. Like the film, the 10-episode half-hour series will follow “a diverse group of students of color as they navigate a predominantly white Ivy League college […]
Continue ReadingNew York by way of Cleveland comedian Jim Tews is more than just another standup comic. He’s a also a cat blogger (Felines of New York), documentary director (Make Fun), and singer/guitarist for a Weezer tribute band (The Undone Sweaters). Since making the move to New York, he’s performed on Last Comic Standing, Louie, and […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Judd Apatow looks back on the time he and some writers from Roseanne got high on shrooms then went to watch Don Rickles open for Frank Sinatra at a show in Las Vegas. “We got these tickets to see him, and we wore suits and […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Judd Apatow looks back on the time he and some writers from Roseanne got high on shrooms then went to watch Don Rickles open for Frank Sinatra at a show in Las Vegas. “We got these tickets to see him, and we wore suits and […]
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