A wave of shock and grief swept through the Austin comedy scene yesterday as news spread that 2016’s Funniest Person in Austin winner Lashonda Lester passed away unexpectedly. Known for her ease on stage, Lester was a consummate professional in both her writing and delivery with jokes that never had an unnecessary word and yet […]
Continue ReadingDan Pasternack is a comedy producer and programmer as well as a scribbler and superfan who loves alliterative couplets almost as much as he loves comedy. His passion and his professional life have brought him into contact with comedy legends and lore of the past and present. For each installment of The Comedy Curator, Dan […]
Continue ReadingLast month it was announced that Don Rickles had teamed up with AARP for their first TV project, Dinner with Don. The 10-episode series features Rickles “dining with friends and fellow comedians at some of his favorite LA-area restaurants.” A premiere date for the series hasn’t been announced yet, but given yesterday’s news that Rickles passed […]
Continue ReadingDick Cavett said it rather well when he introduced his next guest onto his show in 1972: “When great comedians gather late at night over coffee and cheesecake to pay tribute to those among them who have scaled the heights and brought the art of public performing to its zenith, one name, I suppose, stands […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central has a history of taking short form web series and expanding them to long-form primetime shows. That pattern continues this Sunday night at 10:00pm as The Gorburger Show makes its television debut. For those not familiar with the format, Gorburger is a large, blue alien who has arrived to Earth to forcefully take […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers welcomes writers Amber Ruffin, Ally Hord, and Jenny Hagel to respond to the Fox News/Bill O’Reilly sexual harassment scandal by pointing out that workplace sexual harassment is a problem everywhere — except when you work for Seth Meyers, of course. “Seth is so understanding […]
Continue ReadingFollowing yesterday’s news that legendary comedian Don Rickles died at age 90, last night, late night hosts paid tribute to Rickles in their own ways. Rickles’ passing hit the hardest for Jimmy Kimmel, who had him on the show many times and became close with him over the years. “I’m gonna tell you right up […]
Continue ReadingABC is developing a spin-off of its hit comedy Black-ish, and today a new round of casting news was announced. According to Deadline, Chris Parnell, Matt Walsh, and Trevor Jackson (American Crime) have joined the cast of the spin-off, which is co-created by Kenya Barris and Larry Wilmore and will follow Yara Shahidi’s character Zoey […]
Continue ReadingABC is developing a spin-off of its hit comedy Black-ish, and today a new round of casting news was announced. According to Deadline, Chris Parnell, Matt Walsh, and Trevor Jackson (American Crime) have joined the cast of the spin-off, which is co-created by Kenya Barris and Larry Wilmore and will follow Yara Shahidi’s character Zoey […]
Continue ReadingJames Corden is taking The Late Late Show across the pond. According to Variety, Corden’s late night CBS show will broadcast three episodes from Westminster’s Central Hall from Tuesday, June 6th through Thursday the 8th. Taking late night shows on the road is pretty common for hosts like Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jimmy Fallon (whose […]
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