The 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 ReadingHere’s a great clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with Subway sandwich connoisseur Michael Ian Black about how exactly we got to this point with our insane president — something Black can explain perfectly through the way he knows best: ordering a Subway sandwich. “Somehow in my arrogance, in my hubris, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee recaps last week’s very bizarre lineup of Trump updates, from all the news pundit praise he received for sounding “presidential” during his address to Congress to running off to his Mar-a-Lago “safe space” after his big moment got upstaged by more leaks, rising suspicions […]
Continue ReadingPatton Oswalt and Glenn Howerton might be starring in an NBC comedy together. According to TV Line, Oswalt and Howerton have signed on to star in an untitled comedy pilot by Mike O’Brien and produced by Seth Meyers, which was ordered back in January. Formerly titled AP Bio, the project centers on Jack (Howerton), “a […]
Continue ReadingWith so much dad content swirling around in the comedy dad-mosphere, it can be difficult to decide which dad you’re going to dad-vote your time to. Today, that choice becomes a bit easier for two reasons. First, because I’m recommending that you watch this video, and second, because the video you’re about to watch is […]
Continue ReadingJim Norton has a new standup special premiering on Netflix next week. Named after his 2016 Mouthful of Shame tour, the new special hits the streaming network next Tuesday, March 14th. Norton’s last special Contextually Inadequate aired on Epix back in 2015; check out the trailer for the new special above.
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 ReadingBack in 2015, news broke that Broad City writers Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs had a movie in the works at Sony described as “combining elements of Weekend at Bernie’s and The Hangover,” and today, the premiere date for the film and first trailer dropped over at Buzzfeed. In addition to Downs, the main […]
Continue ReadingIn the third season of FXX’s surreal romantic comedy, Man Seeking Woman, show creator Simon Rich decided to settle down and explore the complexities of a long-term relationship. MSW protagonist Josh (Jay Baruchel) finally meets his match in Lucy (Katie Findlay) and together they grapple with fidelity, ranch dressing, meeting the parents, sex-addict forest creatures, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Conan, where O’Brien chats with Pete Holmes about his new HBO show Crashing plus why he really hates the Waze app and everything it stands for. “We can all agree there should be a medium setting. It’s either off or Indiana Jones — it’s no help whatsoever or thinks […]
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