Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert’s old Daily Show pal Lewis Black looks back on Donald Trump’s first week as president, the Muslim immigration ban, voter fraud claims, and Vladimir Putin as well as Black’s early days working in politics on the high school level. “I did a lot of […]
Continue ReadingFox just added two new comedy pilots. Variety reports that the network has added a pilot produced by Will Ferrell and written by Lon Zimmet (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Superstore) called LA —> Vegas, which centers on “a group of underdogs trying to find their place in the world, set on the Friday night flight from […]
Continue ReadingSince the start of the presidential election season, Vic Berger has made a name for himself through his amazing video edits, and his latest offering, titled “American Horror Story: Trump’s Inauguration,” is one you don’t want to miss. Most of Berger’s videos have maintained a pretty steady balance between being funny yet disturbing (see “Kanye […]
Continue ReadingGreat news for fans of Mike Schur’s new comedy The Good Place: NBC just gave the series a season 2 renewal. According to Deadline, the network has officially ordered a 13-episode second season of the show starring Kristen Bell and Ted Danson, which premiered back in September and wrapped up earlier this month. Read more […]
Continue ReadingKitty Beans Kitty grew up in the West Village during a time where even looking in the direction of the subway could get you beaten, mugged, and slapped with one of those gloves that have fire ants sewn into the palm. She chain smokes cigarettes by taping the whole pack together and inhaling them all […]
Continue ReadingOne of the countless memorable entries from the Onion’s satirical news compilation Our Dumb Century was the 1977 headline, “Elvis Dead. Is Elvis Alive?” It’s a quirky little existential paradox, and it neatly sums up the fate of Other Space, which ran for one short season on Yahoo! Screen. Yahoo! Screen, for the many of […]
Continue ReadingAs he will be the first to let you know, Bob Zmuda is a very important man. He is, as he has doggedly chronicled through the decades, the man behind Andy Kaufman. In his fever to make his contributions to comedy history known far and wide, Zmuda had stopped just short of pushing for legislation […]
Continue ReadingDuring last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, comedy legend Lily Tomlin used most of her time on the stage accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award offering up some sage life advice to young actors everywhere. “Ironically, this award makes you feel not that you’ve done so much, but more like you wish you had done so […]
Continue ReadingFull Frontal host Samantha Bee has decided to be proactive about the mystery of whether or not President Trump will continue the tradition of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner by putting together an alternative WHCD event of her own. According to The New York Times, Bee and the Full Frontal producers are currently planning a […]
Continue ReadingDaily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj is headed to Netflix. According to Deadline, the streaming network has added an hourlong special from Minhaj called Homecoming King, which was filmed in Minhaj’s hometown in California on Friday. The special is “based on true events from Minhaj’s first generation Indian-American experience. Navigating between two worlds, it follows Minhaj’s […]
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