NBC is turning to the movie What About Bob? for its newest comedy project. According to Variety, the network has ordered a pilot called What About Barb?, a single-cam comedy based on the 1991 comedy starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss that follows “a psychotherapist who tries to cut ties with her most overbearing patient, […]
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 ReadingAnother comedy legend has passed away. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Emmy and Tony-winning writer, actress, producer, comedian, and TV comedy pioneer Mary Tyler Moore died today in Connecticut. Moore is best known for starring in television classics The Dick Van Dyke Show and her eponymous series The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the […]
Continue ReadingThis past Saturday, Aziz Ansari hosted the first Saturday Night Live episode of the Trump presidency. More than aware of the occasion, he delivered a thoughtful and often hilarious monologue that touched both on Trump himself, as well as the issues that led to his election. He made some pointed comments about the rise of casual […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Billy on the Street finale, where Billy Eichner challenges special guest Stephen Colbert with a game called “La La Land or Nicki Minaj?” Despite not having seen La La Land, Colbert does a very impressive job, and for the record, he and Eichner do not support all the hate […]
Continue ReadingOn Thursday, January 19, 2017, the day before Donald Trump’s inauguration, I found myself filled with dread about the weeks, months, and years to come. His cabinet’s Senate confirmation hearings had begun, and many of Trump’s appointees appeared uninformed about and unqualified to run the departments they are slated to lead. Later in the day, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where Mike Myers tells Jimmy Fallon all about his new book Canada, the difference between the US and our northern neighbor, and what it’s like being a Canadian who has a kid with a New York accent and a father with a British accent. “There’s nobody more […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers welcomes back writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel for a new round of “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell,” where the two writers cover all the punchlines about black people, gay people, and women that Meyers just can’t get away with. Jokes like: “The Department of […]
Continue ReadingA little over a year after his last special Lost in Translation aired on Comedy Central, Daily Show host Trevor Noah has a new standup special premiering next month. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Noah’s new special Afraid of the Dark will debut on Netflix Tuesday, February 21st. Noah announced the news on Instagram this […]
Continue Reading“A lot of therapists don’t write their own material,” said Jonathan Katz, onstage with David Wain at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, cracking up the audience while also summing up his 90s animated series, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, and its current, live iteration. Twenty years after the series premiered on Comedy Central, those […]
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