Cristela Alonzo has a very unique connection to Golden Girls. Unlike most superfans, the show was more than just an obsession to her growing up – it also helped her learn how to speak English. In this clip from Guy Branum’s Talk Show the Game Show, Alonzo’s Golden Girls knowledge gets put to the test in […]
Continue ReadingCristela Alonzo has a very unique connection to Golden Girls. Unlike most superfans, the show was more than just an obsession to her growing up – it also helped her learn how to speak English. In this clip from Guy Branum’s Talk Show the Game Show, Alonzo’s Golden Girls knowledge gets put to the test in […]
Continue ReadingStandup and Talk Show the Game Show host Guy Branum has written a memoir. Titled My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture, the book features a foreword by Mindy Kaling and will be published by Atria Books on Tuesday, July 31st. Here’s more info: From a young age, Guy Branum always felt […]
Continue ReadingMove over, Steve Martin and Martin Short, because there’s another extremely exciting comedy special happening at Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming network has added a standup special from Billy Eichner, which will also make his first standup special ever. The special, which is currently untitled, is described as “a unique blend of […]
Continue ReadingLiving Biblically, which premiered Monday night, is the newest multi-cam CBS sitcom that reinforces all of the worst stereotypes about CBS sitcoms. It centers around a white guy (Chip, played by Jay R. Ferguson) with a cushy media job (where he hangs out with his Black best friend Vince, played by Tony Rock) married to […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to trying to pick a Twitter fight with a teenager who recently survived the Florida mass shooting, Alex Jones has found a new enemy in The Opposition’s Jordan Klepper – or, as Jones calls him, “Jordan Keppler” – now that his YouTube channel is in jeopardy of getting banned due to spreading hate […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers took some time to check in on what has happened since Donald Trump promised to do something to fight the opioid epidemic – which amounts to not much action, aside from Trump’s plan to start an anti-drug ad campaign, putting Kellyanne Conway in charge […]
Continue ReadingWomen in comedy are often seen as solitary creatures, like mountain lions or that bird that fell in love with a statue. Female comics are isolated from each other on bookings and can view each other as competition in the green room. “When I started comedy, there was always only one woman on the show,” […]
Continue ReadingAustin’s SXSW festival returns next month from Friday, March 9th through Sunday the 18th, and the initial lineup for the event was just revealed, including Bill Hader (interviewed by Leonard Maltin) Aparna Nancherla, Conner O’Malley, Horatio Sanz, James Adomian (for a Bernie Sanders Town Hall discussion with Jake Tapper), Robin Thede, Rachel Bloom, Nick Offerman, […]
Continue ReadingThe Onion is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a big comedy and arts festival this year. Set to take place in various Chicago venues from Wednesday, May 30th through Sunday, June 3rd, the festival will feature Onion and ClickHole editors and alumni, comedians like David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Tom Scharpling, Chris Gethard, Scott Thompson, and […]
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