Morgan Murphy has a new TV project in the works. According to Variety, the network has given a script order to a multi-cam comedy by Murphy that’s set in “the world’s most colorful bar in Mexico.” The untitled series centers on a man “who moves back to his hometown to open his dream business, but […]
Continue ReadingThe 2017 season of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents comes to a close tonight at midnight with a half hour from Denver’s Adam Cayton-Holland. Adam is a founding member of The Grawlix, the comedy trio behind truTV’s Those Who Can’t. In addition to standup and acting, he’s also an avid birdwatcher and author of the upcoming […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Halloween-themed episode of The Chris Gethard Show, where Gethard and crew valiantly try to scare guest Gillian Jacobs but quickly learn that their mission is much tougher than they first thought. As a last-ditch effort, Gethard goes into a coffin, instructs everyone to trash the set in the spirit […]
Continue ReadingFelipe Torres Medina is an alien of extraordinary ability, which is the US government’s way of saying he’s a writer (he’s from Colombia, not Tatooine). If you’re in New York, you can see him on the UCB show The Concrete Jungle all through October. Check out his writing on McSweeney’s, BuzzFeed, and more on his website. […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at how Trump has managed to turn even his condolence calls to Gold Star families into an opportunity to brag about himself, which is in turn an opportunity for Fox News to shower him with positive coverage on television like Lou […]
Continue ReadingSince the Harvey Weinstein story broke, the day of reckoning has arrived for a growing list of powerful men in the entertainment industry and beyond who, like Weinstein, have a past of allegedly inappropriate workplace behavior and sexual misconduct. In the comedy world, just last week the news broke that Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Montreal’s Just […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Halloween-themed episode of The President Show, where Anthony Atamanuik’s Donald Trump and Peter Grosz’s Mike Pence head to a party with Republican donors but make an ill-fated stop at Donald J. Trump State Park along the way. What begins as general Blair Witch Project-style creepiness soon turns into an […]
Continue ReadingThe David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special is a real thing that is happening on NBC this weekend, and in case you need proof, two promos for the half-hour animated special dropped this week. Tom Hanks, Peter Dinklage, Bobby Moynihan, Mikey Day, and Streeter Seidell all lend their voices to the special, which follows Mr. Pumpkins […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been almost two years since Donald Trump hosted Saturday Night Live, but the shock of Lorne Michaels actually inviting him still hasn’t worn off. Yes, he had hosted in 2004 back when he seemed to be a mostly harmless reality TV blowhard, but this was after he called Mexicans rapists, made a horrific menstruation […]
Continue ReadingMore American Vandal is in the works. According to Variety, Netflix handed out a season 2 renewal to Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda’s mockumentary series today, which will consist of 8 episodes and debut sometime next year. The Funny or Die-produced series premiered its first season last month. Funny or Die announced the news today […]
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