While learning to write ad copy I was told that the best way to reach the most people is to keep the content at a 6th or 7th grade reading level. I was reminded of that advice while talking to comedian Christina P, who describes her meaning of life/philosophical musings podcast, That’s Deep Bro, as […]
Continue ReadingLast year, Hasan Minhaj gave an excellent speech at the annual Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association Dinner, and during last night’s ceremony another Daily Show correspondent got his turn. Despite semi-losing his voice prior to the ceremony, Roy Wood Jr. addressed the crowd of reporters and politicians with a speech centered around trust: “People, I’m […]
Continue ReadingLast month, Nathan Fielder appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and told a story involving an out-of-town wedding that turned out to be a carefully constructed late night anecdote he planned and staged ahead of time, which was all revealed during last week’s Nathan for You. During his visit to last night’s Late Night, Fielder told […]
Continue ReadingCanadian sketch series Baroness von Sketch Show is sticking around at IFC. The network announced today that it’s acquired season 3 of the show, which made its Canadian TV debut last year and American debut on IFC in August. Season 2 of the show wraps up its run on IFC tonight at 11:00pm, and season […]
Continue ReadingThough it pulled in over $200 million on a $20 million budget, Jake Kasdan’s raunchy 2011 comedy Bad Teacher is nobody’s idea of a masterpiece. It’s the kind of movie that cable networks use to pad out their schedules when they have nothing better to run. The Cameron Diaz vehicle never even got a proper […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to our series On the Verge, where our contributors highlight comedians they feel are ready for their next big break. Whether they’re already working in television or still waiting to land their breakout gig, these are just some of the comedians we’d like to see more of over the coming years — ideally with a show, film, or […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to our series On the Verge, where our contributors highlight comedians they feel are ready for their next big break. Whether they’re already working in television or still waiting to land their breakout gig, these are just some of the comedians we’d like to see more of over the coming years — ideally with a show, film, or […]
Continue ReadingSimpsons writer/co-executive producer Ryan Koh has a new show in the works at NBC. According to Deadline, the network is developing a single-cam comedy written and executive produced by Koh called Winners, which centers on “a group of young people struggling with growing up and becoming independent. When their parents run out of options, they send […]
Continue ReadingSimpsons writer/co-executive producer Ryan Koh has a new show in the works at NBC. According to Deadline, the network is developing a single-cam comedy written and executive produced by Koh called Winners, which centers on “a group of young people struggling with growing up and becoming independent. When their parents run out of options, they send […]
Continue Reading“Jolly” and “optimistic” aren’t descriptors you’d readily associate with your average hardened veteran comics, but then again, JB Smoove has never been an average comedian. The energetic, frenetic funnyman who rose to fame using his entire body as his instrument on the Def Comedy Jam stage has become even more of a household name after […]
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