We’ve called them “Genre Queens,” and we stand by it. Between Bounty Hunters , The Place We Live (TPWL), and now unSOLVABLE, co-creators Betsy Kenney and Dara Katz have flexed their parody muscles on action flicks, ’90s dramas about twenty-somethings built for bored thirty-somethings, and true-crime docu-series. Through each, disparate and delightful notes were hit, but they always […]
Continue ReadingJohn Hodgman is hitting the road this fall. Today Hodgman announced a batch of tour dates to promote his new book Vacationland, which hits stores at the end of the month and is currently available for pre-order at Amazon. The tour makes stops in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, DC, Portland (the Maine one and the […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Jim Jefferies Show, where Jefferies recaps the Harvey Weinstein scandal and points out that the issue isn’t just about Weinstein, and it isn’t an issue that’s partisan — it’s an issue that all men need to address and take responsibility for. Thankfully, Jefferies went on to practice what he […]
Continue ReadingJimmy Kimmel’s week of shows in Brooklyn continued last night with guest David Letterman, and the two had a nearly 20-minute chat about everything from the time Letterman bought Conan O’Brien a horse to his upcoming Netflix show to ending his run on Late Show: “A couple of years ago, when I was either fired […]
Continue ReadingABC has a new show in the works about a small-town serial killer. According to Variety, the network has put into development a single-cam ensemble comedy titled Boring, OR, which centers on a police officer named Jonna “who is determined to stop the killings while the rest of the townspeople remain dead set on not […]
Continue ReadingIn every great comic’s career comes a time where you have to do press for a thing you made. Sometimes it’s a new special, a big movie role, or a chart-topping podcast. And then sometimes a label decides to re-release your album from a year ago on limited edition blue vinyl. Such is the case […]
Continue ReadingCrazy Ex-Girlfriend co-creator/showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna has teamed up with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend writer/actor Rene Gube for a new comedy at CBS. Variety reports that the network has put into development a single-cam comedy written and executive produced by the duo called Big Men, which centers on “an Asian-American rookie professional basketball player who dreams of a baller […]
Continue ReadingNPR has a new interview out today with former SNL cast member Taran Killam to promote his feature directorial debut Killing Gunther, and when asked about Trump’s now-infamous SNL hosting stint in 2015, Killam offered a candid response. “It was rough. It was not enjoyable at the time and something that only grows more embarrassing […]
Continue ReadingThe notion that a Trump presidency would give comedians so much great material to work with has proven to be a tricky road to navigate. Yet comedians press forward by either addressing the issues head-on or by providing the world with a welcome distraction from the horror. This task proved to be immeasurably more difficult […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central just gave series orders to two new shows. First up is half-hour comedy The Other Two, which is crated, written, and executive produced by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, who recently left their jobs as co-head writers at Saturday Night Live. Here’s the logline: Created by, written by and executive produced by Kelly […]
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