Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at systemic sexism and how men like Harvey Weinstein, Roger Ailes, and Donald Trump use their power to bully their victims into silence for years. Meyers also notes how Republicans like Kellyanne Conway have tried to turn the Weinstein scandal […]
Continue ReadingAnother comedy series is heading to Hulu. Today the streaming network announced that the entire Futurama library, including all four movies, will be available on Monday, October 16th. Like 30 Rock, Futurama was previously available on Netflix, but Hulu will be its new exclusive home starting next week. Futurama joins a growing list of comedies recently […]
Continue ReadingBack in May, Showtime ordered a half-hour comedy series starring and executive produced by Frankie Shaw called SMILF, and today the network released the trailer. The semi-autobiographical series is based on Shaw’s award-winning 2014 short of the same name and centers on Shaw as Bridgette, “a young woman from South Boston whose desires for relationships, sex and […]
Continue ReadingEvery notable comedian has their “brand” or style of comedy, but Demetri Martin stands out more than most. If you’ve caught one of his specials on TV or were a fan of his show Important Things on Comedy Central, then you probably remember his unique gift for discovering the humor in words and drawings and […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, Netflix ordered two standup specials from Brian Regan, and today the premiere date for the first special was announced. Titled Brian Regan: Nunchucks and Flamethrowers, the hourlong special was taped at The Paramount Theatre in Denver and premieres on Tuesday, November 21st. In addition to the special, Regan is currently on tour […]
Continue ReadingBilly Crystal and Ben Schwartz are pairing up for the big screen. According to Deadline, the two have signed on to star in an upcoming comedy called We Are Unsatisfied. Written by Peter Hoare (TripTank, Kevin Can Wait), the movie centers on “the unlikely friendship between a struggling LA comedian (Schwartz) who’s forced to move […]
Continue ReadingThe comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week our crack team of podcast […]
Continue ReadingThe day before his Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents taping, comedian Josh Johnson sat down with me in the green room of New Orleans’ Civic Theatre. One thing I noticed very quickly was that he was there to work. New Orleans is an easy city to get distracted in, especially if you feel like celebrating your […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee recaps the scandal surrounding Harvey Weinstein and the increasing amount of sexual harassment allegations against him, plus how Republicans have tried to turn the scandal into a partisan issue. “Look, both parties have had their share of sexual harassers and predators. This is about […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Kimmel chats with Marc Maron about how the world is definitely ending. “I like to hear people tell me ‘No it isn’t,’” Kimmel says. “But those people are getting harder to find, aren’t they?” Maron responds before talking with Kimmel about the idea of Kim […]
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