I don’t like profiling videos or series rooted in “Hollywood” culture if I can help it. Sometimes I can’t help it. Sometimes the work is too strong to be ignored, even amidst the din of my “don’t profile any more series about Hollywood culture” mantra shames me. Hiatus is worth the shame for two reasons. First, creators Jasmine Elist and Michael […]
Continue ReadingAnything Google’s YouTube can do, Facebook can do, too, and keep it and you confined within Facebook. That seems to be the strategy, if there has been one, to Facebook’s video strategy over the past few years, starting with its own proprietary video platform, to the launch of Facebook Live and promotion of those videos […]
Continue ReadingKristin Hensley and Jen Smedley had mutual friends growing up in Nebraska, but didn’t meet each other until they were both aspiring comedic actresses in Los Angeles. Hensley has appeared in shows such as Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Smedley has appeared in several TV commercials. But together, they’ve built up a fan […]
Continue ReadingIt’s looking like Facebook is attempting to get into the original series game and its doing it with Nicole Byer.… MORE
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Over four months after MTV canceled Nicole Byer’s comedy Loosely Exactly Nicole, the show might be getting a second chance at an unexpected place. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Facebook is reportedly “near a deal” to revive the series for a second season, and “a writers’ room has already been opened and some of the […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re reading this, you’re probably quite familiar with The Simpsons. After all, this website looks at the world of modern comedy, and it’s hard to think of anything that has contributed more to the form than the world’s most beloved (and longest running) sitcom. Phrases like “steamed hams” and “I call the big one […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re wondering why I haven’t gotten back to you about your stand-up comedy album, then please allow me to remind you just what kind of comedy boom you’re a part of these days. In 2015, TV networks and streaming services produced 44 stand-up hours (or specials). That seemed like a lot. In 2016, that […]
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