Why is Kanye West tweeting Rick and Morty memes?

Kayne West loves Rick and Morty. The controversial rapper was all over the news this week for distancing himself from politics after multiple endorsements of the Trump administration. But there is a more important Kanye story developing this week: the Yeezus rapper seems to be obsessed with the Adult Swim animated series Rick and Morty. The show’s fans are also no strangers to media scrutiny. Some have infamously targeted female

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Watch the trailer for Joe Pera’s new Adult Swim series, “Joe Pera Talks With You”

Joe Pera is returning to late night television with the Adult Swim folks. He’s already talked us to sleep and… MORE

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Adult Swim Orders ‘Three Busy Debras’ Pilot Produced by Amy Poehler

Mitra Jouhari, Sandy Honig, and Alyssa Stonoha AKA Three Busy Debras just landed a pilot order at Adult Swim. The network announced today that it’s ordered a half-hour live-action Three Busy Debras pilot, which Amy Poehler is executive producing alongside the creators and director Anna Dokoza. Here’s more from the press release: Adult Swim is […]

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Please Relax and Enjoy This ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ Trailer

Joe Pera heads to Adult Swim later this month with the premiere of his new series Joe Pera Talks With You, and this week a trailer dropped to get you excited – or more realistically, extremely relaxed. The 15-minute series is co-produced by Pera’s frequent collaborators Conner O’Malley and Jo Firestone and is slated to debut […]

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Adult Swim will host its first comedy/music festival in Los Angeles in October 2018

Adult Swim has put on live interactive tours in summers past, but this October, it’ll go one step further by throwing its first-ever Adult Swim Festival. Happening Oct. 6-7, 2018, in downtown Los Angeles, the Adult Swim Festival will include two stages of comedy and music, along with premiere screenings, stand-up, gaming, and more. Run […]

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Adult Swim to host music and comedy festival in Los Angeles this fall

Buckle up folks because Adult Swim is getting into the festival game. Taking a page from other brand’s holding boutique… MORE

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Taking a ‘Soft Focus’ with Jena Friedman

Sometimes hard issues need a light touch, which is where comedian Jena Friedman comes in. In her new Adult Swim mini-special Soft Focus with Jena Friedman (premiering this Sunday, February 18th at midnight), she approaches issues like campus rape and the story of the Cannibal Cop with a surreal sensibility that straddles the line between […]

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Jena Friedman dropped in on “Conan” to give men advice during the #MeToo movement

Jena Freidman was the guest comedian on Conan and she used her opportunity to offer some advice to men during… MORE

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This week on TV: Everything Sucks!

While the Winter Olympics managed to pre-emt a lot of this week’s programming, there’s still plenty of comedy to be… MORE

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‘Soft Focus with Jena Friedman’ and ‘Eric Andre Does Paris’ Air on Adult Swim Next Month

Jena Friedman and Eric Andre both have 15-minute specials premiering on Adult Swim next month. First up is the Friedman special the network ordered last May, titled Soft Focus with Jena Friedman, which will air Sunday, February 18th at midnight. The special is described as a “live-action comedic human-interest program where fact and fiction blend […]

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