Watch a clip from Jim Gaffigan’s new special, “Quality Time” out now on Amazon Prime

Today marks the release of Jim Gaffigan’s 7th stand-up comedy special. Quality Time is the first original special for Amazon… MORE
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Amazon will release 4 comedy specials at the same time on August 23rd

Amazon is taking a deep dive into the world of stand-up comedy. In addition to grabbing Jim Gaffigan to be… MORE
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: These stars just landed big pay raises

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel stars Rachel Brosnahan and Tony Shalhoub will take home a major pay increase for the Amazon show’s upcoming third season, according to a report from Deadline. Brosnahan and Shalhoub signed new deals, with fellow co-star Alex Borstein in final salary negotiations. The raises are not without merit. After two successful seasons—garnering eight Emmys and a Golden Globe to name a few of its accolades—it makes sense for the

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Mindy Kaling movie snags $13 million Amazon deal at Sundance

Mindy Kaling is getting paid! Amazon bought the U.S. rights to the Office star’s movie Late Night for a record-breaking $13 million. This total exceeds any previous U.S. distribution deal for a movie from the Sundance Film Festival. The film was written and produced by Kaling, who also co-starred with Emma Thompson. Late Night premiered on Friday at Sundance and is already being called a crowd pleaser. In the movie,

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Amazon picks Jim Gaffigan as first original comedy special

Jim Gaffigan will release his next stand-up special, Quality Time, on Amazon Prime Video later this year. Gaffigan’s seventh taped hour will be Amazon’s first foray into producing comedy specials. The Jim Gaffigan Show star will record Quality Time at the State Theatre in Minneapolis on March 9. “I am so honored to be Amazon’s first original stand-up special,” said Gaffigan. “This is going to be exciting.” Amazon’s entrance into

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South Park strikes against Amazon working conditions (Video)

South Park is taking another shot at Amazon on this week’s show. In the all-new episode titled Bike Parade, an Amazon fulfillment center opens in the small town of South Park and working conditions cause a strike. The episode will be airing on Wednesday, December 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Back in 2004, South Park lampooned Wallmart and the damage to local businesses that the megastore causes and now, in 2018,

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South Park teases Amazon Unfulfilled episode (Video)

South Park has a brand new and very timely episode coming up on Wednesday. In the episode titled Unfulfilled, the 9th episode of Season 22, the town of South Park has been chosen to be the site of an Amazon fulfillment center. Everyone in the town enjoys the benefits of letting Amazon run everything until tensions between the workers and the company inevitably come to a head. The episode continues

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Episode #236: Rosebud Baker

Rosebud Baker has two famous names if you know where to look. Her family business isn’t exactly Citizen Kane, although if you were paying any attention to politics, then you know a life of stand-up comedy and podcasting about Justin Bieber is a far cry…

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Episode #236: Rosebud Baker

Rosebud Baker has two famous names if you know where to look. Her family business isn’t exactly Citizen Kane, although if you were paying any attention to politics, then you know a life of stand-up comedy and podcasting about Justin Bieber is a far cry…

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Watch the trailer for Inside Jokes, the Amazon Prime series about Montreal’s New Faces

Inside Jokes will premiere on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, exclusively on Prime Video for Amazon customers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The six-episode series follows up-and-coming comedians in New York and Los Angeles as they pursue…

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