CBS Is Developing a ‘Stripes’ TV Series Adaptation

Another day, another TV reboot. According to Variety, CBS has put into development a single-cam series adaptation of the 1981 film Stripes, which originally starred Bill Murray and was directed by Ivan Reitman. Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, and Zach Cregger of The Whitest Kids U’ Know are attached to write and executive produce the series, and Reitman […]

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Paul Mecurio on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

On Wednesday’s episode of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert’s warm-up comic Paul Mecurio received a warm encore of a reception from the audience, and he told them how preparing for a baby is a bit different for parents in New York City than it is elsewhere. Mecurio isn’t so sure about sharing space with his […]

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Pat McGann on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Pat McGann and his wife have three children, all currently under the age of four. That’s a lot of toddler activity in the McGann household, which gives McGann a lot to discuss as a stand-up comedian, performing on Wednesday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Roll the clip.

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CBS names Grace Parra and Stephen Guarino as new directors of CBS Diversity sketch comedy showcase

CBS has found not one but two replacements to head this January’s annual CBS Diversity sketch comedy showcase in Grace Parra and Stephen Guarino. Parra and Guarino replace longtime director of the showcase, Rick Najera, whom CBS fired last month after investigating multiple sexual harassment claims against him. Parra and Guarino will co-direct the annual […]

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CBS Pulls ‘Me, Myself & I’ from Its Monday Night Lineup

Things aren’t looking very good for Bobby Moynihan’s first big post-SNL project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS has pulled the Moynihan, John Larroquette, and Jack Dylan Grazer-starring Me, Myself & I from its Monday night lineup just six episodes into its debut 13-episode season. The show will be replaced with the second season of […]

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Watch Billy Eichner wear a banana suit and play a quiz game with Stephen Colbert

If you’ve ever wondered what Billy Eichner looked like dressed as a banana, well now is your chance. Eichner was… MORE

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Billy Eichner Makes the Perfect Trump-Hating Banana on ‘The Late Show’

The wonderful Billy Eichner was a guest on last night’s Late Show, and he decided to do things a little differently. Instead of dressing up in a suit for the occasion, Eichner came out wearing a banana costume – to be more specific, a banana-that-is-extremely-fed-up-with-Trump’s-bullshit costume. “I hate Donald Trump so much, that lying piece […]

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Episode #178: Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein co-created, produces and stars in the new CBS sitcom 9JKL, which is loosely based on his real-life experience moving back to NYC to live next to his parents and brother while starring for eight seasons on the USA drama Royal Pains. Feuerstein began acting as a student and classmate of mine at Princeton […]

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CBS Diversity Comedy Showcase Director Rick Najera Steps Down After Sexual Harassment Allegations

Since the Harvey Weinstein story broke, the day of reckoning has arrived for a growing list of powerful men in the entertainment industry and beyond who, like Weinstein, have a past of allegedly inappropriate workplace behavior and sexual misconduct. In the comedy world, just last week the news broke that Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Montreal’s Just […]

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Jesus Trejo on Late Late Show with James Corden

Jesus Trejo is taking care of his parents now that they’re in their 70s, which makes for amusing scenarios with the roles reversed, as he explained on The Late Late Show with James Corden. He’s a pretty tough parent to his parents! Roll the clip!

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