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The final season of Broad City will have at least one shocking twist. A promotional video from Comedy Central depicts Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer posing as male crew members—facial hair and all—and surprising Broad City superfans. Producers told the fans they were just being interviewed about their love of the show. The clip shows a strong bond between the fans of the show and the stars. Glazer and Jacobson
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Continue ReadingBack in the mid-2000s, Comedy Central boasted weekly episodes of The Showbiz Show with David Spade and Crank Yankers. Is it 2005 again? Both Spade and the prank phone-call puppets are returning to Comedy Central in 2019. This time, though, Spade will t…
Continue ReadingRoy Wood Jr. made what I still believe was the best stand-up comedy special of 2017. For his second hour on Comedy Central, No One Loves You, the comedian and correspondent on The Daily Show opens with a flair for the dramatic. The lights come up insid…
Continue ReadingChris Distefano comes out of old-school New York City. How old school? The Bronx-born actor Chazz Palminteri introduces him onstage for his first hour special, Size 38 Waist, and also appears in a pre-opening sketch outside the Brooklyn venue. Distefan…
Continue ReadingJames Davis landed on Comedy Central with his own TV series two years ago thanks to Snapchat. His success on that social media video platform gave him the opportunity to star in Hood Adjacent. For his next act, Davis went to Oakland to film his first h…
Continue ReadingRon Funches kicked off Comedy Central’s month of stand-up specials in January, and he’s a great choice to do so. Start your morning, your week, your month, your year off right with an hour of Funches, who is full of giggly pleasure. He̵…
Continue ReadingEver since Stephen Colbert left the coveted post-Daily Show 11:30pm timeslot Comedy Central has attempted many things to replace the… MORE
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Comedy Central announced Monday night that it will revive Crank Yankers with 20 all-new episodes. Crank Yankers ran from 2002-2007 on Comedy Central starring profane puppets making prank calls. The cable network also announced a full slate of projects for 2019. In the revival, the titular Crank Yankers will target people not just on phones, but on social media, e-sport platforms, and “any venue where trouble can be made,” according
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Continue ReadingComedy Central will let David Spade host a late night show in their seemingly haunted 11:30 p.m. time slot. Spade will follow The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Monday through Thursday in the half-hour series. Since Stephen Colbert left Comedy Central to host The Late Show on CBS, no show has quite solidified itself at 11:30 on the comedy network. The David Spade late night show will feature the Saturday
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