Comedy Central signs Chris Distefano to exclusive deal because they just can’t get enough

Comedian Chris Distefano has signed an exclusive overall deal with Comedy Central that will have the Guy Code star creating content across multiple platforms for the network. The deal also includes on-air and off-air services and first look at any content created or developed for any platform. Basically: Comedy Central wants as much Distefano as they can handle. In fact, he already has some projects in the works including a

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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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Comedy Central Stand-Up Month to bring new specials from these four comedians

Comedy Central is making January Stand-up Month with new specials from Ron Funches, Chris Distefano, James Davis, and Roy Wood Jr. They will also be producing a new digital stand-up series featuring 14 up-and-coming comedians simply titled Comedy Central Stand-Up. New hours from the four comedy powerhouses will premiere each Friday starting January 4. The site also released a promo featuring the four…and a unicorn.   Ron Funches: Giggle Fit will

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Comedy Central announces Stand-Up Month 2019 with specials from Roy Wood Jr., Chris Distefano, Ron Funches, and James Davis

Comedy Central announced the return of its Stand-Up Month for the top of 2019, making January the month to get… MORE
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This week on TV: Jon Dore has huge answers and Mrs. Maisel is marvelous again

This week we learn a thing or two from Jon Dore as the news is filled with reports on the… MORE
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Awkwafina, Rory Scovel land Comedy Central shows as network hunts for hits

Awkwafina and Rory Scovel are coming to Comedy Central with their very own scripted TV shows. Comedy Central announced in a press release that they are greenlighting eight episodes of Scovel’s Robbie and 10 episodes of Awkwafina’s self-titled series. Both Scovel and Awkwafina had break-out performances this year. Scovel became an indie darling on TruTV’s Those Who Can’t, but appeared on the big screen opposite Amy Schumer in I Feel

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Review: Jim Gaffigan, “Noble Ape”

“What a beard!” “He looks like an out-of-shape Civil War general.” Those comments about Jim Gaffigan come, of course, from the comedian himself, in his trademark inner voice that offers commentary during his own stand-up comedy act. And in Noble Ape, r…

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Cartman gets anxious on new South Park teaser (Video)

South Park released a promo video for its new episode Buddha Box, which will air this Wednesday, November 28 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central. In the episode, Cartman has been diagnosed with anxiety. For regular fans of the show, it will come as no surprise that Cartman interprets this diagnosis in the worst, most-selfish way imaginable and decides he doesn’t want to deal with people any longer because

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Adam Sandler movie marathon kicks off Comedy Central special programming

December is one of those months where you’re always playing something pleasant in the background. Comedy Central hopes to get us over the hump to 2019 with a full month of special programming you can always leave on while you wrap presents, pack for that vacation, or hide away from the family with that basement tube TV that may or may not still work. The 31 Days of Holiday Survival

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Siblings try to stay relevant in The Other Two trailer (Video)

Comedy Central debuted the first trailer for former Saturday Night Live co-head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider’s upcoming show The Other Two. The series, executive produced by Lorne Michaels, stars relative newcomer Drew Tarver as “a 28-year-old actor struggling to get better auditions than ‘Man at Party Who Smells Fart'” and Heléne Yorke as “his 30-year-old sister, who is struggling in general. As the two work toward finding themselves,

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