If you’re not familiar with what went down at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, don’t worry, because The Opposition ran a segment last night that tells you everything you need to know. Jordan Klepper headed down to the event alongside Tim Baltz and Kobi Libii to meet conservative figures like ex-sheriff David Clarke, […]
Continue ReadingThe Daily Show second-generation poaching is in full effect now, as Netflix has just announced its second new weekly talk-show from a correspondent who up until now was currently sidekicking it for Trevor Noah on Comedy Central. Netflix has ordered 32 weekly episodes of a Hasan Minhaj talk show. It’ll debut later this year. Title […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to trying to pick a Twitter fight with a teenager who recently survived the Florida mass shooting, Alex Jones has found a new enemy in The Opposition’s Jordan Klepper – or, as Jones calls him, “Jordan Keppler” – now that his YouTube channel is in jeopardy of getting banned due to spreading hate […]
Continue ReadingMore Corporate on the way. Comedy Central just announced that it’s handed out a season 2 renewal to Jake Weisman, Matt Ingebretson, and Pat Bishop’s new comedy, which debuted its first season last month and currently airs Wednesday nights at 10:00pm. The season 1 finale is set to air on March 14th. “We’re absolutely thrilled […]
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After being incarcerated for drug trafficking at 19 and spending six years behind bars, Ali Siddiq emerged from prison with a new skill set: standup comedy. “A lot of comics will come backstage before a show and say, ‘How’s the crowd?’ The reason I never ask that is because I came from a horrible crowd. […]
Continue ReadingAli Siddiq spent six years in prison, serving time in various jails and penitentiaries after an arrest at 19 for drug possession. Twenty years later, Siddiq went back. It’s Bigger Than These Bars, premiering Friday night on Comedy Central, finds Siddiq performing for and talking to inmates at Bell County Jail in Texas: “I’m back […]
Continue ReadingMore Drunk History is in the works. Comedy Central just announced it’s handed out a 16-episode renewal to Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner’s series, which debuted its fifth season last month and is currently airing Tuesday nights at 10:00pm. “They say history is written by the victors, but after five seasons, it’s now clear that […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Opposition, where Jordan Klepper talks with Carly Novell and Delaney Tarr, two seniors and shooting survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who are using their platform to call for the government to pass common-sense gun control laws. At one point during the interview, Novell tells Klepper about how she […]
Continue ReadingThis week Ali Siddiq heads back to jail, as he’s set to have his first stand-up comedy special premiere on… MORE
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