When John Oliver’s announced his staff at HBO’s Last Week Tonight had made a parody of a children’s book about Vice President Mike Pence’s family rabbit, making the rabbit’s story about gay marriage instead, Oliver didn’t expect it’d actually sell as well as it did. “A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo” shot to […]
Continue ReadingBill Hader was nominated for three Emmy Awards for acting during his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, has written for South Park, lent his voice to animated hits such as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Inside Out, and served up memorable supporting roles in the films Superbad, Tropic […]
Continue ReadingThis Tuesday, Netflix returns returning for a new season of its half-hour comedy series, The Standups a series that is… MORE
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Jimmy O. Yang has a new memoir out, How To American. It’s about how his family brought him to the States from Hong Kong when he was 13, and how he discovered comedy. It’s also a great time for Yang, as he stands to benefit from T.J. Miller’s departure from Silicon Valley. His character, Jian […]
Continue ReadingBill Hader is returning to host Saturday Night Live this weekend. He’s out there making the press rounds in support… MORE
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Wyatt Cenac’s new late night docu-series Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas debuts next month, and HBO confirmed Cenac’s full writing and research staff with us today. In addition to Daily Show alum Hallie Haglund serving as an executive producer and head writer, Cenac’s team of writers – notably, 5 out of 7 are women – includes […]
Continue ReadingWhen Curb Your Enthusiasm wrapped up its eighth season in 2011, the mystery of if there would be a season 9 lingered for years. Finally, to the surprise of many — including the cast and crew — Curb did return in 2017 after a six-year hiatus. There was perhaps only one person from the show […]
Continue ReadingIt’s a big news week for Wyatt Cenac. First, HBO revealed the premiere date for his new series Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas, and today the network dropped the first trailer. Ordered to series back in October 2017, the 10-episode docu-series is produced by John Oliver and will feature both remote field pieces and in-studio commentary, […]
Continue ReadingWyatt Cenac, longtime correspondent for The Daily Show and former host of Night Train is ready for his next move.… MORE
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Real Time meets real talk next month, as HBO has announced a Friday the 13th premiere for Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas. Airing at 11:30 p.m. Eastern Friday nights on HBO, Cenac will star in 10 weekly episodes taking him all across America to examine the real problems facing us socially, culturally, politically and financially. He […]
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