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Margaret Cho: 7 fun facts for the comedian’s 50th birthday

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Margaret Cho turns 50 today. And 50’s never looked so good! With over two decades in stand-up comedy, Cho has dabbled in everything from fashion design to acting to experimenting as a singer-songwriter. The Dancing With The Stars contestant has never been one to shy away from dealing with heavy material in her stand-up, often exploring Asian-American stereotypes, eating disorders, LGBT issues, and substance abuse. In honor of her sprawling

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South Park teases Amazon Unfulfilled episode (Video)

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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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Kevin Hart is your 2019 Oscars host

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Kevin Hart will host the 2019 Academy Awards. The blockbuster comedian confirmed his newest job in an Instagram post Tuesday evening. Hart called hosting the Oscars “the opportunity of a lifetime” and thanked his family, friends, and fans for their support. Hart is a great selection by the Oscars’ producers. In addition to being one of the biggest movie stars out there, the Night School actor has already worked on

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Even Ron Burgundy is starting a podcast, but first picks Twitter fight with Don Lemon

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Ron Burgundy is coming back with his own podcast—and the fictional character popularized by Will Ferrell is already in a Twitter feud with CNN’s Don Lemon. There are conflicting reports if Ferrell will be reprising his role as the iconic Anchorman character on the iHeartRadio Podcast Network. Episodes of The Ron Burgundy Podcast will be available starting in 2019. The new podcast was announced on Twitter through the show’s account

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

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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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Exclusive: Meet the man suing Conan O’Brien for joke theft (Interview)

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Most, if not all, comedy writers dream of performing on, writing for, or hosting a late night talk show. The opportunity to showcase your abilities to millions of viewers at home is at the peak of many comedians’ dreams. So imagine you’re watching The Tonight Show (or Late Show or Full Frontal) and see one of your beloved jokes come out of the mouth of the host…and you weren’t attributed.

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Ellen DeGeneres Netflix special her first in 15 years!

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Ellen DeGeneres is coming back to stand-up with a new Netflix special available to stream starting December 18. Today, Netflix released a trailer for the special titled Relatable. Netflix has boasted that Relatable will be the talk show host’s “first stand-up special in 15 years.” Rumors that DeGeneres was working on a new hour started circulating last year when fellow lesbian icon Tig Nataro tweeted out a photo of DeGeneres

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The Office reunion photo is…just a photo

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The cast of the Office has reunited! Again! Well, at least for a picture. Multiple members of the cast posed at a brunch at The Office creator Greg Daniels’ house. Jenna Fischer posted the photo to her Twitter causing the internet to speculate on whether a reunion is in the works. I had brunch with these oddballs today. Love you #officemates #theoffice pic.twitter.com/UWnkOaU1p3 — Jenna Fischer (@jennafischer) December 3, 2018

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Samantha Bee, Full Frontal producer launch Swimsuit Competition production company

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Prepare for more Samantha Bee on TV! Or at least more ‘Executive Producer Samantha Bee’ on TV. The Emmy Award-winning host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee announced Monday the formation of her new production company, Swimsuit Competition. The resounding voice of The Fed Up Feminist is excited to create original series that even she would watch. In a press release, Bee says, “Fine, if none of you are gonna make TV

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The Hollywood Reporter can do better than Lena Dunham (Opinion)

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I love women: being a woman, writing about women, supporting art created by women. So when I heard that The Hollywood Reporter was releasing its annual Women in Entertainment: Power 100 issue, I was jazzed. But when I learned that Lena Dunham would guest edit the issue, I was…well let’s just say that I was less than jazzed. This is because everything I’ve come to know about Dunham—everything I’ve read,

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