Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape making Comedy Central debut

No Netflix? No problem! Jim Gaffigan returns to Comedy Central with his stand-up special Noble Ape on November 23. Gaffigan chose not to release Noble Ape on Netflix like his previous two specials Cinco and Obsessed. Instead, it released theatrically and has been available for streaming on a variety of On Demand platforms since July. And, of course, the album is available for purchase on iTunes. Noble Ape will make its network

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Kurt Braunohler, Cedric the Entertainer sell CBS comedy Dad Vs. Father

Kurt Braunohler and Cedric the Entertainer are coming to CBS. The eyeball network is developing Dad Vs. Father, a multi-camera comedy, about new parents Karl and Leanne who move in with Karl’s deadbeat dad—and all of the family drama that comes with him. An older father of two 14-year-old girls, the father and son find themselves in competition to prove who is the better father. Braunohler and Cedric the Entertainer

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Bill Cosby trial date set for sexual assault against a minor

Bill Cosby is going back to court, this time for a civil lawsuit over the alleged 1974 sexual assault of a minor. Judy Huth claims the disgraced stand-up comedian molested her at the Playboy Mansion when she was 15-years old. A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig Kaplan has set a trial date for October 7, 2019. Cosby is currently serving a three to 10-year sentence for raping a former

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Amanda Seales HBO special I Be Knowin’ out next year

Amanda Seales will get her own HBO comedy special. The one-hour special, titled I Be Knowin’, will film on November 25 at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan and release in early 2019. “‘I Be Knowin’ is 37 years of finding the funny, culminating in an hour,” says Seales in a release, “and my HBO family being the place where I get to share it, makes this, my first special, even

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Can you hear these 7 comedians in the Toy Story 4 trailer?

Pixar released a trailer for the highly anticipated Toy Story 4. The film is set to come out June 21 of next year. Most of the principal cast is returning to the film, seen spinning through a cloud-filled background in the trailer. While nothing is given away about the plot of the film, it does introduce a new character who is sure to be integral to the story. You can

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Drunk History sixth season coming to Comedy Central in January; Corporate renewed

Drunk History is coming back for a sixth season. The hit Comedy Central faux-history show is out with new episodes on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 10:00 p.m. One new episode will be devoted to a parody of Are You Afraid Of The Dark? which will tell the story of how Mary Shelley created Frankenstein. The episode features Evan Rachel Wood as Mary, Seth Rogen as Dr. Frankenstein, Elijah Wood as

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11 comedians who are more conservative than you thought

Stand-up comedians, as well as the rest of the entertainment industry, are typically seen as liberals and anti-Trump. Although you probably saw many popular comedy stars campaigning for Hillary Clinton in 2016 or encouraging a blue wave during last week’s midterm elections, it’s not common you see celebrities defending President Donald Trump. On Sunday, November 4, a pro-Trump “Deplorables” comedy tour kicked off in Dallas with a show the following night in Houston.

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Sarah Silverman receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Sarah Silverman has gotten a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Emmy-winning comedian has become the 2,649th name to be added to the iconic Los Angeles walk since its founding in 1961. The comedian starred in the Sarah Silverman Show on Comedy Central from 2007 to 2010. In 2017, she premiered her new show I Love You, America on Hulu. The ceremony for the sidewalk star featured Silverman, her

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Whitney Cummings, Daniel Tosh, and more affected by Southern California fires

Fires are raging in Southern California and people have taken to social media to share the wreckage left by the blazes. Over 31 people have reportedly died as a result of the fires and homes lost number in the thousands. The town of Paradise, California has found itself completely wiped out by the flames. Many of those evacuated from dangerous areas have returned home to ghostly ash and debris. The

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Whitney Cummings, Daniel Tosh, and more affected by Southern California fires

Fires are raging in Southern California and people have taken to social media to share the wreckage left by the blazes. Over 31 people have reportedly died as a result of the fires and homes lost number in the thousands. The town of Paradise, California has found itself completely wiped out by the flames. Many of those evacuated from dangerous areas have returned home to ghostly ash and debris. The

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