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Jon Dore Comedy Central special tries to save America (Video)

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Can Jon Dore be the Canadian savior America has been praying for? Comedy Central sure hopes so as it debuts Big Questions, Huge Answers with Jon Dore. In this new special, Dore tackles “the two biggest threats to our children’s safety: cyberbullying and predatory teachers.” Obviously, Dore has something special up his sleeve as this will be airing on Comedy Central and not Vice. In one seemingly bonkers segment, according

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Jon Dore Comedy Central special tries to save America (Video)

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Can Jon Dore be the Canadian savior America has been praying for? Comedy Central sure hopes so as it debuts Big Questions, Huge Answers with Jon Dore. In this new special, Dore tackles “the two biggest threats to our children’s safety: cyberbullying and predatory teachers.” Obviously, Dore has something special up his sleeve as this will be airing on Comedy Central and not Vice. In one seemingly bonkers segment, according

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Which South Park character will save the boys from ManBearPig? (Video)

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The ManBearPig rampage continues in a brand new South Park episode entitled Nobody Got Cereal? airing Wednesday, November 14 on Comedy Central. The boys are out of jail and on the run from the scourge of ManBearPig! Before this season, fans of South Park only knew the ManBearPig as a fictional creature created by Al Gore. But as of last week’s episode, Time to Get Cereal, the character is now

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Which South Park character will save the boys from ManBearPig? (Video)

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The ManBearPig rampage continues in a brand new South Park episode entitled Nobody Got Cereal? airing Wednesday, November 14 on Comedy Central. The boys are out of jail and on the run from the scourge of ManBearPig! Before this season, fans of South Park only knew the ManBearPig as a fictional creature created by Al Gore. But as of last week’s episode, Time to Get Cereal, the character is now

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Melissa McCarthy, Robin Williams, and 9 funny people who got serious

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Comedies rarely get credit for how hard it is to be funny—look at how little respect comedies get from The Academy at the Oscars. So for some comedians, jumping from silly to serious roles can often be a rewarding experience. Comedian Melissa McCarthy is trying her hand at drama in the recently released Can You Ever Forgive Me? Earlier this month, A Star is Born opened with serious cameos from

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Eugene Mirman, David Cross confirmed for inaugural Janelle James Comedy Festival in New York City

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After ten years, Brooklyn’s Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival is getting a rebrand. The inaugural Janelle James Comedy Festival will come to the Bell House this December. While the full line-up has not been announced, some of the talent that will be featured includes Eugene Mirman, Liza Treyger, David Cross, Mia Jackson, and Nore Davis. The festival will take place the weekend of December 4. Tickets and full lineups will come

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Saturday Night Live recap: SNL avoids politics after historic midterm elections, falls flat (Videos)

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Saturday Night Live this week featured stoic Ukrainian bear Liev Schreiber with musical guest, Young Money Alum, Lil Wayne. When you are thinking of comedy potential, the Ray Donovan star isn’t the first name you think of, but he was funnier than you’d think on the perennial sketch show. The week was ripe with political news: the 2018 midterm elections, Acosta-Gate, wildfires in California, Trump’s trip to France, and the

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This Liev Schreiber SNL promo video will seriously freak you out (Video)

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Liev Schreiber is hosting this week’s Saturday Night Live. SNL dropped a promo for the episode and, man, it is bizarre. The Ray Donovan star will be joined by rapper, Lil Wayne for the fifth episode of the 44th season. This will be the usually-serious actor’s first time hosting the show. The show released two promos. One is the standard set up for the weekly promo. Schreiber, Wayne and SNL star

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Katherine Ryan gets one of those Netflix deals

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Katherine Ryan, the British comedian and actress, will bring a new comedy series to Netflix called The Duchess, as well as a new hourlong stand-up comedy special. Ryan will write and star in the new semi-autobiographical series. The first episode will be just six half-hour episodes. Netflix subscribers will see Ryan playing a fashionably disruptive single mom whose daughter, Olive, is her greatest love. Her character debates having a second

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine locks up Season 6 NBC debut date

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine is coming back for a saved sixth season in 2019. The cop comedy will make its NBC debut Thursday, January 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET. The current show at that time slot, Will and Grace, will be shifting to 9:30 p.m. The cult favorite had a rocky road to Season 6. After five seasons on Fox, the network chose to cancel the show citing low ratings. Fans of the

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