There are no celebrities in the new Comedy Central #ShouldWeVote public service announcement. That’s right. No Academy Award-winning actor or Disney pop star is in this video to tell you to vote—no Emma Stone, no Barbra Streisand, no Bruno Mars. The absence of famous people telling you what to do leaves the everyday American lost and confused asking themselves, “Should I vote?” Comedy Central’s contribution to the Rock The Vote
Continue ReadingStop pretending club bookers have an ethical puzzle on their hands. For the love of comedy, please stop interviewing club owners about their Louis CK “dilemma” as if it’s some kind of Sophie’s Choice. It’s a business decision. To state the obvious, club owners own the club. They can—and do—decide to turn comics away from their stages for any number of reasons; reasons, by the way, they’re not required to
Continue ReadingEveryone’s favorite drunken horse BoJack Horseman is coming back to Netflix for a sixth season, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. BoJack Horseman’s first five seasons have been met with much critical acclaim—the fifth season currently holds a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and an audience score of 94%. The show follows the titular character, played by Will Arnett, as he navigates the entertainment industry, stardom, and addiction. The show has dark themes,
Continue ReadingHalloween is upon us and who doesn’t love a good costume? From funny to spooky, having the best costume can be an all-out war for the most over-the-top individual, especially in Hollywood. We rounded up what your favorite comedy stars are wearing this year. Which funny person do you think rocked the best costume? Tell us in the comments! Jerry Seinfeld and wife, Jessica Seinfeld as Little Red Riding Hood
Continue ReadingAmy Schumer and Perez Hilton are beefing out in the open and people are paying attention to the latest celebrity feud. Hilton, a celebrity gossip blogger, made a video post on Instagram this Monday promoting a new episode of his podcast. In a video preview clip, he and his co-host Chris Booker discuss the comedian’s recent call for Maroon 5 to drop out of the Super Bowl halftime show and
Continue ReadingIFC is developing five new comedies for their 2019 schedule. The line-up includes a show based on the popular web series Almost Asian produced by Margret Cho. Almost Asian stars Katie Malia as a dancer who is trying to find her way as a mixed-race millennial trying to make it as a dancer in Hollywood. The dark comedy web series launched on YouTube in 2014 and ran for 12 episodes.
Continue ReadingEveryone’s favorite streaming service, Netflix, gave us great comedies last month from a new season of their hit show, Big Mouth to the return of Adam Sandler with his firsrt special in 20 years 100% Fresh. But what will they bring comedy fans next month? It’s about to be November and Laughspin is breaking down the comedy coming to Netflix this month: Must-see Netflix Originals The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Continue ReadingTo say it’s expected for comedians to be funny during their late-night show appearances would be a practice in undeniable logic. And yes, although the general veneer of your favorite nighttime television indulgence is, indeed, comedy— as opposed to, say, action or suspense, you’d have to admit there are levels of funny based on who sits in that guest chair and, to some extent, who’s hosting. We’ve all seen the
Continue ReadingThe Simpsons’ annual Treehouse of Horror special is our favorite sign that Halloween is almost here. The 30th season’s Treehouse of Horror was the 643rd episode of the legendary animated series on Fox. They’re still making these! Can one truly make a definitive ranking of 29 episodes that span three decades of TV? Probably not. But we got darn close. Each hilarious Halloween horror story was judged on its originality,
Continue ReadingTyler Perry presents a Madea Retirement! Perry announced Monday during a SiriusXM interview that he will retire the gender-bending character in 2019’s A Madea Family Funeral. The loud and brass Madea character debuted nearly 20 years ago in the stage play I Can Do Bad All By Myself, which was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 2009. “We gonna say goodbye in ’19,” said Perry during
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