“I wrote a film while on the road about starting off as a comic on the road. Now it’s officially happening. Proud to be directing this with an incredible cast and crew.” So said stand-up comedian Steve Byrne, who previously starred in the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son from 2012-2014, and now is directing his […]
Continue ReadingSince you already were thinking about Pride this weekend, now’s a good time to let you know that Fathom Events is hosting a special one-night movie event in July featuring 90 minutes of stand-up from gay and lesbian comedians called OUT on Stage. Hosted by comedian Zach Noe Towers, the lineup includes Brendan Scannel, A.B. Cassidy and Janine Brito. OUT […]
Continue ReadingNational Lampoon and Stage 32 have launched a contest to find the next great comedy screenwriter. The contest, which is taking submissions through July, offers a grand prize of $5,000 with an 18-month option at the Lampoon, as well as mentoring from Lampoon creatives and executives. “We’ve admired Stage 32’s mission to help creatives from […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever wanted to know what it would look like if The Muppets weren’t warm and fluffy, then Melissa… MORE
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Netflix just rolled out a trailer for its next big comedy movie. This one, Ibiza stars Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer,… MORE
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Last year, Vanessa Bayer, Gillian Jacobs, and Phoebe Robinson signed on to star in a Netflix comedy together called Ibiza, and today the streaming network released the trailer. Written by Lauren Kahn and directed by Alex Richanbach, the movie centers on Jacobs as “a woman who goes on a business trip to Spain to close […]
Continue ReadingWet Hot fans, rejoice, because David Wain and Michael Showalter have something extra special coming out this fall. On Twitter today, Wain announced that he and Showalter will be releasing Wet Hot American Summer: The Annotated Screenplay. The book features a preface by Jesse Thorn as well as a foreward by Michael Ian Black. Here’s the official description: At long last, […]
Continue ReadingThe Long Dumb Road, a comedy starring Jason Mantzoukas and Tony Revolori and directed by Hannah Fidell, has sold its North American distribution rights to Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group, according to Deadline. In the film, which debuted at Sundance this year, Mantzoukas (The League, How Did This Get Made) stars as a mechanic […]
Continue ReadingOn Sunday night’s episode of The Simpsons, the writers had little Lisa give advice to her mom about something or other, using it instead as an opportunity to defend themselves against charges of racism for having a white actor voice an Indian character with a heavily stereotyped accent. “It’s hard to say,” Lisa bemoans. “Something […]
Continue ReadingOn Sunday night’s episode of The Simpsons, the writers had little Lisa give advice to her mom about something or other, using it instead as an opportunity to defend themselves against charges of racism for having a white actor voice an Indian character with a heavily stereotyped accent. “It’s hard to say,” Lisa bemoans. “Something […]
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