A Tina Fey and Robert Carlock-produced comedy pilot is not moving forward at NBC. According to Deadline, the network has officially passed on The Sackett Sisters, which was ordered to pilot back in January. Written by Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Luke Del Tredici, the pilot starred Casey Wilson and Busy Philipps as two estranged sisters who “perform […]
Continue ReadingFormer FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate this morning, so during last night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers took “A Closer Look” at Comey’s opening remarks, which were released yesterday ahead of today’s hearing. Meyers says the interactions with Trump that Comey describes in his testimony sound like “a terrible Tinder date,” where Trump […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers chats with guest John Early about his lifetime obsession with Toni Collette – from the first time he saw her in a movie to the time he decided to run a Toni Collette fan website to his impression of her scene in the car […]
Continue ReadingI’m a big fan of Amber Ruffin’s on-air contributions to NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, but this bit takes the cake and eats it, too. Meyers hosted a segment called “Point, Counterpoint” in which two of his writers, Ruffin and Ally Hord, would debate the merits of the new Wonder Woman movie. All goes […]
Continue ReadingLate Night was off the air last week, so during last night’s show, Seth Meyers used his “Closer Look” segment to catch up on all the Trump news that happened while he was away. And there’s plenty of embarrassing Trump news to cover, from his “rage-tweeting” attacking the mayor of London and promoting his Muslim […]
Continue ReadingComedians and folks within the industry have caught the bug on Puddles Pity Party already, but for many millions of Americans, tonight’s season premiere of America’s Got Talent was their first taste of the sad clown with the bellowing singing voice. Roll the clip!
Continue ReadingPreacher Lawson won the 2016 Seattle International Comedy Competition, so what’s next for him? How about America’s Got Talent in 2017?! Here’s his initial audition before the judges, which prompted them to ask for an encore already. Roll the clip!
Continue ReadingTime is cyclical, and one of the most readily available places for supporting evidence is network television programming. With its triptych of recent workplace sitcoms, NBC has revealed its intent to recapture the success of its last great block of half-hour shows, the 2012-concluded “Comedy Night Done Right.” Each of these new shows — Superstore, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the news that Montana GOP congressional candidate Greg Gianforte body slammed a reporter earlier this week after he asked him a question about healthcare. While the Gianforte story sounds like an extreme case of a Republican politician avoiding a […]
Continue ReadingMike Vecchione may look like a police officer. But that’s of little to no help to the comedian when he calls on the cops to help track down his stolen vehicle. Especially if and when they show up on horseback. Which I know is crazy but true because I’ve seen the horseback officers in my […]
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