Vir Das Has an ‘Abroad Understanding’

Being born in India, raised in Africa, and schooled in the United States has given comedian Vir Das a unique perspective on what is globally funny. After dabbling in comedy while attending college in the US, Das headed back to India to take a job as a VJ in Bombay. He lost the job in […]

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Here’s the trailer for Maria Bamford’s new special, “Old Baby”

Maria Bamford’s new special, Old Baby, hits Netflix on May 2nd, and like Bamford herself, it’s far from conventional. Never one… MORE

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The Trailer for Maria Bamford’s Netflix Special ‘Old Baby’ Has Arrived

Maria Bamford has a brand new standup special premiering on Netflix next week, and today the trailer was released. Titled Old Baby, the special looks like a worthy meta follow-up to 2012’s The Special Special Special, only instead of performing at home in front of her parents, this time Bamford spends her set morphing from […]

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Episode #148: Vir Das

Americans may know Aziz Ansari, Hari Kondabolu or Russell Peters, but Vir Das is the biggest Indian-born comedian and Bollywood actor back home, where he hosted up to four shows at once on Indian television. Das first came to America for college, and he’s back now on an American tour promoting his first Netflix special […]

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The New Season of ‘MST3K’ Stays True to Its Roots

When Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return was announced, it made a lot of nerds very nervous. There are few shows so ardently (yet combatively) loved by its fans. “Joel vs. Mike” was one of the biggest arguments in the early days of the internet. Adding a “vs. Jonah” to the equation could potentially have […]

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Netflix’s Pot Dispensary Comedy ‘Disjointed’ Premieres in August

Chuck Lorre and David Javerbaum’s pot dispensary comedy just got a premiere date at Netflix. TV Line reports that the multi-cam show, which was given a 20-episode series order last summer, will make its Netflix debut on Friday, August 25th. Kathy Bates stars in the show as as Ruth, “a lifelong advocate for marijuana legalization […]

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Netflix announces premiere dates for Hasan Minhaj, Norm MacDonald, Tracy Morgan, Maria Bamford, and Sarah Silverman specials

Because a day can’t go by without a premiere announcement from Netflix, today the network revealed its slate of original… MORE

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Netflix Announces Premiere Dates for Maria Bamford, Norm Macdonald, and Sarah Silverman’s Standup Specials

Netflix announced a bunch of May premiere dates this week, including previously announced specials from Tracy Morgan (Staying Alive) and Hasan Minhaj (Homecoming King) and three new ones from Maria Bamford, Norm Macdonald, and Sarah Silverman. Here’s a rundown of all the premiere dates: May 2nd – Maria Bamford: Old Baby May 9th – Norm Macdonald: Hitler’s […]

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Here’s the Season 3 Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returns to Netflix for its third season in a month, and today Netflix released the first full trailer featuring Titus coping with a broken heart Lemonade-style and Kimmy embarking on a new challenge: college. Check out our review of season 2 here, and catch the rest when the new season hits Netflix […]

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Kimmy Schmidt remains “Unbreakable” in this new season three trailer

In the second season of Netflix hit comedy The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, former mole woman Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) continued to enjoy… MORE

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