Review: Demetri Martin, “The Overthinker” (Netflix)

Demetri Martin went all in on the theme for his Netflix special, The Overthinker. Even in the trailer, which doesn’t show you much of anything from the new hour. Which isn’t all necessarily new. You may recognize a bit or two from his old Comedy Central series, or from his more recent directorial big-screen debut, […]

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Review: Iliza, “Elder Millennial” (Netflix)

Iliza Shlesinger has become such the comedy fixture on Netflix that, four specials in, you’re not even surprised that she’s continuing to go by just Iliza. Elder Millennial finds the comedian at a crossroads, in more than one demographic way. She’s not only in her mid-30s now, but she was about to get married when […]

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Review: Jim Jefferies, “This Is Me Now” (Netflix)

I’m a fan of Jim Jefferies and a bigger fan of his weekly Comedy Central series. Which makes his 2018 Netflix special that much more disappointing. This Is Me Now feels like a cash grab, and filming it in Britain makes feel even more so, as the setting allows him to talk about all of […]

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Norm Macdonald Has A Show, and here are the first season’s guests on Netflix

For Netflix’s next new talk show, they’re not messing around with weekly episode releases. No, no. For Norm Macdonald Has A Show, you’ll get all 10 at once. Macdonald and sidekick Adam Eget will welcome hourlong conversations with Drew Barrymore, David Spade, Judge Judy, David Letterman, Jane Fonda, Chevy Chase, M. Night Shyamalan, Michael Keaton, Billy […]

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Season 2 of “American Vandal” drops on September 14th and asks, “Who is the turd burglar?”

If you haven’t seen season 1 of Funny Or Die’s Netflix series, American Vandal you might’ve missed out on 2017’s… MORE

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Demetri Martin shows of his cleverness on “The Overthinker”

Demetri Martin is smarter and cleverer than you and this is something you need to learn to live with. No,… MORE

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This week on TV: spend some secret time with Bert Kreischer

This week, Bert Kreischer returns with a new stand-up special, Secret Time. Kreischer taped this special in Philadelphia in front… MORE

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Netflix breaks it off with Joel McHale, Michelle Wolf weekly talk shows

Talk shows are going to have to try harder to break through the massive programming offerings of Netflix. Chelsea Handler couldn’t do it. And now the streaming giant has broken off both The Break with Michelle Wolf and The Joel McHale Show, both of which had just debuted earlier this year. Multiple sources broke the […]

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Hasan Minhaj bids farewell to The Daily Show

Tonight, Hasan Minhaj makes his final appearance as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, filing his own take on Moviepass and subscription-based services. What’s next for Minhaj? Most immediately, a late-summer stand-up comedy tour. 8/18 – MORRISTOWN, NJ 7PM 9:30PM 8/19 – PITTSBURGH, PA GET TIX 8/24 – MIAMI, FL GET TIX 8/25 – ATLANTA, GA 7PM 9:30PM […]

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Watch the trailer for Bert Kreischer’s new stand-up special, “Secret Time”

The Machine himself, Bert Kreischer is returning with a new stand-up special called Secret Time. As anyone who is familiar… MORE

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