Last year, Comedy Central ordered a game show from Reggie Watts called Taskmaster, and today the network released the trailer and premiere date. Hosted by Watts with co-host/creator Alex Horne, the half-hour series is based on the British game show of the same name and judges “five unwitting comedians as they compete against each other with […]
Continue ReadingShowtime’s series about the ‘70s standup scene in LA, I’m Dying Up Here, returns in May for season 2, and today the network released the trailer. Renewed for a 10-episode second season back in September, the ensemble cast — Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Erik Griffin, Clark Duke, Jake Lacy, Michael Angarano, RJ Cyler, Andrew Santino, Nicole […]
Continue ReadingDan Lee is an actor, writer, and comedian based in New York City. At the UCB Theatre he improvises on Harold Night and co-hosts the hit variety show Asian AF, which has been featured on NBC News, ABC News, The New York Times, LA Times, LA Weekly and many more. He also creates videos on […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the public spat between Donald Trump and Joe Biden this week (“The last time I saw two old dudes going at it like that, my local Walmart was down to its last bottle of prune juice”) and the growing […]
Continue ReadingThe comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week our crack team of podcast […]
Continue ReadingThe student is now the master? Former Splitsider writer (now Vulture Senior Editor) Jesse David Fox and his colleagues at New York magazine have acquired Splitsider. Since launching in 2010, Splitsider had been part of The Awl Network of blog sites, which recently ceased operations. Now it will “be integrated into Vulture, as a destination […]
Continue ReadingSince Splitsider launched in 2010, the goal of our tiny island on the internet has been simple: to keep you up to date on all the best comedy news and content happening in the world today, whether it’s from established names or exciting up-and-comers, and to chronicle and evaluate the ways the comedy landscape is ever-changing. […]
Continue ReadingMila Kunis and Kate McKinnon have joined forces for a new comedy called The Spy Who Dumped Me, and the first trailer dropped this week. Director Susanna Fogel co-wrote the script with David Iserson, and the movie centers on two friends named Morgan and Audrey, who “become entangled in an undercover mission after Audrey’s unassuming ex-boyfriend […]
Continue ReadingMike Camerlengo’s got a knack for being a digital one-man show. Five years after we featured his ultra low-fi Unsolicited about a guy who pitches brands on ad campaigns they’re almost certain to hate, Mike “The Big C” Camerlengo, as no one calls him, has graced us with another completely absurd contribution. This time, it’s in the form […]
Continue ReadingSeth Rogen has assembled an all-star team for a new special heading to Netflix next month. Titled Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity, the special will be a mix of standup, sketches, and music and will feature Tiffany Haddish, John Mulaney, Sarah Silverman, Nick Kroll, James Corden, Michelle Wolf, Kumail Nanjiani, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeff Goldblum, […]
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