Bill Hader returns to host Saturday Night Live again this weekend with musical guest Arcade Fire, and NBC released a promo today featuring Hader alongside cast members Melissa Villaseñor, Chris Redd, and Pete Davidson, with the guys delivering a rap about how Hader is their comedy god/new dad – a rap that makes Hader, who […]
Continue ReadingBill Hader returns to host Saturday Night Live again this weekend with musical guest Arcade Fire, and NBC released a promo today featuring Hader alongside cast members Melissa Villaseñor, Chris Redd, and Pete Davidson, with the guys delivering a rap about how Hader is their comedy god/new dad – a rap that makes Hader, who […]
Continue ReadingWritten, edited, and directed by Corey Sherman, Hot Take is a delightful contribution to the growing field of hot take jokes. For the uninitiated, those are from-the-hip commentaries positioned as important revelations. This week’s contribution covers one man’s undying opinion of Lady Bird, and it’s magical. Luke is executive producer at Big Breakfast and a watcher of many web videos. […]
Continue ReadingEric Von Hoffman and Jay Johnston have helped create, write, and star as many characters during their time on shows like Mr. Show and W/ Bob and David, but no character has been more important to them or stuck with them for as long as Guy Suavé. A foul-mouthed spy who first debuted as a […]
Continue ReadingAnthony Atamanuik’s President Show is returning to Comedy Central in the form of two one-hour specials. The network announced today that the first special, titled Make America Great-A-Thon: A President Show Special, will air Tuesday, April 3rd at 11:00pm, with a second slated to air sometime this summer. Here’s more info from the press release: […]
Continue ReadingIn the early 1940s, when Nanette Fabray was in her early 20s, she was touring with a musical revue called Meet the People. By chance one night, the musical director of the New York Philharmonic, Artur Rodziński, was across the street seeing another show and heard Fabray’s voice through the open door. Enchanted, he put […]
Continue ReadingLiberals love to argue that conservatives are terrible at comedy, but leave it to The Opposition’s Citizen Journalists Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson to debunk that persistent myth. In this segment from last night’s episode, the two reveal the three simple rules that apply to all great conservative comedians: they choose victims that are easy […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to directing standup specials, Bo Burnham made his feature directorial debut this year when his film Eighth Grade premiered at Sundance to rave reviews (and it currently boasts a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score), and today the trailer hit the internet. Starring Elsie Fisher, the movie centers on a 13-year-old named Kayla, who “endures the tidal wave […]
Continue ReadingElon Musk is getting into the comedy game with a mysterious new venture. The Daily Beast is reporting that Musk hired former Onion editor-in-chief Cole Bolton and executive editor Ben Berkley sometime late last year to work on a “secret new project,” which is currently in development in Los Angeles with Musk’s financial backing. Bolton […]
Continue ReadingIt may be hard to believe, but Lewis Black has been blessing us with his gloriously angry rants for over 20 years now. Before Jon Stewart took over the reins of The Daily Show, Lewis Black was already giving us his trademark “Back in Black” segments, going back to the show’s inception in 1996 when it […]
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