Back in August 2016, New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade theaters banned a comedian after multiple women came forward with rape allegations against him, and now he’s suing UCB over what he claims is “reverse gender discrimination.” According to the New York Post, Aaron Glaser has filed a federal suit against UCB, arguing that the theater “should […]
Continue ReadingThirty-seven pages of highly classified TITLE 13 material were reported missing at the Chicago Regional Census Center on Wednesday morning. At five p.m. on Tuesday, after the employees of the Windy City’s RCC had packed their sensitive data into large, regulated heavyweight folders and filed them neatly away into their sturdy desks under lock and […]
Continue ReadingNatalie Portman mentioned in her monologue that she hasn’t hosted since 2006, and the entire cast from that season came by to honor the occasion. Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Andy Samberg, and the Brain that Wouldn’t Die—Alec Baldwin. Perhaps it was a big deal because this was apparently the only SNL episode of February. Seriously, […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live’s next season 43 host has been announced. Over the weekend, NBC revealed that Charles Barkley will host the next new episode on March 3rd with musical guest Migos: Mark your calendar! #SNL pic.twitter.com/aQj1VzLOtO — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 4, 2018 It will make Barkley’s fourth SNL hosting stint; he […]
Continue ReadingSarah Hutto’s work has run in The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. On Twitter she is @huttopian, where she advocates for equal representation of women who aren’t enthusiastic about salad in the stock photo industry. She is working on a humor book. This week, Hutto talked with me about tweeting […]
Continue ReadingAmy Poehler is producing a single-cam pilot in the works at NBC. According to Deadline, the network has given a pilot order to an untitled comedy written by Batra (Scrubs, The Cleveland Show, Marlon) and produced by Poehler and Julie Anne Robinson that follows “one woman’s hilarious unfiltered take on the side effects of trying […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live is having lots of fun with interactive 360° promos this year. Last week’s promo followed Will Ferrell as he gave an informative tour of Studio 8H, and this time around, returning host Natalie Portman gives a much more hands-off tour of one of the hallways backstage. Watch another promo featuring Pete Davidson […]
Continue ReadingABC just added another comedy pilot. Deadline reports that the network has given a pilot order to a single-cam comedy from former Friends writers/producers Sherry Bilsing-Graham and Ellen Kreamer called Three Rivers. Here’s the logline: Three Rivers centers on Rebecca who left her family’s Texas ranch years ago to work at an upscale hotel in New […]
Continue ReadingMike O’Brien’s new show A.P. Bio, whose pilot previewed on NBC last night in advance of the official series premiere on March 1st, is Glenn Howerton’s first starring role since his sort-of leaving It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Coincidentally, like Kaitlin Olson on The Mick, A.P. Bio casts Howerton playing a callow jerk playing off a […]
Continue ReadingDrew Barrymore has another big-screen project in the works. According to Variety, Barrymore is set to produce and star in a romantic comedy called The Stand-In. The film will feature Barrymore starring in the two leading roles. Here’s the logline: The Stand-In is the story of a disaffected comedy actress and her ambitious stand-in trading […]
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