Just a couple months after Amazon canceled her series One Mississippi, Tig Notaro has a brand new standup special heading to Netflix next month. Titled Happy to Be Here, the special was filmed at the Heights Theater in Houston, counts Ellen DeGeneres as an executive producer, and makes its Netflix debut on Tuesday, May 22nd. Notaro […]
Continue ReadingTBS just handed out season renewals to two of its comedies. The network announced that the Jordan Peele-produced freshman comedy The Last O.G. starring Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish has been renewed for a second season, while the Michael Showalter-produced Search Party has also been renewed for a third season. The Last O.G. debuted on TBS earlier this month, while Search Party wrapped up its second […]
Continue ReadingPod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. Comedian, podcaster, television writer, and gentle comic genius Harris Wittels would have turned 34 this April 20th. The comedy world has never stopped mourning Wittels’ premature death or celebrating his quietly remarkable life. For the people who love Harris, up close […]
Continue ReadingDavid Cross is hitting the road this summer. Today the North American dates were announced for the David Cross: Oh Come On Tour, which officially kicks off at the Chicago Theatre on June 1st and makes stops in San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle, Vancouver, Madison, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Denver, and more through late August. “I am beyond […]
Continue ReadingDavid Cross is hitting the road this summer. Today the North American dates were announced for the David Cross: Oh Come On Tour, which officially kicks off at the Chicago Theatre on June 1st and makes stops in San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle, Vancouver, Madison, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Denver, and more through late August. “I am beyond […]
Continue ReadingPeter Kelly is a writer, director, and producer based in New York City. He currently works at The Opposition with Jordan Klepper on Comedy Central. You can check out his truly groundbreaking and innovative work on his website: peterkelly.co. This week, Kelly talked to me about making real serious art in his Moleskine notebooks, and other equally profound things, like Spongebob […]
Continue ReadingPeter Kelly is a writer, director, and producer based in New York City. He currently works at The Opposition with Jordan Klepper on Comedy Central. You can check out his truly groundbreaking and innovative work on his website: peterkelly.co. This week, Kelly talked to me about making real serious art in his Moleskine notebooks, and other equally profound things, like Spongebob […]
Continue ReadingTiny Fey was on The Tonight Show on Thursday to promote the Mean Girls musical, and she addressed a rumor — that she started — regarding a 30 Rock reboot. Fey told reporters on the red carpet for the Mean Girls Broadway opening that “maybe” she would consider a reboot of 30 Rock, the show she […]
Continue ReadingHulu has given the green light for a straight-to-series, 10 episode order of PEN15, a new comedy series that will be executive produced by The Lonely Island. The series is created by, starring, and co-written by Maya Erskine (Casual, Man Seeking Woman) and Anna Konkle (Maron, Man Seeking Woman), alongside co-writer Sam Zvibleman (Take My Wife), […]
Continue ReadingAfter 26 years of releasing his movies at Paramount Pictures, Lorne Michaels and Universal have announced a first-look production deal for their new comedy Baby Nurse starring Leslie Jones and Colin Jost. The film stars Jones as “a special agent assigned to the most humbling undercover role in the history of the FBI.” In addition to […]
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