TBS just announced a pile of comedy news. First up is a double-season renewal for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, which will keep the show on the air through the 2020 election. Also given a double-season renewal is Seth MacFarlane’s animated series American Dad, which will be paired up with new Conan O’Brien-produced animated comedy […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, where correspondent Ashley Nicole Black heads to Georgia to meet gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who just might become the first-ever black female governor in the country. As Black quickly learns, Abrams is extremely overqualified for the job and has found creative ways to win over […]
Continue ReadingFor the next two weeks, Samantha Bee is sending Full Frontal correspondents Ashley Nicole Black, Allana Harkin, Amy Hoggart, and Mike Rubens around the globe to apologize on behalf of the United States in a special event called the “Full Frontal Apology Race.” Announced today in the above clip, the event will follow all four correspondents […]
Continue ReadingJust because Trump never says “I’m sorry” doesn’t mean we can’t. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is putting her correspondents’ mouths where TBS’s money is. Bee has sent four of her staffers — Ashley Nicole Black, Allana Harkin, Amy Hoggart, and Mike Rubens — on a worldwide apology tour. Nay, the Full Frontal Apology Race, […]
Continue ReadingLouis CK starred as the voice of a dog in the 2016 film, The Secret Life of Pets, but two other animated projects featuring the comedian’s voice have been recast or scrapped in the wake of his sexual harassment confession last fall. The Disney Channel confirmed that CK’s role of “The Horrifying Sweaty One-Armed Monstrosity” […]
Continue ReadingTBS has officially scrapped an animated series co-created, starring, and produced by Louis C.K. in the wake of the sexual misconduct allegations that were brought against him in November. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network is no longer moving forward with the series, called The Cops, which began as an animated pilot for FX […]
Continue ReadingThe field of late night television is more crowded than ever. Beyond the main five network hosts, the crowd of cable hosts is growing larger and larger, and streaming services are beginning to dip into the pool as well (does it count as a late night show if it doesn’t have a fixed time slot?). […]
Continue ReadingThe field of late night television is more crowded than ever. Beyond the main five network hosts, the crowd of cable hosts is growing larger and larger, and streaming services are beginning to dip into the pool as well (does it count as a late night show if it doesn’t have a fixed time slot?). […]
Continue ReadingBack in August, Seth Meyers did a fascinating segment on Donald Trump’s longtime “spiritual advisor” Paula White, a televangelist who believes that wealth “is a sign of God’s approval” and believes that Trump is “saved” despite never going to church and, well, all of his other actions in life. A great segment to counter that […]
Continue ReadingWhat does selling weed to college girls have to do with teaching fourth-graders? I’m not sure exactly, but I expect Noah Gardenswartz to come up with the proper analogy, since he has done both of those things, and also told jokes Wednesday night on Conan. His greatest, timeliest analogy here puts the story of Jesus […]
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