Jordan Klepper returns to correspondent duty on The Daily Show

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah announced today that Jordan Klepper has rejoined the cast as a special 2020 election correspondent, filing field pieces from now through next November. Klepper’s first report, filed from Hershey, Penn., will air tonight….

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Kumail Nanjiani reveals his Marvel superhero look for Eternals

About five years ago, comedy fans lost their minds when they saw Chris Pratt, their lovable big goof from Parks and Recreation, get buff for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Now comes Kumail Nanjiani, showing off his new Marvel body. Nanjiani is…

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R.I.P. J. Scott Homan

Stand-up comedian J. Scott Homan died on Friday after a two-year bout with melanoma. He was 56. Homan grew up in a military family, which means he moved around a lot, winding up in Texas for high school (Austin) and college (Stephen F. Austin State Uni…

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Caitlin Weierhauser on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Caitlin Weierhauser jokes about feeling like a part-time girl, growing up raised by a single dad in the woods of Oregon, updating genders and more in their TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Roll the clip.

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Writers Guild recognizing Merrill Markoe and Paula Pell with special honors

The WGA Awards in February will reward Merrill Markoe and Paula Pell with individual honors for their successful careers in comedy writing. Pell will receive the WGA East’s Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence, presented to writers who embody…

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Watch “Threat Level Midnight” as Michael Scott from The Office originally intended

Finally, fans of The Office can watch Threat Level Midnight, Michael Scott’s spy movie, as he originally intended. Episode 17 from Season 7 of NBC’s hit sitcom aired as if Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton office boss was screening it to his …

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Episode #284: Becky Robinson

Becky Robinson grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Ore., and studied business at San Diego State University before she threw her everything into show business. A video she made of a McDonald’s wedding proposal gone awry went viral in the summer of 2015…

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R.I.P. Chris Cotton

Chris Cotton, an up-and-coming comedian from Philadelphia who Comedy Central made one of first hires in 2018 for its Creators Program, has died unexpectedly. He was only 32. “We’re devastated by the loss of Chris Cotton – a hilarious comedian, a belove…

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Valerie Tosi on Conan

Fun fact: My family is from the same town as Valerie Tosi’s. But my grandparents brought me up learning a different lyrical motto for their hometown. Which explains my weirdness. As for Tosi, as she joked on Conan, her mom has some wild ideas of …

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Comedy Gives Back as 60 comedians sing all-star holiday song “Christmas Magic”

Comedy Gives Back is celebrating this holiday season with a new song sung by some 60 comedians, and a new initiative to support the comedy community. The song is “Christmas Magic,” composed by Avery Pearson (Historical Roasts, The Iliza Shl…

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