Craig Ferguson to host Hustler game show for ABC

Craig Ferguson, who previously hosted Celebrity Name Game from 2014-2017, is back with another game show hosting gig. The Hustler will reunite Ferguson with ABC, where he got his big break with a supporting role on The Drew Carey Show. The Hustler will…

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Jason Sudeikis reviving Coach Ted Lasso for Apple+ series

A character Jason Sudeikis created years ago for NBC Sports is coming out of retirement, but this time playing for Apple TV+. Ted Lasso finds Sudeikis, an American football coach, trying to lead English football clubs. He’s writing the Apple TV+ …

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Saturday Night Live gives Oscar The Grouch the 2019 “Joker” movie treatment

Did we need a dark take on Sesame Street‘s Oscar the Grouch? Well, no. But this week’s Saturday Night Live delivered a fresh take on the popular new Joker movie by spinning it out as a real-life down-and-out version of the longtime children…

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HBO frees up Gary Gulman’s “The Great Depresh” for a limited time in honor of World Mental Health Day

HBO’s comedy special Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh will be available on HBO.com and HBO’s YouTube channel in full for free through Saturday, Oct. 12. They’re doing so as part of HBO’s partnership with It’s OK to recognize the i…

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Comedy Central commits to mental health with first PSA

To mark World Mental Health Day yesterday, Comedy Central, in partnership with Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), a program of the National Council for Behavioral Health, premiered its first Be The Difference public service announcement (PSA) featuring Je…

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Watch Laughing Matters: The Funny Business of Being Sad

Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake just put out a moving half-hour documentary via Funny or Die that’s worth watching whether you’re a comedian, know a comedian, or are a living human being in 2019. Laughing Matters opens with a reminder of h…

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Nikki Glaser to host “Blind Date” reboot for Bravo

Blind Date, which first debuted in 1999 and ran for 10 syndicated seasons and 1440 episodes, is coming back, this time on Bravo. And this time, hosted by stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser. The Blind Date reboot on Bravo premieres Nov. 18, 2019, at 11:30 p…

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Ismo on The Late Late Show with James Corden

Finnish comedian Ismo may not have won this summer’s Bring The Funny, but he still gets to bring it to you via other club and TV appearances, such as Wednesday night’s episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden. As an immigrant, Ismo h…

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Search Party moves to HBO Max for seasons 3-4

HBO Max announced Search Party will move from TBS to the new streaming platform (both owned by WarnerMedia) when it launches in spring 2020. From the press release: The dark comedy about a group of privileged, self-absorbed twenty-somethings covering u…

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Michael Kosta will star in 2020 comedy special for Comedy Central

Comedy Central is giving a one-hour stand-up special to another one of its correspondents from The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Michael Kosta will tape his upcoming performances on Nov. 15 in Detroit for broadcast in summer 2020. Tickets are free, avai…

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