Dave Chappelle dropping a Netflix special in 2019 after four in 2017

After releasing four separate stand-up specials in calendar year 2017 for Netflix and winning two Grammy Awards (thanks to Grammys eligibility years cutting off each September), Dave Chappelle is back with his fifth Netflix stand-up special already! Ca…

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Christian Finnegan on The Late Late Show with James Corden

Christian Finnegan has reached the ripe old age of 46, which as he explained on The Late Late Show, isn’t quite so ripe any longer. Much like the good-intentioned vegetables you sometimes buy at the grocery store. Roll the clip!

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Phoebe Robinson talk show a go at Comedy Central

Comedy Central still has one of the 2 Dope Queens lined up for 2020. The network today announced a 10-episode order for a talk show fronted by Phoebe Robinson, featuring one-on-one interviews with headliners across pop culture. “This show will hit that…

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Erica Rhodes, Michael Longfellow, Lewberger, Chris and Paul advance on Bring The Funny

Sorry, Ismo fans. NBC’s Bring The Funny judges Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen and Jeff Foxworthy winnowed the field for this initial comedy competition down in half again on the second round of “comedy clashes.” They chose Erica Rhode…

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Tribeca TV Festival 2019 will celebrate “Friends” and spotlight new series, too

The Tribeca TV Festival, Sept. 12-15, 2019, will mark its year three with a 25th anniversary celebration of Friends, with two episodes curated by executive producers Marta Kaufman, David Crane, and Kevin Bright, who will participate in a post-screening…

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Rose Matafeo to star in Starstruck for HBO Max and BBC Three

Soon the world will know the greatness of New Zealand’s Rose Matafeo. HBO Max and BBC Three will partner up to broadcast Matafeo’s next TV project, Starstruck, which she created, writes and will star. Starstruck will follow twenty-something…

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Nathan Fielder moves to HBO for next TV projects

Nathan Fielder, whose writing team won this year at the WGA Awards for comedy/variety sketch series for the final season of Comedy Central’s Nathan For You, is heading to HBO. Fielder’s HBO deal includes starring in an upcoming comedy pilot…

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Denis Leary to star in six-episode FOX series, A Moody Christmas

Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated actor and comedian Denis Leary (Rescue Me, Animal Kingdom) will star in FOX’s upcoming limited series, A MOODY CHRISTMAS, scheduled to air this December on FOX. In the single-camera, holiday-themed event com…

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Here’s who’s on the dais to roast Alec Baldwin for Comedy Central

Robert De Niro, Blake Griffin, Caitlyn Jenner, Joel McHale, Debra Messing, Chris Redd, and Jeff Ross will join Roast Master Sean Hayes on the dais for the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin. It tapes Sept. 7 at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles and wi…

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Greg Morton on the quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent 2019

We’ve reached the live primetime quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent, and 34 acts remain in contention for the 2019 title, and $1 million gig in Vegas. Among them: comedian Greg Morton, a 60-year-old Canadian who has performed in Vegas be…

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