Showtime orders “Work In Progress” comedy series

Showtime has ordered an eight-episode season of the new half-hour comedy series WORK IN PROGRESS, created by Abby McEnany and Tim Mason. McEnany stars in the series, expected to premiere later this year. Lilly Wachowski (The Matrix, Sense8) will co-wri…

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Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival is leaning in more to its Canadian roots in 2019

Last week, the folks at JFL (Just For Laughs) announced a slew of additional headliners for the annual comedy celebration that takes place each July in Montreal. They included Wanda Sykes, Blake Griffin, Nick Kroll, Fred Armisen, Ronny Chieng, Steve-O,…

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Stand-up comedian Ben Gleib is running for President of the United States in 2020

Insert seriously, no kidding, or a third thing blatantly acknowledging the stark contrast of a comedian getting into politics. Stand-up comedian Ben Gleib, seen regularly on the fourth hour of the Today show but even more regularly as host of Idiotest …

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Here’s who’s Up Next for Comedy Central showcases at Clusterfest 2019

Congrats to these comedians announced today as “Up Next” by Comedy Central! Up Next is Comedy Central’s take on New Faces, presented at the cable network’s annual Clusterfest, held each June in San Francisco. And here are the 20…

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Jacqueline Novak sets Off-Broadway run for “Get On Your Knees”

The next comedian to debut an Off-Broadway show at the Cherry Lane Theatre is Jacqueline Novak, who’ll bring “Get On Your Knees” to the venue this summer. It’s set for a limited engagement from July 10 through Aug. 18, 2019. Com…

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Greg Morton auditions for America’s Got Talent 2019

Greg Morton was a rookie in the NFL when Star Wars first came out in 1977. All these years later, Morton still remembers all the voices, and performed impersonations for his audition on America’s Got Talent. Roll the clip!

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Jackie Fabulous on America’s Got Talent 2019

America’s Got Talent has returned for another summer on NBC, this time with two new judges in Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough joining Howie Mandel and Simon Cowell. How will this affect the comedians auditioning in 2019? So far, so good for Ja…

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Gavin & Stacey will reunite for a 2019 BBC Christmas special

James Corden may be a late-night TV star in America, but later this year, he’s going back to where it all started for him on the telly. Corden announced that he and Ruth Jones have written a Gavin & Stacey special that gets the gang back toge…

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Gavin & Stacey will reunite for a 2019 BBC Christmas special

James Corden may be a late-night TV star in America, but later this year, he’s going back to where it all started for him on the telly. Corden announced that he and Ruth Jones have written a Gavin & Stacey special that gets the gang back toge…

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Ellen DeGeneres will stay in daytime TV for at least three more years, into 2022

Despite whatever vibes you thought Ellen DeGeneres was giving you in her Netflix comedy special, she is not leaving daytime television anytime soon. DeGeneres announced last week that she’d signed a contract extension for three more years of Elle…

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