After finalizing its acquisition of FOX, Disney released a new movie slate going all the way out to 2027, forecasting multiple new movies for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Avatar, Pixar, regular Disney animation, and even Indiana Jones. And…
Continue ReadingRomantic comedies may not be what they used to be, in terms of box office, at least. But Hollywood wants us to celebrate the rom-com this summer, as downtown Los Angeles will play host June 20-23, 2019, to the first-ever Rom Com Fest. The lineup announ…
Continue ReadingJust For Laughs, under new ownership over the past year, has gotten more and more involved in additional projects outside of its well-known comedy festivals. JFL recently launched an original web series, “It’s A Date!” starring Jessie…
Continue ReadingAdult Swim is adding some actual live women to the late-night cable channel’s programming. Three Busy Debras, starring, written and created by Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari and Alyssa Stonoha, will come to TV. Their sketch comedy series will follow …
Continue ReadingPhil Hanley’s attitude toward having a wife and kids might be what’s stopping him from having a wife and kids. Hanley explained in this stand-up performance on The Tonight Show, which also revealed how he handled learning he had dyslexia. R…
Continue ReadingCongrats to my neighbors in Queens!? NBC has ordered the sitcom Sunnyside to series for the upcoming Fall 2019 schedule. The sitcom stars Kal Penn as a young New York City Councilman from the Queens neighborhood of Sunnyside whose career crashes and bu…
Continue ReadingThe cast and producers of 1994’s Reality Bites reunited 25 years later for a screening and panel retrospective over the weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival. Lisa Loeb even showed up onstage to play her hit song, “Stay,” over the end …
Continue ReadingKeenen Ivory Wayans and his co-stars from In Living Color, including Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, Shawn Wayans and Kim Wayans, reunited for a panel retrospective on their influential FOX sketch comedy show from the early 1990s.
Continue ReadingThe cast and director of the legendary This Is Spinal Tap, the 1984 film that revolutionized the mockumentary movie, reunited for the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. Rob Reiner’s improvised opus that starred Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harr…
Continue ReadingBusy Tonight, which debuted in October 2018, will end its run after two more weeks. Host Busy Phillips broke the news to fans overnight. Busy Tonight, which premiered in the 10 p.m. slot on Oct. 28, 2018, got moved to 11 p.m. after New Year’s, an…
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