Looking for funding help to become a comedy filmmaker? The Harold Ramis Film School (“HRFS”) at The Second City today announced a partnership with NBC to create the Emerging Voices Scholarship that will awarded up to four students from diverse backgrou…
Continue ReadingNore Davis has a transgendered brother, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to let his brother flex on him. As he explained in this performance on Conan, Davis also has thoughts on Black Panther, the lack of engagement sneakers as a thing for …
Continue Reading“After quitting comedy, I became the most talked-about comedian on the planet.” That’s Hannah Gadsby, near the start of her TED Talk this month in Vancouver, B.C., in which she explains “How I Broke Comedy.” Roll the clip!
Continue ReadingIt’s easy to forget that for its entire history, Saturday Night Live, from 1975-2019, has included films that were not, in fact, live. This great piece from SNL showcases the film unit, and what it takes to make funny short films in only a few da…
Continue ReadingIn case you missed it, and according to this YouTube view count of 508, you did miss it entirely, earlier this month at the 2019 Women in the World Summit, comedians Jenny Hagel, Wanda Sykes, Judy Gold, and Cameron Esposito discussed what’s accep…
Continue ReadingBelated congrats to comedian David Gborie, who earlier this month started a new gig as the official voice of Comedy Central! Kyle Kinane had been doing most voiceovers for the comedy channel for the past several years.
Continue ReadingBelated congrats to comedian David Gborie, who earlier this month started a new gig as the official voice of Comedy Central! Kyle Kinane had been doing most voiceovers for the comedy channel for the past several years.
Continue ReadingFor more than a century, The Friars Club stood as a testament to the power of the press and of comedy to do good. The organization began in 1904 by press agents, but over the decades became best known for its celebrity roasts, which eventually became a…
Continue ReadingFor more than a century, The Friars Club stood as a testament to the power of the press and of comedy to do good. The organization began in 1904 by press agents, but over the decades became best known for its celebrity roasts, which eventually became a…
Continue ReadingStarting next week, Showtime is doubling up on talk show DESUS & MERO, expanding the show to two nights a week through the summer. Already airing Thursdays at 11 p.m. ET/PT, DESUS & MERO also now will air at 11 p.m. Mondays, too. The two-per-we…
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