Ziwe to Star in Showtime Variety Series

Talk about being a comic to watch in 2020! Showtime today announced a straight-to-series order for Ziwe to star and executive produce her very own variety series. From the press release: “The series will feature interviews, sketches and more – in…

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The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic hosting half-hour special about Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic hosts a half-hour special in tribute to the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Remembering RBG – A Nation Ugly Cries with Desi Lydic, premier…

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Stephen Colbert Hosting Live One-Hour Election Night Special 2020 for Showtime

Stephen Colbert had a breakdown on live TV four years ago on election night as the returns turned from Clinton to Trump, so…double or nothing?! Colbert has agreed to host another live Election Night special for Showtime! STEPHEN COLBERT’S ELECTIO…

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Jeff Dunham Filming 2020 Thanksgiving Special for COmedy Central

Ticket requests remain available for a planned Comedy Central taping happening Oct. 27-28, 2020, in Malibu, Calif., for a new Jeff Dunham Thanksgiving comedy special. Dunham’s own website pops up an alert to fans who may have purchased tickets to…

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Merrill Markoe Auctioning Off Her Letterman Memorabilia

Merrill Markoe, the Emmy-winning original head writer for Late Night with David Letterman, has begun auctioning off some items from her closet. The first item up for bids: An original 1982 Late Night letter jacket. Bidding started at $500 and is at $2,…

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Episode #316: J-L Cauvin

J-L Cauvin is a native New Yorker who started his stand-up comedy career in Washington, D.C., while going to law school at Georgetown. His first big break came in 2007 when he performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, but J-L has found many …

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Episode #316: J-L Cauvin

J-L Cauvin is a native New Yorker who started his stand-up comedy career in Washington, D.C., while going to law school at Georgetown. His first big break came in 2007 when he performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, but J-L has found many …

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Phoebe Robinson to host Year-End 2020 Comedy Special for Amazon Prime Video, ‘Yearly Departed’

Amazon Prime Video has ordered a year in review comedy special to be hosted by Phoebe Robinson, executive produced by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan, and written by Bess Kalb. Yearly Departed will premiere this winter. “I’m ready to pu…

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Ms. Pat Will Star in Her Own BET+ Sitcom

Ms. Pat put Bert Kreischer, Kaley Cuoco and Joel McHale to shame in an episode of Bert’s brand-new Netflix comedy series, The Cabin with Bert Kreischer, and now Ms. Pat will get to shine in her own sitcom! As reported first by Variety, BET+ has o…

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Legendary Dangerfield’s comedy club in NYC has Permanently Closed, Building for Lease

Dangerfield’s, the iconic and legendary comedy club opened by the late Rodney Dangerfield in 1969 on New York City’s Upper East Side, has become the latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new commercial real estate listing has appeared…

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