Dave Chappelle won two more Emmy Awards over the weekend for his 2019 Netflix special, Sticks & Stones. Chappelle had previously won Emmys in 2018 for his Netflix special, Equanimity, and in 2017 for guest-acting when he hosted Saturday Night Live….
Continue ReadingSchitt’s Creek went out with a bang and a clean sweep of the comedy categories at the 2020 Emmy Awards, with wins for Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy in acting, Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy for supporting acting, and for the younger Levy in writ…
Continue ReadingIt only took 36 years, but the co-creators of the band and mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap, have reached a settlement to pay Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest at least some more of what they claimed they were owed in some…
Continue ReadingYou can teach the guy who operates an old puppet dog new tricks, it turns out. Robert Smigel is bringing an all-new election-themed puppet special to primetime on FOX this coming Oct. 1, 2020. It’s called Let’s Be Real. The creator of Trium…
Continue ReadingFOX Television Stations has announced the return of You Bet Your Life, set to debut in Fall 2021. The half-hour comedy game show will be hosted by Jay Leno and broadcast on the FOX owned-and-operated stations, as well as syndicated nationally. Tom Wern…
Continue ReadingIt’s not Labor Day, it’s not all weekend long, and it’s no longer fronted by the late Jerry Lewis, but the Muscular Dystrophy Association is coming back to TV with its annual telethon. MDA is excited to announce the return of their le…
Continue ReadingCalise Hawkins is a stand-up comedian and writer based out of Jersey City, where she raises her daughter, Asha. You may have seen her stand-up on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC), Russell Simmons Presents Live At The El Rey (Comedy Central), Stand Up…
Continue ReadingAlex Hooper peels back the curtain on his two runs through America’s Got Talent, the summer competition series broadcast in primetime by NBC, in a new essay, “Playing the Game on Hard Mode.” Going on TV can be a nerve-wracking experie…
Continue ReadingTaping began today for the upcoming The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion special. The 30th anniversary reunion includes star Will Smith as well as series regulars Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid and…
Continue ReadingWhat’s a televised talent competition without the singers and dancers? Absolutely wild. So why not have Bert Kreischer host? It’s called Go-Big Show, coming soon to TBS, just announced tonight. TBS has ordered a full season of Go-Big Show, …
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