With the blessings of the estates of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, comedian Amy Poehler is on track to direct a documentary about the legendary comedy duo. Deadline first reported the news today. Imagine Documentaries and White Horse Pictures will suppo…
Continue ReadingHannibal Buress is the latest greatest stand-up comedian to mount a live tour of drive-in venues to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. Buress teased the tour over the weekend, with an Instagram post showing the dates with lone initials beside each date. N…
Continue ReadingNBC has announced this year’s class for its annual Late Night Writers Workshop. They are: Brandon Burkhart, Gracie Canaan, Reem Edan, Kyle Harris, Emily Menez, Sam O and Kate Sisk. The workshop happens each August over five days with intensive im…
Continue ReadingOn the day HBO Max officially launches its “MAX ORIGINALS” offensive against Netflix with four simultaneous releases of stand-up comedy, the platform has announced three more forthcoming specials. Coming soon to HBO Max…a drive-in sho…
Continue ReadingJoe List began his stand-up career in Boston in 2000 after graduating from high school, rising up the ranks in Boston’s heralded comedy scene before moving to New York City. He has toured with the likes of Louis CK and Nick DiPaolo, and since 2013 has …
Continue ReadingCongrats to the newest writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, Jeff Wright! Wright, based out of Florida, attracted the attention of millions of viewers in the early weeks of quarantine for videos like this one, in which he acts out an alien encounter …
Continue ReadingCongrats to the newest writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, Jeff Wright! Wright, based out of Florida, attracted the attention of millions of viewers in the early weeks of quarantine for videos like this one, in which he acts out an alien encounter …
Continue ReadingUp for his first Emmy, Kevin Hart is more willing than ever to revisit that snafu with the Academy Awards (when he refused to apologize for past homophobic jokes). In an interview with Deadline, Hart also said that while he’s quick to defend Elle…
Continue ReadingNBC isn’t going to let Lilly Singh languish in late-late-night all by herself. The network has ordered two primetime episodes of Sketchy Times with Lilly Singh, with dates to be announced later. “Lilly has always created content that is ori…
Continue ReadingHasan Minhaj’s Netflix talk show Patriot Act has ended. Minhaj announced the news to fans and followers on Twitter today, writing: “What a run. @patriotact has come to an end. I got to work with the best writers, producers, researchers, and…
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