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Broad City final season trailer says, “Don’t be scared.”

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Broad City returns to Comedy Central in just two days for “one crazy, epic final season.” A hot new trailer dropped on Wednesday that has fans of the beloved show wondering how it will all end for Abbi and Ilana. The trailer assures viewers, “no matter what the outcome, don’t be scared. Wherever the series goes, creators Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson have surely come a long way since their their

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Broad City removes Dave Becky as EP for final season

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Broady City is returning for its final season this week and will be doing so without Dave Becky. Comedy Central confirmed to Vulture that Becky will not be credited as an executive producer for the show’s final season. This will be the first season since the show premiered back in 2014 that Becky has not been listed as an EP. Becky is a partner at 3 Arts Entertainment—which will remain

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Oscar nominees: Melissa McCarthy nominated for Best Actress, Worst Actress in the same year

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Melissa McCarthy is nominated for an Oscar. Again. The Oscar nominees for the 91st Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning by funny people Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross. McCarthy, who is also nominated for a Razzie Award this year for the Happytime Murders, will hope to take home the Oscar for Best Actress. The actress took a dramatic turn portraying real-life fraudster Lee Israel in Can You Ever Forgive

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Kumail Nanjiani, Tracee Ellis Ross to announce Oscar nominees Tuesday morning

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Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross will host the 2019 Academy Awards…nominee announcements bright and early on Tuesday, January 22. The pair will announce the Oscars nominations live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles, at 8:20 a.m. ET/5:20 a.m. PT. Set your alarms and your coffee timer now! The nominations will be available on The Academy’s digital platforms and local broadcasters. Tiffany Haddish crushed last year’s presentation

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Conan O’Brien Team Coco Orange is now an official color

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Conan O’Brien is the first comedian to have a Pantone color based on him: Team Coco Orange. The world-famous color authority and TBS partnered to create the cheerful, official color in celebration of O’Brien’s expanded Team Coco brand. O’Brien debuts his newly-revamped late night show Conan this Tuesday. Just because Conan’s been on a break doesn’t mean he’s been relaxing. The Harvard alum worked on a slew of projects, including

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Saturday Night Live recap: Pete Davidson is back and he’s really excited about The Mule

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Saturday Night Live is back with a very political episode. After a month hiatus, the show featured first-time host Rachel Brosnahan. The actress is famous for her portrayal of Midge Maisel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and it was exciting to see if she would use her comedy chops on the show. As a host, they didn’t give her too much to do, which was a shame because she was

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Kenan Thompson NBC pilot leaves SNL future uncertain

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Kenan Thompson might need to leave Saturday Night Live for his own sitcom, Saving Kenan. NBC picked up the comedy starring Thompson after it’d been in development since the fall. Lorne Michaels, as usual, will serve as executive producer, as he does on many projects from his SNL darlings. Also on board is Superstore executive producer Jackie Clarke. Thompson is the longest-running cast member on SNL and when he started

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Late night roundup: Roy Wood Jr., Janelle James, Joel Kim Booster, Sean Finnerty

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Late night talk shows are still one of the best places to get bite-sized amounts of stand-up comedy and discover new up-and-coming comedians. Of course, not all late night comics are making their TV debuts. We love it when our favorite comedians do a little stand-up before heading over to the couch! To help you get through the final hours of your Friday workday, each week we’ll give you a recap

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Ellen DeGeneres game show renewed for third season by NBC

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Ellen DeGeneres’s Game of Games has been renewed for a third season at NBC. The renewal comes after its solid ratings from the new second season. Based on segments from DeGeneres’ daytime talk show, Game of Games puts contestants through a series of challenges in pursuit of a cash prize. Pulled right from the audience, players maneuver obstacles and answer trivia questions under a crushing time frame. Currently one of

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Kevin Hart set to play Monopoly in live-action movie based on the iconic board game

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Kevin Hart is the Monopoly man Lionsgate and Hasbro have been looking for. The film’s producers are in final negotiations with the Night School star and they have their eyes set on Tim Story to direct. Having worked together on the Ride Along franchise, as well as on three of Hart’s stand-up concert films, the two appear to be a winning pair. Details about the film’s plot are being kept

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