Kevin Hart will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday and it seems he has the endorsement of the daytime talk show host. This will be his first major TV appearance since his withdrawal last month from hosting the Oscars. The Night School comedian was pushed to give up the hosting dream job after old homophobic tweets resurfaced hours after the Academy tapped their new emcee. The producers of
Continue ReadingNetflix just dropped over 20 hours of stand-up with their new global comedy event Comedians of the World. The event may be some Americans’ first experience of stand-up comedy from other countries but in different languages. The series showcases half-hour sets from 47 different comedians in 13 different regions in 8 different languages. With almost a full day’s worth of content, Comedians of the World can feel daunting, but Laughspin
Continue ReadingNBC is developing a secret society—and comedian Emily Heller is its leader. NBC called dibs on Secret Society from Heller, as well as fellow executive producers Kay Cannon and Laverne McKinnon. Written by Heller, Secret Society centers on Beth, a struggling reporter who is tired of feeling invisible in her small town and recruits other women to help take over a dying branch of an all-male secret society. Heller, whose
Continue ReadingNetflix surprised everyone on New Year’s Day by pulling an episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. After the Saudi Arabian government complained how a particular episode cast the kingdom in a negative light, the streaming giant blocked access to the episode within Saudi Arabia’s borders. The episode in question focused on the controversial killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “Now would be a good time to reassess our relationship with
Continue ReadingAngie Tribeca is back! The screwball comedy series starring Rashida Jones is returning to TBS this weekend with a bingeable marathon. Angie Tribeca, created by Steve Carell, first debuted back in 2016. Season 3 concluded in June 2017, and while TBS had previously renewed the series for a fourth season, it was unclear when that season would air. Until now. The first five episodes of Angie Tribeca will air Saturday
Continue ReadingJordan Peele is at it again! On Christmas Day, the Key and Peele star dropped the trailer for his upcoming horror film Us. The trailer, showcasing Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong’o, Black Panther’s Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker, was received with rave reactions. Us has multiple keywords trending all day on various social media platforms. Us is about a husband and wife, played by Nyong’o and Duke, who take
Continue ReadingJordan Peele is at it again! On Christmas Day, the Key and Peele star dropped the trailer for his upcoming horror film Us. The trailer, showcasing Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong’o, Black Panther’s Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker, was received with rave reactions. Us has multiple keywords trending all day on various social media platforms. Us is about a husband and wife, played by Nyong’o and Duke, who take
Continue ReadingInfamous comedian ambusher Sacha Baron Cohen recently revealed that there will not be an encore season to his scathing Showtime satire Who Is America? Conservatives everywhere—from Sarah Palin to Dick Cheney—can breathe a sigh of relief. The reason for the truncated show? Cohen says people are wise to the act and he would need to create new characters; no small feat given that those characters require him to spend five
Continue ReadingDrunk History has released a trailer for its upcoming sixth season on Comedy Central. The show, which features comedians getting hammered and recounting historical events while an all-star revolving cast reenacts them, returns on January 15 with a parody of the popular Nickelodeon show Are You Afraid Of The Dark? and dealing with the story of the creation of Frankenstein. The first episode will feature Evan Rachel Wood, Elijah Wood,
Continue ReadingDrunk History has released a trailer for its upcoming sixth season on Comedy Central. The show, which features comedians getting hammered and recounting historical events while an all-star revolving cast reenacts them, returns on January 15 with a parody of the popular Nickelodeon show Are You Afraid Of The Dark? and dealing with the story of the creation of Frankenstein. The first episode will feature Evan Rachel Wood, Elijah Wood,
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