Wyatt Cenac is joining John Oliver and Jon Stewart in making the jump to HBO. HBO announced a new 10-episode late-night series starring Cenac that will debut in spring 2018. The untitled series stars Cenac, and will be executive produced by him alongside Oliver, Ezra Edelman and Hallie Haglund, who’ll be head writer. Diane Fitzgerald […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year it was revealed that Childrens Hospital alum Erinn Hayes was let go from her starring role as Donna on Kevin James’s CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait and that the show would deal with her firing by killing off her character altogether. In August, executive producer Rob Long defended the decision to TVLine, […]
Continue ReadingHere it is, the first certified banger of SNL season 43! It’s almost like comedy is better when comedians do it. Who’da thought? Don’t get me wrong, part of the fun for the SNL nerd is seeing people go against their very serious brand. I can ask myself “How are the folks at Studio 8H […]
Continue ReadingBefore all of the allegations against Harvey Weinstein came out, Tig Notaro was speaking out against the sexual misconduct rumors surrounding Louis C.K., saying in August that it’s important C.K. “handle” them instead of dismiss them. Not long after, C.K. did end up dismissing them again, but with the Weinstein scandal in the news now, […]
Continue ReadingLarry David is returning to Saturday Night Live next month. Over the weekend, the show announced that David will host the show’s next new episode on November 4th with musical guest Miley Cyrus: #SNL returns on November 4 with host Larry David and musical guest @MileyCyrus! pic.twitter.com/BwtW9wERwo — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) October 15, 2017 It […]
Continue ReadingKumail Nanjiani hosted the Oct. 14, 2017, episode of Saturday Night Live (season 43, episode 3) and delivered a stand-up comedy monologue that was as funny as it was heartfelt. Much like his critically-acclaimed movie from earlier this year, The Big Sick. Nanjiani touched not only on how his Muslim Pakistani family felt when he […]
Continue ReadingFor Sam Jay, comedy is a pursuit of happiness. An unfulfilling job had her questioning what makes her happy. When she really thought about it she realized, “I’m happiest when I’m in a bar, drinking, talking shit to people. There’s a crowd of people around that I don’t even know and I’m ranting or pontificating […]
Continue ReadingAnthony Atamanuik’s The President Show was recently moved from its original 11:30pm time slot to midnight to make room for The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, but now it’s moving to primetime. The show recently announced that starting next week, it will air on Comedy Central Thursday nights at 10:30pm, which will pair it up with Nathan […]
Continue ReadingLast night’s episode of The Chris Gethard Show was titled “Take a Chance,” and one of the chances Gethard offered viewers was the opportunity for one fan to meet Shannon O’Neill at an intersection in Midtown and come on the show live to be featured as a guest. The lucky chance-taker turned out to be […]
Continue ReadingWhite Famous, Showtime’s new Jamie Foxx-produced dramedy series, premieres this Sunday night at 10:00pm. The show stars Jay Pharoah as Floyd Mooney, a rising comedic star who is at a point in his career where he has to weigh his artistic integrity and personal principles against the calcified racism of the entertainment industry. As Floyd’s […]
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