Felipe Esparza’s story is a twisted, modern-day fairy tale: The son of immigrant parents learns English to help his parents, joins a gang, gets addicted to drugs, has his life threatened, then meets a spiritual advisor who pushes him to get clean and follow his dream of being a comedian. These vignettes make up Felipe’s […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from Natasha Leggero’s appearance on last night’s Late Night, where she tells Stephen Colbert about starring with Andrew Dice Clay in his Showtime series Dice, touring with her husband Moshe Kasher, plus being pregnant with their first (and according to Leggero, also their last) child. And what has pregnancy made Leggero crave […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where Jimmy Fallon chats with Sarah Silverman about her upcoming Hulu series I Love You, America and what we can expect when it debuts next Thursday, October 12th. “I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s a half hour, it’s everything I dreamed it to be,” […]
Continue ReadingIFC will become FODtv (Funny Or Die Television) on Saturday nights, starting this Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. The network announced the venture today. “IFC has been hacked, but we are not calling IT,” said Blake Callaway, EVP, Marketing and Digital Media, IFC. “FODtv takes a bit of inspiration from cable access programs, and college run TV stations. The […]
Continue ReadingIFC will become FODtv (Funny Or Die Television) on Saturday nights, starting this Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. The network announced the venture today. “IFC has been hacked, but we are not calling IT,” said Blake Callaway, EVP, Marketing and Digital Media, IFC. “FODtv takes a bit of inspiration from cable access programs, and college run TV stations. The […]
Continue ReadingJon Stewart returns to television later this year to host the annual Night of Too Many Stars autism benefit, and today HBO released a promo for the special. Night of Too Many Stars is part of Stewart’s recent deal with HBO, which also includes his first standup special in 21 years. Night of Too Many […]
Continue ReadingWhen Jordan Klepper made his debut on The Daily Show in 2014, it was clear that he had a little Stephen Colbert in him. Or, to be more specific, a little “Stephen Colbert.” He was perfect at being the guy who was arguing for the wrong things for the express purpose of showing how wrong […]
Continue ReadingAfter reports broke yesterday about the deadly shooting in Las Vegas, during last night’s late night shows, the hosts all took a moment to address the horrific news. In the above clip, Las Vegas native Jimmy Kimmel made a lengthy and emotional call to action for common sense gun control laws. “They should be praying […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live announced new staff writer hires last week in advance of its 43rd season premiere. But SNL usually doesn’t put out press releases or make much ado about the comings and goings of its writers, whether because they don’t want to trumpet when someone gets hired only for a week or two, or […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live began its 43rd season with a silly, silly show for a decidedly un-silly time. Puerto Rico continues to suffer through the aftereffects of a hurricane without federal aid. The president continues to wage war on professional athletes who oppose police brutality, and millions of poor children just lost their health coverage. SNL touched […]
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