Back in June, news broke that Murray Energy Corporation CEO Bob Murray filed a lawsuit against John Oliver and Last Week Tonight after the HBO show aired a segment about Murray and the coal industry. In the lawsuit, Murray – who has a history of being very litigious when he’s covered negatively in the press — […]
Continue ReadingThe feminist Canadian sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show has made a splash on the CBC and graces American airwaves on IFC tonight at 10:00pm. The half-hour show is written by and starring Meredith MacNeill and Second City alumni Carolyn Taylor, Aurora Browne, and Jennifer Whalen. Hilarious, smart, and original, the sketches vary in length and […]
Continue ReadingComedy legend Carol Burnett, winner of multiple Emmys and Golden Globes, a Grammy, a Tony nomination, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, hasn’t retired from comedy just yet. At 84, she starred in a sitcom pilot for ABC that almost got picked up, being held for potential redevelopment. […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers checks in on Donald Trump’s evolving views on God and religion and how, despite claiming the Bible is his favorite book, there’s no record of him ever attending church services during his presidency. “And that makes sense, because Trump would hate church. It’s an hour […]
Continue ReadingCBS All Access, the streaming platform for CBS, has announced its first exclusive sitcom for the network, and it’s an adaptation of an Australian series made by the funny folks at Funny or Die. No Activity will premiere before the end of 2017, bracketing the two chapters of the first major CBS All Access series, […]
Continue ReadingKenan Thompson was 15 when All That premiered on Nickelodeon in 1994. Now two decades and change later, Thompson (who now holds the record for longest-serving Saturday Night Live cast member) will reunite with the executives behind All That to front a new live-action sketch comedy show for even younger kids called Skoogle. Albie Hecht, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with Senator Al Franken about which of his fellow senators have a good sense of humor and which ones, including Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma, are open about their lack of comedy skills. Near the end of the clip, Franken tells Colbert about […]
Continue ReadingAfter President Trump’s abrupt ban on transgender people in the military last week, The Tonight Show responded with a segment from New York comedian Patti Harrison. Harrison, who is transgender herself, performs live throughout the city in addition to video segments like cosplaying as Diane Lane at Comic-Con or trying to get onstage at Governors […]
Continue ReadingDuring a speech to Long Island police officers over the weekend, Donald Trump made a statement that encouraged police brutality when he told officers “Please don’t be too nice.” As if that weren’t awful enough, the White House attempted to defend the comment yesterday when Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Trump “was making a joke.” […]
Continue ReadingIn case you weren’t aware, earlier this year John Early took it upon himself to offer some positive, encouraging messages to various members of the Trump administration. He’s already sent happy vibes to people like Mike Pence, Sean Spicer, Betsy DeVos, and Ivanka Trump, and during last night’s Tonight Show he appeared as “GOP Fanboy […]
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