Check Out the Season 2 Trailer for Issa Rae’s HBO Comedy ‘Insecure’

Issa Rae’s HBO series Insecure returns for its second season next month, and today the network released the trailer. The show – which was renewed back in November – premieres its 10-episode second season on Sunday, July 23rd at 10:00pm. Check out the trailer above, and for more on the show, read our review of […]

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Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at the GOP Healthcare Bill and Trump’s Fake ‘Time’ Cover

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at Trump’s latest attacks on the media, the delayed vote on the Senate healthcare bill due to the lack of Republican support and, of course, the fake Time magazine cover featuring Trump that’s displayed at all of his golf resorts. “That […]

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Samantha Bee and Elizabeth Warren Talk Persistence and Optimism “on the Ledge of the Death of Democracy”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee sits down with Senator Elizabeth Warren to talk about the time Mitch McConnell told her to be quiet, how to remain optimistic and persistent “on the ledge of the death of democracy,” and, of course, Warren’s intense love for the HBO comedy Ballers, which […]

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‘You’re the Worst’ and ‘Better Things’ Return with New Seasons in September

FX Networks just revealed premiere dates for returning comedies You’re the Worst and Better Things. The network announced today that You’re the Worst will return to FXX for its fourth season with a special hourlong premiere on Wednesday, September 6th at 10:00pm, while Pamela Adlon’s Better Things will debut its second season on FX Thursday, September […]

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The Credibility of Late Night Comedy

It seems like nobody can agree on whether to take comedy very lightly or very seriously. People get firmly locked in their respective ideological camps, proclaiming either that comedy is powerful because it’s meaningless or that it’s powerful because it contains more meaning than anything else (and indeed it’s usually “the most” of something; people […]

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Today is the deadline for Independent Pilot submissions to 2017 NY TV Festival

Attention all aspiring TV show creators, screenwriters, directors and actors: Today is the deadline to submit for the 2017 New York TV Festival’s annual Independent Pilot Competition! You can submit online until midnight via Withoutabox. The NYTVF office at 121 W. 27th St., in Manhattan, also will be open until midnight. If the building’s front […]

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Say it ain’t so, Seeso? Digital platform selling off key original series

A couple of weeks after laying off most if not all of its original programming department, NBCUniversal’s digital comedy platform looks ready to part ways with its original programs for Seeso, too. My Decider colleague, Scott Porch, reported last night that Seeso had reached agreements to sell off two programs with hugely loyal fans — […]

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Steve Carell and Jimmy Fallon Trade ‘Dana Carvey Show’ Audition Stories

Here’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where Steve Carell responds to the news that he’s the internet’s new favorite silver fox: “You know what? My wife finally said she’s in love with me.” Fallon and Carell also chat about Carell’s time on The Dana Carvey Show, which Fallon auditioned for bit didn’t get […]

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Adam Conover Is Back in the Season 2 ‘Adam Ruins Everything’ Trailer

Adam Conover’s truTV show Adam Ruins Everything returns for a second season next month, and today the network released the first trailer. Renewed for season 2 back in December, the show will cover everything from childbirth to weight loss to hospitals to college loans next season, which debuts on truTV Tuesday, July 11th at 10:00pm. For […]

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NBC Will Air ‘The Carmichael Show’s Mass Shooting Episode This Week

Not long after pulling The Carmichael Show’s gun violence-themed episode, NBC has decided to let the episode see the light of day. According to Deadline, the network will air the episode, titled “Shoot-Up-Able,” tomorrow night at 9:00pm, just two weeks after pulling the episode – which centers on Carmichael’s character as he survives a mass […]

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