Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate this morning, so during last night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers took “A Closer Look” at Comey’s opening remarks, which were released yesterday ahead of today’s hearing. Meyers says the interactions with Trump that Comey describes in his testimony sound like “a terrible Tinder date,” where Trump […]
Continue ReadingAndrew Dice Clay’s semi-autobiographical Showtime series Dice just got a season 2 premiere date. The Scot Armstrong-created show, which wrapped up its debut season last May and was renewed in the fall, will return for its second season Sunday, August 20th at 10:30pm. Like the first season, season 2 will include seven half-hour episodes.
Continue ReadingSure, Rachel Bloom can say she’s a Golden Globe winner for her performance in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but don’t assume that means she cares about awards shows. Like fellow comedian T.J. Miller, Bloom recognizes that awards – more specifically, the way TV stars shamelessly campaign for nominations — are a vain and ultimately meaningless affair, which naturally […]
Continue ReadingJim Jefferies made his Comedy Central late night hosting debut last night with the premiere of his new show The Jim Jefferies Show, and at the end of the episode, Jefferies got some extra star power in the form of a quick appearance by the show’s very own weatherman played by Brad Pitt. Now that […]
Continue ReadingLoved the debut last night of The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central. Even excluding the A-list celebrity cameo by Brad Pitt as the show’s weatherman to deliver our forecast in the wake of President Trump’s pull-out from the Paris global climate agreement. Something about the tone and posture of Jefferies makes the satire go […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with Hasan Minhaj about his Netflix special Homecoming King, his work on The Daily Show, and his experience hosting White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month, which was a lot like Stephen Colbert’s experience hosting the event with one big difference: Colbert actually had a […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers chats with guest John Early about his lifetime obsession with Toni Collette – from the first time he saw her in a movie to the time he decided to run a Toni Collette fan website to his impression of her scene in the car […]
Continue ReadingI’m a big fan of Amber Ruffin’s on-air contributions to NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, but this bit takes the cake and eats it, too. Meyers hosted a segment called “Point, Counterpoint” in which two of his writers, Ruffin and Ally Hord, would debate the merits of the new Wonder Woman movie. All goes […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central’s animated show Legends of Chamberlain Heights returns next week, and today the network released a promo for the new batch of episodes. Co-created by Brad Abelson, Mike Clements, Michael Starrbury, Quinn Hawking, and Josiah Johnson, the show was ordered to series back in 2015 and renewed for a second season last summer. Here’s the […]
Continue ReadingDaily Show correspondent and upcoming Comedy Central late night host Jordan Klepper has a new special premiering this weekend, and today the network uploaded a new promo. Titled Jordan Klepper Solves Guns, the hourlong special follows Klepper as he explores America’s relationship with guns as well as “how needlessly toxic the debate around that issue […]
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