Back in 2015, Jon Stewart signed a four-year production deal with HBO that was slated to include a series of short-form animations parodying cable news, but now it looks like the project will not move forward at the network. According to Variety, Stewart and the network have decided to scrap the short-form animation project, but […]
Continue ReadingSeven more weeks! Seven more weeks! Comedy Central has extended the inaugural season of The President Show for an additional seven episodes, Comedy Central President Kent Alterman announced today. The late-night satire of President Trump, starring Anthony Atamanuik, airs late-night Thursdays after The Daily Show. “Whether we’re witnessing the end of democracy, or merely the […]
Continue ReadingAnthony Atamanuik’s The President Show is sticking around at Comedy Central. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has extended the late night show by ordering an additional seven half-hour episodes, which will keep it on the air through Labor Day. Comedy Central originally ordered eight episodes back in April, and the show currently airs […]
Continue ReadingShowtime’s new hourlong series about the ‘70s LA standup scene doesn’t premiere on TV until next month, but the network released the pilot episode online this week so you can get a head start. Ordered to series last year, the Jim Carrey-produced I’m Dying Up Here is based on the 2009 book by William Knoedelseder […]
Continue ReadingJim Carrey never grew a beard like this when he was just a teenager from Canada looking to make it in Hollywood. But as Carrey explained Monday night to Jimmy Kimmel, he really did temporarily live in a closet, smoke a joint with Richard Pryor and more in the late 1970s. “It’s an incredible time in […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where guest Jim Carrey chats with Kimmel about how he feels now that he’s left the spotlight. “Don’t get me wrong – Jim Carrey is a great character, and I was lucky to get the part. But I don’t think of that as me anymore. I […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the latest updates on the Russia investigation during Trump’s first big trip abroad. “It’s funny that you can almost feel that Trump is out of the country. It’s like when you’re in school and your bully was out with […]
Continue ReadingOver 42 years, Saturday Night Live has weathered its share of cultural storms, joking its way through everything from Watergate to 9/11, but they’ve never had to handle anything quite like this past year – one that saw the election of America’s first fake president, and the glimmer of our generation’s first true foray into […]
Continue ReadingT.J. Miller heads to HBO next month with a brand new special, and today the network released the first promo. Titled Meticulously Ridiculous, the special was taped at the Paramount Theatre in Denver and makes Miller’s HBO standup special debut. Check out the promo above, and watch the rest when Meticulously Ridiculous premieres Saturday, June 17th at […]
Continue ReadingT.J. Miller heads to HBO next month with a brand new special, and today the network released the first promo. Titled Meticulously Ridiculous, the special was taped at the Paramount Theatre in Denver and makes Miller’s HBO standup special debut. Check out the promo above, and watch the rest when Meticulously Ridiculous premieres Saturday, June 17th at […]
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