Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver recaps a truly insane week of news updates about the Trump administration and the ongoing investigation about Trump’s ties to Russia – or as Oliver calls it, “Stupid Watergate” – as well as why Democrats shouldn’t rush to excitement over mentions of impeachment […]
Continue ReadingNBC recently handed out a season renewal to one of its freshman comedies. Deadline reports that the network officially renewed Jeff Astrof and Matt Miller’s Trial & Error over the weekend for a second, 10-episode season. The anthology comedy was ordered to series last year and wrapped up its debut season in April. NBC also […]
Continue ReadingAfter the final goodbyes at the end of the 42nd season finale of Saturday Night Live, after the NBC cameras turned off, the cast and guest stars paid one last tribute to departing cast members Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer and Sasheer Zamata. Moynihan, after nine seasons, will star in his own CBS sitcom this fall. […]
Continue ReadingDaytime TV already has hourlong talk shows hosted by Ellen Degeneres and Steve Harvey, and panel discussions including the likes of Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood. But what about a half-hour whiz-bang of a show in which comedians just riff jokes about the day’s headlines? That’s essentially the premise of Punchline, which […]
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to comedies, ABC has distinguished itself by having one of the most inclusive slate of shows on network TV. Speechless has deservedly gotten a lot of attention for its depiction of a child with cerebral palsy (starring an actor who lives with the illness in real life). But as important as this […]
Continue ReadingHBO’s animated comedy Animals just got another season. HBO announced today that it’s handed out a season 3 renewal to the show, which is co-created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano, was originally given a double-season series order back in 2015, and premiered its second season earlier this year. For more on the show, read […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nightly Show contributor Grace Parra has a new project premiering on Fusion this weekend. This Sunday at 10:00pm, the network will air a new comedy documentary hosted by Parra called Grace Anatomy, in which she “embarks on a journey across the state of California in the middle of a national debate about the future […]
Continue ReadingAndy Samberg heads to HBO next month with his second mockumentary for the network. Following 2015’s tennis-themed 7 Days in Hell costarring Kit Harington, Samberg has written a new sports special with Matt Murray set in the world of professional cycling in the ‘80s called Tour de Pharmacy, and Maya Rudolph, Will Forte, Nathan Fielder, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert rounds up some local news reports about the bizarre places that teens allegedly are hiding their drugs these days as well as some of the non-traditional ways they try to get high. Colbert decides to reveal some more teen drug secrets at the “Teen […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s President Show, where Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian reunite as Trump vs. Bernie for a round of “Counterpoint/Excuse Me!” where they cover issues like the Michael Flynn investigation, the James Comey memo, and Trump leaking classified info to the Russians. “I’m the president, and if I said it, it’s […]
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