I’ve been telling you since Anthony Atamanuik first stepped onto the UCB stage to debate James Admonian as “Trump vs. Bernie” for the first time, that we were watching something special. Sure, you can find plenty of other Trump impersonators, and plenty more since Trump became president. You may laugh at one or all of […]
Continue ReadingWe are all familiar with the old adage that “we laugh to keep from crying.” But what’s wrong with a healthy dosage of both? You’ll experience plenty of laughter — as well as some cathartic tears — while watching Chris Gethard’s new HBO special Career Suicide, a hilarious and heartbreaking one-man show framed around his failed […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this week, Alec Baldwin appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ show and revealed that Saturday Night Live invited Donald Trump to appear back in February, and when Baldwin asked DeGeneres if she’s invited Trump on her show, she responded as plainly as possible with just a one-word answer: “No.” Speaking with Matt Lauer on Today this […]
Continue ReadingThursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live began with a warning, because a broadcast network was allowing a woman to host a late-night talk show! Hooray for Kristen Bell! In her monologue, she joked that although this was a first for her, “I legitimately hate Matt Damon,” so she should be fine. Take that, Dax. Her […]
Continue ReadingDuring last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live featuring guest host Kristen Bell, the show found the perfect way to celebrate Star Wars Day. During Bell’s interview with guest Adam Scott, the two revisited a story he told Kimmel before about inviting his idol Mark Hamill to his 2nd birthday party. Unfortunately, Hamill didn’t show up to […]
Continue ReadingIn light of Donald Trump’s puzzling comments about how Andrew Jackson felt about the Civil War — which happened 16 years after he died — during last night’s President Show, Anthony Atamanuik’s Trump got a very special, anti-baldness medication hallucination-induced visit from Jackson himself (played by President Show writer Neil Casey). “One of the greats, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the AHCA bill the Republicans’ jammed through Congress yesterday, which was a lot like their first attempt at a healthcare bill with a bunch of even worse items added in (or as Meyers puts it, “they basically took an […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the AHCA bill the Republicans’ jammed through Congress yesterday, which was a lot like their first attempt at a healthcare bill with a bunch of even worse items added in (or as Meyers puts it, “they basically took an […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this week, an unaired pilot starring Aubrey Plaza called Terror Team was posted to Reddit, and today Polygon did some digging and discovered that the 15-minute video was a pilot presentation for Comedy Central back in 2015 that was later developed into a TBS pilot called Nightmare Time last year. Nathan Fillion, Jack McBrayer, […]
Continue ReadingWhen I heard that Comedy Central had greenlit a show called Problematic (a word often used in social justice circles), I wondered if it would be the second-coming of the short-lived The Jeselnik Offensive, a show which often pushed the boundaries of good taste for the sole purpose of seeing what it could get away […]
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