Here’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Judd Apatow looks back on the time he and some writers from Roseanne got high on shrooms then went to watch Don Rickles open for Frank Sinatra at a show in Las Vegas. “We got these tickets to see him, and we wore suits and […]
Continue Reading2017 is turning out to be a disturbingly great year for Nathan Fielder’s Holocaust awareness-focused jacket line, Summit Ice. Last month, Fielder revived the season 3 segment by opening up a pop-up Summit Ice store in Vancouver, and thanks to the Trump administration, it’s tragically taken on much more prescience now that anti-Semitic comments — […]
Continue ReadingLike Da Ali G. Show and Nathan for You, Review is audacious and fearless in the way that it continually ratchets up the stakes and the danger facing its protagonist. The Andy Daly vehicle has gone to such dark places in its first two seasons that it almost seemed like its protagonist Forrest MacNeil would […]
Continue ReadingDavid Letterman’s mother Dorothy Mengering — a longtime staple on his Late Night and Late Show — has passed away. Last night, a spokesperson for Letterman confirmed that Mengering died at home yesterday in Carmel, Indiana at age 95. Here’s an excerpt from the obituary Letterman and his siblings Jan and Gretchen wrote for her, […]
Continue ReadingJohn Cleese has signed on to star in his first BBC sitcom since Fawlty Towers. According to Variety, Cleese will star alongside Alison Steadman in a six-episode comedy for the network called Edith. Created by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Charles McKeown (Brazil), the show centers on Steadman’s character as “a widow who enjoys daily visits from an […]
Continue ReadingThe connection between musicians and comedians is long-established, with the idea often being that each group wants to be the other. Comedians long for the joy of being rock stars, while our favorite musicians often want people to know they’re funny. As Madonna’s disastrous attempt at standup proved, this trade-off does not always work out […]
Continue ReadingThe connection between musicians and comedians is long-established, with the idea often being that each group wants to be the other. Comedians long for the joy of being rock stars, while our favorite musicians often want people to know they’re funny. As Madonna’s disastrous attempt at standup proved, this trade-off does not always work out […]
Continue ReadingJessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham’s USA comedy Playing House just got a season 3 premiere date. Parham and St. Clair just revealed on Twitter that the show, which was renewed over a year ago and wrapped up season 2 back in 2015, will return on Friday, June 23rd at 11:00pm. Check out their big announcement […]
Continue ReadingJessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham’s USA comedy Playing House just got a season 3 premiere date. Parham and St. Clair just revealed on Twitter that the show, which was renewed over a year ago and wrapped up season 2 back in 2015, will return on Friday, June 23rd at 11:00pm. Check out their big announcement […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re a Chris Gethard fan who didn’t get the chance to see his live, Judd Apatow-produced one-man show Career Suicide, you’re in luck, because next month it’s headed to HBO in the form of a TV special. Check out the trailer for the special HBO released today, and watch the rest when Career Suicide […]
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