Laverne Cox might be ABC’s next comedy star. According to Deadline, the Orange Is the New Black alum has signed on to star alongside Meaghan Rath (Being Human, New Girl) in the ABC pilot The Trustee, which was ordered back in January. Produced by Elizabeth Banks, the hourlong dramedy centers on Rath as Eliza Radley, […]
Continue ReadingLast fall, the day after the election, I went to Canada. These events are unrelated—the trip was pre-planned, but I got to experience a very surreal time in American history from the vantage point of another country. If you have the means by which to go on a mini-vacation while the country doesn’t know what […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central just revealed the season 2 premiere date for Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse’s Idiotsitter. The network announced today that the show, which was renewed last summer, will premiere on Thursday, April 6th at 10:00pm. Read our interview with the co-creators here, and check out our review of Idiotsitter’s debut season here.
Continue ReadingComedy Central just revealed the season 2 premiere date for Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse’s Idiotsitter. The network announced today that the show, which was renewed last summer, will premiere on Thursday, April 6th at 10:00pm. Read our interview with the co-creators here, and check out our review of Idiotsitter’s debut season here.
Continue ReadingThe end is apparently near for Alec Baldwin’s Trump impression on Saturday Night Live. In an interview with Extra, Baldwin revealed that he doesn’t plan on impersonating Trump for much longer. “Trump just overwhelmingly lacks any kind of sportsmanship. He remains bitter and angry, and you want to look at him and go, ‘You won!’” […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah welcomes Neal Brennan for some commentary at the desk to break down the hypocrisy conservatives are guilty of by supporting someone like Trump: “Look, I get why liberals are against Trump, but here’s what I don’t get: Why are conservatives for him? He’s everything […]
Continue ReadingSince Saturday Night Live’s last episode, a lot has happened – Oscar drama, Russia drama, Obama drama – so it was anyone’s guess how they’d address it all, in a season that seems to get more political each week. This episode was, thankfully, Trump-free, but that didn’t stop it from getting some major digs in, […]
Continue ReadingNew York magazine has a great interview out this week with the gloriously bearded David Letterman, and the lengthy chat covers everything from parenthood to late night to if he’s been in touch with Jay Leno at all (“No. I’m assuming I will bump into him before we die”) to his thoughts on Donald Trump […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver heads to India to sit down with the Dalai Lama to chat about uplifting topics like Tibetan persecution by the Chinese government, the over 100 Tibetans who have self-immolated in protest of Chinese oppression, and the controversy surrounding what will happen after the […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central has filled part of the whole in its late-night talk-show programming with a new weekly talker by Australian comedian Jim Jefferies. The show, as of yet untitled, will run for at least 10 weeks starting this summer. Jefferies starred in the semi-autobiographical sitcom, Legit, which ran for two seasons on FX. He’s found […]
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