Last night marked the three-year anniversary of Late Night with Seth Meyers, and while Meyers didn’t have plans to mention it or talk about himself, Conner O’Malley’s “Anniversary Guy” showed up to make sure Late Night got the anniversary celebration it deserved. “You know what I love? Those ‘Closer Look’ segments you do. I love […]
Continue ReadingScarlett Johansson is joining SNL’s Five-Timers Club next month. NBC announced today that Johansson is set to host on March 11th with musical guest Lorde a week after first-time host Octavia Spencer on March 4th with musical guest Father John Misty. Johansson last hosted SNL back in May 2015.
Continue ReadingHere’s a great clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert responds to the news that Kid Rock and Ted Nugent are both considering a run for Michigan Senate in 2018 by interviewing another Michigan hard rocker who has also decided to join the race: writer Brian Stack as Shriekin’ Joe the Saginaw Psychopath. Shriekin’ […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Late Show, where Bob Odenkirk interrupts James Corden’s chat with fellow guest David Oyelowo to admit he’s a little angry for not getting an invitation to do “Carpool Karaoke” despite not being a very good singer. To prove his worth, Odenkirk auditions on the spot through a musical […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at how Trump’s changes to immigration policy so far as well as his proposed $20 billion border wall that even many Republicans think won’t work. “Look, these immigration policies are cruel, they’re unnecessary, and ineffective. Even many Republicans think so,” […]
Continue ReadingMontreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival has now opened its annual call for submissions for you to come up and pitch your TV shows and webseries and industry executives this July. As in past years, the Just For Laughs ComedyPRO conference is hosting the Stand Up & Pitch contest where finalists will deliver their pitches in […]
Continue ReadingAhead of the Oscars ceremony this weekend, during last night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers debuted the trailer for a new film he stars in that’s sure to steal all the awards on Sunday. Titled Oscar Bait, the movie has it all: racial tension, latent homosexuality, rare diseases, lots of staring and crying, pretentious shots, overdone […]
Continue ReadingBack in 2013, Mark Proksch and Jason Woliner teamed up to create a half-hour pilot called Good Morning Tri-State, and while the project never made it to television, Proksch and Woliner released the full pilot online today so we can see what could’ve been. Proksch starred in the pilot as Toby Dean, a local morning […]
Continue ReadingThere are countless examples of pivots in TV comedy history, some the creative conceit of showrunners, others foisted on shows by circumstances outside their producers’ control (think of Steve Carell leaving The Office, and the way that show changed, for better and worse, in his absence). Pivots don’t always succeed, of course – for every […]
Continue ReadingAccording to Jimmy Kimmel, his days as ABC’s late night host might be numbered. Speaking to Variety, Kimmel revealed that he is considering retiring from his post at Jimmy Kimmel Live when his contract expires in fall 2019. “I know I will do the show for another three years,” he said. “It’s possible that will […]
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