Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and TBS have announced its first “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” which will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at The Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. It’ll take place at the exact same time as the actual WHCD — which hasn’t announced much more than its date yet. “Executives […]
Continue ReadingFull Frontal host Samantha Bee has decided to be proactive about the mystery of whether or not President Trump will continue the tradition of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner by putting together an alternative WHCD event of her own. According to The New York Times, Bee and the Full Frontal producers are currently planning a […]
Continue ReadingDid you know the Screen Actors Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award features a sad tragedy face on the opposite side of the happy comedy face on its actual award? That’s one of the revelations Lily Tomlin shared with us upon winning the award in 2017. Roll the clip for more! Congrats, Lily!
Continue ReadingFrom door guy at The Comedy Store to winner of Roast Battle II, congrats to Frank Castillo. Castillo prevailed over Matthew Broussard in the live finale broadcast Sunday night on Comedy Central from the old House of Blues venue — reconfigured into a battle arena for Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle — in a 3-1 […]
Continue ReadingNBC just added another comedy pilot to its slate. The Wrap reports that the network has ordered a multi-cam comedy pilot called Happy Peppers from Will & Grace creator Max Mutchnick and Jeff Astrof (The New Adventures of Old Christine, Trial & Error). The series follows “an adult brother and sister who wind up living […]
Continue ReadingElizabeth Banks has a new TV project in the works at ABC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has given a pilot order to an hourlong dramedy produced by Banks called The Trustee. Written by Jay Scherick and David Ronn, the series centers on “a driven but stubborn detective who finds unlikely help from […]
Continue ReadingThe Daily Show now has a very interesting item in their possession, and they’re turning to fans to figure out what, exactly, to do with it. During last night’s show, Trevor Noah revealed that a fan who has some sort of connection to Donald Trump’s inauguration mailed the cake from Friday’s event — a cake […]
Continue ReadingFor his sixth international trip in the past two years, Conan O’Brien is heading to Mexico City. Wall or no wall. CONAN Without Borders: Made in Mexico will air in primetime — 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, on TBS. The hour-long special is set to premiere Wednesday, March 1, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), […]
Continue ReadingNBC just put three new comedy pilots into development. According to Variety, the network has given pilot orders to three new projects from Mindy Kaling, Tina Fey, and Bill Lawrence. The first untitled single-cam comedy from Mindy Kaling and Charlie Grandy follows Vince, “charismatic gym owner with no ambition who lives with his younger brother […]
Continue ReadingNBC just put three new comedy pilots into development. According to Variety, the network has given pilot orders to three new projects from Mindy Kaling, Tina Fey, and Bill Lawrence. The first untitled single-cam comedy from Mindy Kaling and Charlie Grandy follows Vince, “charismatic gym owner with no ambition who lives with his younger brother […]
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