While you’ve been enjoying the “Regionals” coverage of Roast Battles Sunday nights on Comedy Central, the series has announced the 16 stand-up comedians still in the running for the Roast Battle II title. Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle II will tape the head-to-head competitions with celebrity judges across the street from The Comedy Store on […]
Continue ReadingNetflix has new stand-up specials already this month from Jen Kirkman, Jim Gaffigan, Neal Brennan, Cristela Alonzo and Bill Burr, with specials forthcoming in 2017 from Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Amy Schumer and Louis C.K., who taped his over the weekend in D.C. So why not Jerry Seinfeld, too!?! Netflix announced a deal late today […]
Continue ReadingYou’ve probably never heard of Please Like Me, the Australian series created by and starring comedian Josh Thomas, but trust me: this is a show that deserves your attention. It’s not surprising that the series hasn’t been on many people’s radar; the first three seasons aired on Pivot, a relatively unknown network (which is now […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a brand new clip from Billy on the Street, where Eichner is joined by special guest Keegan-Michael Key to work around US gun laws to buy as many guns as possible — or as Eichner calls it, “the world’s first obstacle course without any real obstacles.” The challenge includes special appearances by NRA mascot […]
Continue ReadingMore Drunk History is in the works at Comedy Central. The network has given a 14-episode season renewal to Derek Waters’s show, which will debut sometime this year. Season 4 wrapped up its run back in September. “So excited and grateful to do a fifth season,” Waters said on the news. “Oh what a ride […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live’s 2017 debut was, well, very 2017: lacking a strong lead and generally underwhelming, but with a few shining moments. (Kind of like how so far, this year is already pretty grim, but at least Raekwon just announced a new album. Or am I stretching a comparison here?) Felicity Jones, heroine of the […]
Continue ReadingAmy Sedaris is headed to truTV. The network recently ordered 10 episodes of an untitled half-hour scripted comedy series from Sedaris, which will start production sometime this summer. Here’s more info on the show from truTV’s press release: In the Untitled Amy Sedaris Project, Sedaris will apply her sincere yet distinctive brand of silliness to […]
Continue ReadingFred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s IFC series Portlandia has one more season up its sleeve. The network announced on Friday that it’s renewed Portlandia for an eighth and final season. The show originally premiered on IFC back in 2011, and the seventh season is currently airing on Thursday nights. Here’s what IFC exec Jennifer Caserta […]
Continue ReadingT.J. Miller’s The Gorburger Show has gone from web series to HBO pilot to, now, Comedy Central’s newest show. According to The Wrap, the network revealed at TCA today that it’s given the show an eight-episode series order. Here’s the logline: After invading a Japanese television variety show and enslaving its staff, a big blue […]
Continue ReadingLong story short: I spent a lot of time this fall babysitting for two small boys on the Upper East Side, ages one-and-a-half and three, both named after Lord of the Rings characters by a father who had a lot of Jimmy Buffett books on his shelf and may go see the Jimmy Buffett musical […]
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