Kevin Hart to Star in History Channel Special ‘The Black Man’s Guide to History’

Dan Harmon isn’t the only comedian highlighting important historical figures for History. The network has ordered a special from Kevin Hart and Comedy Dynamics called Kevin Hart Presents: The Black Man’s Guide to History. Here’s more on the special from the press release: The show begins as Hart finds his daughter upset after watching the […]

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Pete Holmes, Sarah Silverman, Aparna Nancherla, and More Show Up in the Trailer for HBO’s ‘Crashing’

Pete Holmes and Judd Apatow’s new HBO show Crashing debuts next month, and today the network released the full trailer. Holmes stars in the show as “a standup comic who discovers that his wife is unfaithful, leading him to reevaluate his life amidst the New York City comedy scene,” and Lauren Lapkus, Sarah Silverman, Artie […]

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Trevor Noah Recaps the Scary Spectacle That Was Donald Trump’s Press Conference

Here’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah attempts to process Donald Trump’s bizarre press conference earlier this week where the president-elect admitted he won’t fully divest from his business while in office, used a phony prop table of blank file folders to prove his point, called a CNN reporter “fake news,” […]

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Amber Ruffin Makes Some Excellent Counterpoints on ‘Late Night’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers moderates a segment called “Point, Counterpoint” featuring writers Amber Ruffin and Ally Hord. The two cover a bunch of important political topics like Trump changing his plan to make Mexico pay for the border wall, Ivanka Trump and nepotism laws, nuclear arsenals, and climate […]

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Cinemax Orders ‘Tales from the Tour Bus’ Animated Series by Mike Judge

Mike Judge has a new animated series headed to Cinemax. According to Deadline, the network has given an eight-episode series order to Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus, a half-hour animated comedy that “chronicles the tales of some of country music’s most eccentric characters.” Judge co-created the series with Richard Mullins and Dub […]

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Simon Rich Explains His Decision to Reboot ‘Man Seeking Woman’ in Season 3

Season 3 of Simon Rich’s comedy Man Seeking Woman is currently airing on FXX, and during a panel discussion at TCA today, Rich explained why he decided to approach the new season as a reboot and opportunity to “expand the show’s world” instead of a continuation of past seasons. Here’s what Rich said: This season, […]

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Donald Glover Signs a Development Deal with FX

Not long after winning two Golden Globes for his new show Atlanta, Donald Glover has signed a development deal with FX. According to Deadline, Glover will develop new series for FX Networks “and other networks and streaming services” in addition to continuing his work on Atlanta, which was renewed back in September. “Donald is a […]

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Samantha Bee on the Leaked “Golden Shower” Dossier: “Hallelujah, It’s Comedy Christmas!”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee covers Buzzfeed’s leaked “golden shower” Trump/Russia dossier — or as Bee calls it, “comedy Christmas.” “There is a high probability this story is bullshit, but the fact that it’s plausible bullshit is a terrifying statement about what our nation has come to,” Bee says. […]

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Seth Meyers Shares Some Thoughts on the Unverified Trump/Russia Report on ‘Late Night’

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers shares a few thoughts about CNN’s recent report about Russia and Trump and Buzzfeed’s decision to publish the full unverified dossier alleging that Trump hired Russian prostitutes to pee on a hotel bed that the Obamas stayed in while in Moscow. “Look, nobody wants […]

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Silicon Valley characters get their own toys you can buy in February 2017

Coming this February: Your chance to buy toys — neither action figures nor bobbleheads quite describe the Funko models — of the cast of HBO’s Silicon Valley! Pictured above is Richard (played by Thomas Middleditch), the creator/founder/coder of Pied Piper. The Funko Silicon Valley set also will include Erlich (TJ Miller), the owner of the […]

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