Stephen Colbert Recaps Sam Nunberg’s Bizarre Cable News Tour: “The Entire News Cycle Jumped on the Bus to Crazy Town”

Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert breaks down the story that unexpectedly took over the news yesterday when former Trump aide Sam Nunberg made his bizarre TV press tour – an unplanned event that really screwed up all the great jokes about tariffs Colbert had ready to go. “Nunberg took […]

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Seth Rogen Developing US Adaptation of British Comedy ‘Plebs’  

Seth Rogen has another TV project in the works. According to Deadline, Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s production company is in the early stages of developing a US adaptation of the British comedy series Plebs, which debuted on ITV2 back in 2013 and returns next month for its fourth season. Created by Sam Leifer and Tom Basden, […]

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Seeso’s “Take My Wife” finds new home on iTunes, Starz

After several months in TV purgatory following the death of Seeso, Take My Wife has found two new takers! The first and second seasons of the comedy about married comedians Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher starring themselves and their friends became available Monday on iTunes. Come May, Take My Wife also will be available for […]

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John Oliver Compares NRATV’s Programming to a “Deranged Letter from a Serial Killer”

A growing list of companies have cut ties with the NRA since the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, but during last night’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver focused on one aspect of the NRA that tech companies like Amazon, Apple, and Roku are still supporting: its free streaming network NRATV. Oliver delves into NRATV’s programming, […]

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Charles Barkley Hosts ‘SNL’ “for No Reason”

Hey, we’re adults. We can talk about big issues directly and frankly. I need to know why Charles Barkley hosted SNL this week. He was promoting nothing, he didn’t have a hit indie movie last summer. What gives? Was it because all the movie actors are in Hollywood for the Oscars? Does Charles Barkley live […]

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Taran Killam, Leighton Meester, and Brad Garrett to Star in ABC Comedy Pilot ‘Single Parents’

Taran Killam, Leighton Meester, and Brad Garrett have joined the cast of a comedy pilot in the works at ABC. According to Variety, the three have signed on to star in Single Parents, which was ordered by the network last month. The single-cam project, which is created by New Girl’s Liz Meriwether and J.J. Philbin, […]

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Gad Elmaleh Sings a Beautiful Song in Made-Up English on ‘Conan’

To promote his upcoming Netflix standup special, Gad Elmaleh stopped by last night’s Conan and shared a very unique talent he has: singing loungey, piano bar-style songs in completely made-up English gibberish. The result is extremely romantic and extremely nonsensical. Check out some more clips from the interview below, including one where Elmaleh tells O’Brien […]

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‘The Opposition’s Jordan Klepper, Tim Baltz, and Kobi Libii Head to CPAC to Talk Guns

If you’re not familiar with what went down at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, don’t worry, because The Opposition ran a segment last night that tells you everything you need to know. Jordan Klepper headed down to the event alongside Tim Baltz and Kobi Libii to meet conservative figures like ex-sheriff David Clarke, […]

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Here Are This Week’s ‘SNL’ Promos with Returning Host Charles Barkley

Saturday Night Live returns from hiatus tomorrow night with a new episode featuring four-timer host Charles Barkley, and NBC released a round of promos this week to get you excited. Check out a promo featuring Barkley, Kate McKinnon, and musical guest Migos above, then watch another promo below, where Barkley begins his very intense SNL training […]

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Netflix orders 32 episodes of a weekly talk show from Hasan Minhaj

The Daily Show second-generation poaching is in full effect now, as Netflix has just announced its second new weekly talk-show from a correspondent who up until now was currently sidekicking it for Trevor Noah on Comedy Central. Netflix has ordered 32 weekly episodes of a Hasan Minhaj talk show. It’ll debut later this year. Title […]

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