Last Week Tonight with John Oliver finally returned to HBO last night, and Oliver devoted most of the episode to exploring the many ways Trump has damaged the US’s reputation, from foreign relations to our country’s so-called “soft power” to, yes, even the constant onslaught of Donald Trump impersonations around the world: “Are any of these […]
Continue ReadingThe Catholic League has a bone to pick with Comedy Central – particularly Jake Weisman, Matt Ingebretson, and Pat Bishop’s new series Corporate. After the latest episode aired this past Wednesday, the show got a surprise post-Valentine’s Day gift in the form of an outraged statement released by Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been a long time coming, but the debut of the Jordan Peele-produced comedy starring Tracy Morgan, The Last O.G., is almost here. TBS just released a trailer for the series, which was ordered back in 2016 and stars Morgan as “an ex-con who is shocked to see just how much the world has changed […]
Continue ReadingSometimes hard issues need a light touch, which is where comedian Jena Friedman comes in. In her new Adult Swim mini-special Soft Focus with Jena Friedman (premiering this Sunday, February 18th at midnight), she approaches issues like campus rape and the story of the Cannibal Cop with a surreal sensibility that straddles the line between […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Kimmel reflects on the horrific high school shooting in Florida earlier this week and calls on Trump and the GOP politicians who “stuff their pockets with money from the NRA” to take action in the form of gun control immediately. “And don’t you dare let anyone […]
Continue ReadingBlack-ish creator Kenya Barris now has two comedy pilots in the works. According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has ordered a single-cam pilot executive produced by Barris called Bright Futures, which he originally had in development at ABC last year. Written by Grown-ish’s Hale Rothstein, Danny Segal, and Isaac Schamis, the ensemble comedy centers on “a group of […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from week’s episode of This Is Not Happening, titled “Famous,” where Tom Green looks back on his time as a contestant alongside Andrew Dice Clay, Scott Hamilton, Dennis Rodman, Joan Rivers, and more on season 2 of The Celebrity Apprentice. It’s an experience that now allows Green to say things like “I […]
Continue ReadingFunny or Die’s No Activity will do even more with less, as CBS All Access has ordered a second season of the streaming series starring Tim Meadows and Patrick Brammall as cops waiting for nothing to happen. Season 1 guest stars included Mark Berry, Arturo Castro, Mackenzie Davis, Bridget Everett, Will Ferrell, Darren Gilshenan, Travis […]
Continue ReadingThe Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr. might get his own Comedy Central series. According to Deadline, the network is developing a half-hour comedy from Wood called Re-Established, in which he would star as “a parole officer willing to bend the rules to help the parolees on his watch, much to the chagrin of his partner […]
Continue ReadingRachel Bloom and her Crazy Ex-Girlfriend pals put on some shows over the weekend in Connecticut and New York City, but why not let the rest of America get to hear them live, too, right? So get ready for that! From the press release out now: The cast of the CW’s award-winning musical comedy CRAZY […]
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