Ever since Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he was planning to hand out the “Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year” (or as Stephen Colbert calls them, “The Fakies”), late night hosts have been fighting to prove why their show most deserves recognition for fake news excellence. And the race between The Late Show […]
Continue ReadingThe 23rd annual Critics Choice Awards, handed out by members of the critics associations for movies and for broadcast television, went out Thursday in a live broadcast on The CW. You can find the full list of winners here. But here are the winners from among our comedy friends: Movies BEST COMEDY – The Big Sick, directed […]
Continue ReadingWe’re making progress. Slowly but surely, the conversations are happening. Tough as they may be. As the #MeToo reckoning enters 2018, we’re moving past accusations and denials and toward making amends and making work and life better for us all. Dan Harmon (Community, Rick and Morty) closed 2017 with a Tweet offering up a mea […]
Continue ReadingAndy Richter is professionally nice. He got his start playing sweetest dad in the game Mike Brady in The Real Live Brady Bunch and just got more convivial from there. From 1993-2007, and then from 2009 to today, Richter has been softening the edges of Conan O’Brien—first on Late Night, then the ill-fated Tonight Show […]
Continue ReadingIt’s official. Bret and Jemaine are returning to HBO this year. After years of rumors and hopes, and a reunion tour a couple of years ago, Flight of the Conchords will film a new HBO hourlong comedy special in 2018. HBO announced the special this week at TCAs — it’ll feature Bret McKenzie and Jemaine […]
Continue ReadingAs a verb, Crashing — the title of comedian Pete Holmes’s semi-autobiographical HBO series — took on multiple conceptual connotations throughout season 1. Our protagonist Pete, a naïve and sheltered evangelical Christian, watched his life come crashing down after discovering his wife having an affair with a bohemian bro named Leif. As an aspiring amateur comedian […]
Continue ReadingSam Rockwell makes his Saturday Night Live hosting debut tomorrow night in the first new episode of 2018, and the show released a round of promos this week to get you excited. In the above clip, Rockwell is joined by cast member Cecily Strong and musical guest Halsey, and in the below clip, Rockwell shows […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the latest updates in the Russia investigation as well as Donald Trump continuing to deny that there was any collusion or that he’s even under investigation. Meyers also recaps Trump’s recent attack on Diane Feinstein, the televised immigration meeting […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live just revealed the rest of its January hosts. On Twitter, the show announced that Jessica Chastain will host on January 20th with musical guest Troye Sivan, while Will Ferrell is set to host on January 27th with musical guest Chris Stapleton: Kicking off 2018 with three straight shows, starting this weekend with […]
Continue ReadingHBO just added a new Flight of the Conchords special. The network announced today that Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are set to tape a one-hour special for the network, which will take place during a sold-out show on their upcoming UK tour and debut sometime in May. The special will feature classic songs as well […]
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