May 3, 2015
"Night Of Too Many Stars" aired back on March 8th on Comedy Central and raised money that night for autism programs across the country.
April 21, 2015
Andy Samberg and Kelsey Grammer will be two of the voices behind the birds in a new Warner Bros. animated feature.
April 15, 2015
There’s a new Pee-wee Herman film in the works — and Judd Apatow is going to produce it. This could be a triumphant return to form for Paul Reubens, whose achievements were, at one point eclipsed by scandal. And we're hoping the new film be as forward-thinking and influential as Tim Burton’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.
April 12, 2015
Showrunner Al Jean has said that seasons of the Simpsons will no longer be released on DVD. Season 17 will be the last season released in the nearly archaic format, due in part to piracy, and due in part to the availability of every episode in digital form on the Simpsons App.
March 26, 2015
Our newest column, The Bocchetti Files, features comedian Mike Bocchetti talking one-on-one with his friends and fellow comedians about whatever crosses his mind. For his first […]
March 21, 2015
It's that time of year again. Time for The 2nd Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival in Chicago presented by the Onion and the A.V. Club.
March 9, 2015
March 8, 2015
Comedy Central hosted “Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together For Autism Programs” with a special broadcast of the benefit event taped at the Beacon Theatre and a live celebrity phone bank on Sunday.
March 7, 2015
The BBC's celebrated science - comedy podcast and radio show, The Infinite Monkey Cage is on tour in America.
March 5, 2015
It's been over 30 years since Tracey Ullman has had a TV series on the BBC and now she's coming back.
February 15, 2015
"The Grand Budapest Hotel" was a winner at the Writers Guild of America Awards on Saturday night.
February 14, 2015
While traveling through LAX, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening stopped to greet fans.
February 12, 2015
If you’re really into comedy, you know Nick DiPaolo is one of the products of Boston’s comedy boom and part of the pantheon of guys from the "The Table" at The Comedy Cellar who became household names through shows like Tough Crowd and The Comedy Central Roasts. But plenty of folks also know him from his former radio show with Artie Lange, his current podcast, as one of the guys playing poker on Louie, and, of course, from his long and successful stand-up career.
February 9, 2015
This is a school fundraiser that beats out any PTA event your parents ever organized.
January 25, 2015
Joe Franklin, tv and radio host, and media personality passed away Saturday night at the age of 88. Joe was an important part of television and radio, especially in New York City for the past six decades but his influence stretched way beyond New York. Franklin gave so many great performers their first breaks, talking with over 300,000 guests if that's possible. One of them was New York based comedian and writer, Jeffrey Gurian who not only sat down with Franklin on his show, but considered him a friend, and spent some time with in him his final hours before he passed. Jeffrey was kind enough to share some of his memories of Joe with us.
January 7, 2015
Roger Ebert's other career as a screenwriter may become the subject of a new film starring Josh Gad as the film critic.
December 19, 2014
Can't sleep on a Thursday night? Need some animated comedy?
December 11, 2014
Ho Ho Ho!!! It's almost Christmas, Hannukah and other assorted gift giving holidays. Is there any better gift than the gift of laughter? Support your favorite comedians while making your friends incredibly happy with the greatest gift in the world. Here are some new releases that will make great gifts in 2014. You don't have to leave your chair, just click a few links, and your holiday shopping is done. Don't be a cheapskate! But a few! You need the friends. Just click on the link in each listing to purchase and you'll be done in minutes.
December 7, 2014
This Sunday on FOX, The Simpsons open the show with some holiday spirit and an "obligatory 'Frozen' reference".
December 5, 2014
Jay Baruchel’s new FXX series “Man Seeking Woman” premieres Wednesday, January 14th on FXX. That’s the channel where FX keeps all its “Simpsons” episodes. Baruchel star as […]
December 1, 2014
The Daily Beast got to go behind the scenes of WoodRocket.com, who's responsible for such iconoclastic porn parodies like Game of Bones and Bob's Boners.
November 18, 2014
When they say Next Christmas they mean christmas 2015, and when they mean christmas, they mean November 2015. And when they mean Peanuts, they mean Snoopy […]
November 15, 2014
Bob's Burgers is one of the most critically acclaimed comedies on TV, winning the Emmy for outstanding animated program in 2014. The show is known for its great writing and characters, who wouldn't be nearly as great without the impeccable voice casting behind the animation. Unlike most animated shows, all the actors all voice their characters together, which may also have contributed to the vitality of the series. But who are the voices, and where do you know them from?
November 12, 2014
John Mulaney's new sitcom "Mulaney" took another hit, but it's sticking around.
October 29, 2014
October 27, 2014
It's the best rant on sugar since Homer Simpsons first put forth his philosophy on greater power through sugar control.
October 22, 2014
Frankie Carbone from "Goodfellas" wants to get paid.