June 20, 2017
New York’s Cherry Lane Theatre has, over its long history, been host to many successful productions, including various comedies. Colin Quinn’s Unconstitutional and The New York Story […]
June 20, 2017
Actor Tony Danza has, in the past two years, gotten back into acting, and he’s doing it in a big way. Last year, Danza returned to […]
June 17, 2017
It’s been in the works for a while now, but Facebook looks poised to finally throw its hat into the production ring, with the news […]
June 17, 2017
Last month, the organizers at Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival announced an absolutely killer lineup of performers that included Jerry Seinfeld, Gad Elmaleh, Tom Segura, […]
June 15, 2017
Comedian Paul Virzi is poised to shoot his first ever TV special in August, and this one looks like it’s going to be huge! The […]
June 15, 2017
If there’s one thing that Donald Trump is known for — more than the hair, more than the bad spray tan, more than the inflated […]
June 13, 2017
For the past few years, actress Melissa McCarthy has gradually been adding “producer” credits to her resume. The prolific actress has starred in various hit TV […]
June 11, 2017
It’s been nearly two years since the tidal wave of accusers began to come out against disgraced comedian and actor Bill Cosby, and now the entertainer […]
June 7, 2017
Ever since it was announced almost one year ago that HBO’s iconic Curb Your Enthusiasm would be coming back to TV, there’s been one huge question […]
June 6, 2017
Actor Jeffrey Tambor stopped by the Above Average offices and was ambushed by AA’s Rob King for an impromptu episode of Your Biggest Fan, the […]
June 6, 2017
It’s been a week since Kathy Griffin’s now infamous photo, in which she posed with a bloodied replica of Donald Trump’s head, was posted (and then […]
June 6, 2017
Embed from Getty Images Tuesday night, the new Jim Jefferies Show debuts on Comedy Central, and the world will find out if Jefferies has what it […]
June 3, 2017
This Is Not Happening, the Comedy Central storytelling show created and hosted by comedian Ari Shaffir, now has a new host: Roy Wood Jr. The comic, […]
June 3, 2017
Ari Shaffir has just announced some exciting news via Twitter: He’s got a new double special coming to Netflix next month, on July 18th to be […]
June 1, 2017
It appears that, in death, Rodney Dangerfield can finally get some respect. In addition to a mural in Queens, the legendary comic is now being honored […]
May 31, 2017
Earlier this month, we learned that Ali Wong had the honor of being JFL42’s first announced headliner. The wait has been long, but organizers have […]
May 31, 2017
The recent trailers for Sony Pictures’ Rough Night have made a good first impression. The movie stars Broad City’s Ilana Glazer, Workaholics’ Jillian Bell, Kate McKinnon […]
May 29, 2017
Expanding on their stable of originals, Hulu has announced today that they are partnering with Happy Endings’ Adam Pally (along with his Clone Wolf Productions) and […]
May 25, 2017
Silicon Valley is coming back for another season, but down a man. Details are slim at the moment, but Variety is reporting that T.J. Miller, who […]
May 25, 2017
Comedian and writer James Davis had a unique upbringing. Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, one block away from where “shit goes down,” he experienced […]
May 25, 2017
The JFL/Thruline Television Staged Readings event, which takes place at the Just For Laughs’ ComedyPRO industry conference each year, will be returning to the festival this year, […]
May 24, 2017
Yesterday in a joint statement, HBO and Jon Stewart announced that Stewart’s animation project with HBO is dead. If you’re wondering, what animation project? Way back […]
May 24, 2017
Saturday Night Live bid farewell (at least temporarily) to Donald Trump during their recent season finale, but Comedy Central has stepped in to fill that orange […]
May 21, 2017
With this weekend’s finale of season 42 of Saturday Night Live, the show said goodbye to two longtime cast members: Bobby Moynihan and Vanessa Bayer, who […]
May 20, 2017
This week, HBO aired the season finale of HBO’s irreverent animated anthology series Animals. The show is a bit of a sleeper hit, not necessarily pulling in […]
May 20, 2017
It’s official: Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland, the beloved, crotchety pranksters (played by comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney) of the popular Broadway show Oh, […]
May 19, 2017
As we previously reported, SiriusXM Canada’s Top Comic competition is now in its eighth year, and the contest is already underway. Organizers held a first round of […]