According to the Hollywood Reporter, actor and comedian Craig Robinson, of The Office and Hot Tub Time Machine fame, has joined the cast of USA Network’s award winning series Mr. Robot.
As we previously mentioned, comedian Katt Williams was arrested on Monday afternoon after he assaulted a pool store employee in Gainesville, GA. Today, more details surrounding the incident have emerged.
The new Seeso app, containing all the comedy-specific content of NBCUniversal’s Digital Enterprises, launched yesterday on Roku, Amazon Fire, Android and iOS platforms, and can of course also be used via www.seeso.com. The app is free for subscribers who pay only $3.99 a month for the comedy hub.
On Monday night’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, guest Spike Jonze lent his directorial prowess to the show in the form of a newly minted intro sequence.
In the most recent episode of Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast, Gottfried and co-host Frank Santopadre were joined by actor and comedian Robert Wuhl. Wuhl, best known for his hit HBO series Arliss, joined the hosts to discuss a variety of topics from sports to Hollywood history and everything in between.
Comedian Mike Ward is back in the news this week as his case with the Canadian human rights tribunal continues to move forward. The popular Quebec comedian has been embroiled in a legal battle since 2012, when the family of Jeremy Gabriel filed suit against him.
Steve Martin recently performed a mythologically rare opening stand up set at a Jerry Seinfeld show, held at the Beacon Theater in New York on the eighteenth. Martin’s opening set, the first since he left stand up thirty five years ago, was a complete surprise for audience members. Not surprisingly, Martin’s act was well received.
Yesterday, SXSW Comedy announced the lineup of performers who are expected to take the stage at the annual music, film and interactive media festival in Austin, Texas.