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March 6, 2016

‘No You Shut Up!’ Episode 4.5 Recap and Review: Where the *@%# is Paul!?

It's pure pandemonium this week on No, You Shut Up! when showtime rolls around. The pundits are in place, the set looks great, but there's one big big problem. Where the hell is Paul? There's an empty chair where Paul is supposed to be, and while the at-home audience panics, the pundits immediately begin fighting over who will sit in the big chair.
March 5, 2016

Did Louis C.K. Just Endorse John Kasich?

This morning, Louis C.K. released episode six of his webseries Horace and Pete, and in his weekly email announcing the new episode, he also included a lengthy plea to his fans: "Please stop it with voting for Trump."
March 4, 2016

ABC Renews Three Comedies

If ABC was The Batchelor and it’s current line up were the contestants, almost everyone got a rose today. Variety reported that the alphabet network has renewed 15 shows.
March 3, 2016

Can We Survive This Election Without Jon Stewart?

The year was 2000. A presidential election had just ended in, what, a tie? Somewhere between the recounts and the hanging chads, we were watching our country come unglued. No one knew how to process what was happening. No one except Jon Stewart.
March 3, 2016

Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters Trailer

It’s here!!! Details about the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot have been trickling in since the film was announced last year. We’ve been teased with everything from cameo and casting details, to photos of the new ECTO-1 car, to glimpses of costumes and the new ghost fighting proton packs and now finally the much anticipated day is here! The new Ghostbusters trailer has arrived!
March 3, 2016

Robin Williams Tunnel Gets Official Sign

Since his tragic death a year and a half ago, fans of Robin Williams are keeping his memory alive anyway they can, by watching his movies, his stand up, relishing in the unending stories of his random acts of kindness and now naming a tunnel after him.
March 2, 2016

Randy Sklar Finds Lice in Rory Scovel’s Beard This Week on Those Who Can’t

Last week on truTV's "Those Who Can't" Susie Essman terrified High School graduates everywhere, sending them in a ptsd sorta way back to their own Drill Sargeant Home Ec teachers from decades ago. This week, it gets worse. Randy Sklar guest stars as Dr. Green, who is brought in to deal with a lice outbreak where ground zero is Principal Quinn's beard.
March 2, 2016

Comedy Streaming Now Available on Roku, Amazon Fire and Other Apps

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.
March 1, 2016

Katt Williams Calls Kevin Hart a Puppet, Gets Arrested, and the Two Have Nothing to Do With Each Other

Katt Williams has had a busy weekend. He was arrested on Monday in Gainsville on charges of battery after he lost his cool at a pool supply store. CBS46 reports that a clerk at the store told police Katt threw an object at him, and punched him after they had an argument.
March 1, 2016

Comedy in Cleveland: The (Mostly) Complete Oral History

Ramon Rivas II is a stand up comedian and eminent Latino from Cleveland, OH, but his role in Cleveland comedy goes way beyond either of those two descriptions. He is the latest in a short list of dedicated comedy personalities to take on the unofficial role of keeping the comedy scene vibrant in Cleveland. He was featured in the documentary 'Make Fun' and has been lauded in festivals and competitions all over the United States, and now he's created this brilliant oral history of his city, with commentary from club owners past and present, big personalities and comedy stars including Sinbad, Dave Hill, Jim Tewes and two dozen others.
March 1, 2016

Salon Gives Love To Samantha Bee and Throws Shade at Trevor Noah

The geniuses over at Comedy Central keep their jobs despite losing Jon Stewart, Steven Colbert and Jon Oliver. Now Salon.com is making the case that letting Samantha Bee get away should leave Comedy Central execs sobbing as well.
February 29, 2016

Meet Us in Delco! All New Delco Proper Episodes Now Available on CC Digital

They’re here! Comedy Central’s much anticipated Delco Proper episodes are here! It’s been a long wait since the network debuted the pilot episode last summer, and now the creators, Philadelphia based comics John McKeever, Tommy Pope, and Tim Butterly, have released the three-episode first season.
February 29, 2016

Emma Willmann Brings The Check Spot to SiriusXM Radio

The Check Spot, hosted by Emma Willmann is a new radio show debuting on Raw Dog Comedy SiriusXM 99 this Tuesday, March 1. This new show will be the on-air equivalent to the slot given to brand new comics in NYC comedy clubs, aka “the check spot” (hence the show’s name.) This is incredibly exciting news for listeners and aspiring comics alike as it will give up-and-coming comedians a chance to show off their chops through clips from their comedy albums and interviews.