February 17, 2016
Admit it. You thought The Simpsons couldn’t still be cool. On May 15, animated Homer will answer your questions LIVE using motion cap technology and Dan Castellenata's improv skills.
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February 17, 2016
You saw the teaser, you've heard the hype. Now Netflix has released the official trailer for Pee Wee's Big Holiday from executive producer Judd Apatow.
February 16, 2016
Last night Louis C.K. took home the Grammy for Best Comedy Album amongst a field of strong contenders including Jay Mohr, Lisa Lampanelli, Wyatt Cenac, and Craig Ferguson. It's Louis' second Grammy win, the first being for Best Comedy Album for Hilarious in 2012.
February 16, 2016
Monday Night Chelsea Handler was hanging out on the Late Late Show with James Corden. Corden thought he'd have some fun with Chelsea with a twist on the old Truth or Dare Game called "Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts."
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
Last week we wrote about Deadpool co-star T.J. Miller's crusade against Ricky Gervais as revealed in his one hour interview with SiriusXM host Ron Bennington, but Gervais isn't the only ill that Miller wants to cure. In the interview, which was part of Bennington's Unmasked series, he also unveiled a plan to start a non profit company to combat the negative effects of advertising. It will be called the Epi-Curators and its mission will be to post billboards around the country to let everyone know a very simple message: "It's okay."
February 16, 2016
Brian Regan made Comedy Central History on September 26, 2015, when he became the first comic to broadcast a comedy special live on the network.
February 16, 2016
Who’s on Late Night Tonight in Comedy? Here’s your guide to comedians hitting up the late night talk shows for this week, February 15, 2016. The […]
February 15, 2016
David Spade does not like to get pranked, punked or hidden camera'd in way. He got "Punk'd" once, by Ashton Kutcher but the episode never aired. "I think I was a baby about it," Spade admitted to us in a recent interview about his new series, Fameless. "I think I said don't do it, and Ashton was like 'oh no, really!?'" Spade readily agreed it was all on him.
February 15, 2016
Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. This week Jeffrey covered the scene at Gotham Comedy Club, The Stand, and The New York Comedy Cellar.
February 15, 2016
The Writers Guild of America 2016 writing awards were handed out over the weekend. The guild breaks up the ceremonies into two events, one on each coast. In the age of social media, the announcement of winners often gets to the left coast well before the event begins, destroying the anticipation and dulling the proverbial shine of the event. Legendary screenwriter Elaine May managed to save the day with her insight and wit, playfully mocking role of the writer in Hollywood. “Then someone told me there’s going to be a red carpet...Excuse me, no designer is going to give writers clothes!”
February 14, 2016
Bad news for fans of Best Bars in America, there will be no season three-- or at least there will be no season three with Jay and Sean, because according to Sean Patton, the duo have quit the show. Patton talked about quitting the show on SiriusXM's Bennington show, with hosts Ron and Gail Bennington.
February 14, 2016
February 14, 2016
By Ilyse Mimoun, Author of “Choose Your Own Love Story,” now available everywhere. Published by Running Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group.
February 14, 2016
Melissa McCarthy hosted SNL last night giving us our first glimpse at the on screen chemistry of three of the four Ghostbusters. Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones shared the screen for the first time last night after spending last summer filming Paul Feig's 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters.
February 13, 2016
NBC continues it’s quest for variety show magic after cancelling last years The Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris after just one season. T
February 13, 2016
Leonard Maltin walked out of Zoolander 2 and explained why on his indiewire.com column.
February 13, 2016
February 12, 2016
Coming to theaters April 8th, Melissa McCarthy is The Boss.
February 12, 2016
Leibman told her side of things on the most recent episode of "Sit Down Zumock! A Bunch of BS Podcast” hosted by comedian and friend to Wendy Leibman, Chad Zumock. I recommend listening to the whole episode, but if you are just here for the juicy bits, tune in at the 15, 20 and 24 minute marks. Part one and two are live now and you can listen on chadzumock.com.
February 12, 2016
Reinvention, friendship, and bullshit are all at the heart of the new Netflix original series, Flaked, a dry human comedy starring Will Arnett, premiering exclusively on Netflix on Friday, March 11th.
February 12, 2016
Thursday night on The Tonight Show, Kristin Wiig showed up dressed as Peyton Manning, and did a full segment with Jimmy answering questions about the Super Bowl, as Peyton Manning. Sort of.
February 12, 2016
Everyone knows the highlights of Andrew Dice Clay's career. The arena tours, the bigger than life moments, the nursery rhymes. But there's a lot more to Dice than meets the eye, as you'll see in Showtime's new semi-autobiographical series, "Dice".
February 11, 2016
Are you already a big giant fan of Fusion's No, You Shut Up!? Good then skip ahead to the part where we talk to Paul F. Tompkins about season four. If you aren't, welcome to your new favorite political show. "No You Shut Up!" has just kicked off their fourth season on the Fusion Network, and it is the best election-themed programming on television today.
February 11, 2016
Silicon Valley returns! Season Three beings April 24, 2016 at 10pm, and today HBO released the first sneak peek with a new teaser trailer.
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
For those of you suffering from football withdrawal who were disappointed in the lack of traditionally misogynistic T&A in this year's Big Game commercials, Steve Rannazzisi's got a cure for you.