October 16, 2015
Friday comedy legend Wayne Federman debuts 'The Chronicles of Federman' on aspecialthing Records. This special release is 30 years in the making!
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October 15, 2015
NBC Universal is launching an all comedy streaming service. The service is being called Seeso, and will offer a big slate of original series and existing content.
October 15, 2015
Amy Poehler's has begun a new web series, Heavy Petting, casting her friends in the comedy world to provide the voices for dogs who are looking for their forever homes.
October 15, 2015
This week, on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver told the citizens of North Dakota to be angry about dirty business in the oil industry. He also mocked a series of North Dakota billboards that had told passerbys to be kind, and be polite. Oliver said his response to a billboard asking him to be politce would be "fuck you, don't tell me what to do."
October 15, 2015
Showtime has picked up Cameron Crowe's Roadies, giving the series an initial 10 episode run. Crowe will write, direct and executive produce the music filled hour long comedy that follows the life of a group of rock band roadies.
October 15, 2015
You spend your Sundays in the Red Zone, admit it. Now that we can watch the NFL inside the 20 all Sunday, you rarely watch a […]
October 14, 2015
The LA Times is reporting that a man was shot and killed last night at the infamous Comedy Store. He was standing on an outside patio […]
October 14, 2015
Hey Lorne! Find this kid. We have no idea who he is, but the kid in this video does some of the best comedy impressions going. […]
October 14, 2015
He's back. He's Black. He's back in Black. Lewis Black returns to the Daily Show to tell Trevor Noah he doesn't give a shit about the new set, and he's tired of pandering to Millennials. It's Black's first appearance on the show since Trevor Noah came on as host.
October 14, 2015
Yes it's still too early to be thinking about Christmas, but it's never too early to start thinking about a Murray Christmas. On Friday, December 4th, Netflix will debut A Very Murray Christmas, and we haven't been this excited about the holidays since Scrooged.
October 14, 2015
Jerry Lewis watches some of the new late-night shows -- and does not like Stephen Colbert. He told Showbiz411's Roger Friedman that he doesn't watch Kimmel, and liked Letterman, but doesn't miss him, and thinks Fallon is going to be "very, very strong,"
October 14, 2015
In an interview with the Washington Post, Eddie Murphy talked about a slew of projects on his plate-- none of which are not related to comedy.
October 14, 2015
The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live appeared on The Dan LeBatard Show (ignore the clock-hat and Cavs jersey: two separate long stories), where he discussed his previous work in sports television. In 1999, Kimmel started doing a pregame picks segment on Fox NFL Sunday, and according to someone at ABC, Kimmel's success there led Disney to believe they should put a comedian in the booth.
October 13, 2015
Kathleen Madigan and Lewis Black will add their commentary to the CNN Democratic Debate tonight. Madigan and Black are old friends and both brilliant comics who […]
October 13, 2015
NBC announced today that Donald Trump will host Saturday Night Live on November 7th. This will T Rumps second time hosting, the first was on April, […]
October 13, 2015
Tracy Morgan tweeted about his return to the stage last night at New York City’s infamous Comedy Cellar. He wrote “My first time on stage in […]
October 12, 2015
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 stopped at Gotham, New York Comedy Club, QED, The Stand, Creek and the Cave and more!
October 12, 2015
Looks like Conan had so much fun being the first American Late Night Talk Show to travel to Cuba that he picked another country where he could be the first.
October 12, 2015
Conan's in reruns while he is filming in Armenia, but everyone else is live. There are a lot of late night shows these days and some of them like to bring on comedians. You can keep an eye on who is going to guest on your favorite shows, right here.
October 11, 2015
America has loved the shit out of Amy Schumer this year, and after her first time hosting SNL last night, they love her even more.
October 10, 2015
The Today Show shared some sneak peeks at the new Aladdin Blu-Ray that has never before seen footage, outtakes and behind the scenes moments of Robin Williams working on his character Genie and lost characters that didn't make the film.
October 10, 2015
Amy Schumer is hosting Saturday Night Live this Saturday night. It's her first time hosting and should all go swimmingly well and be easy peasy lemon squeezy.
October 10, 2015
There has been so many announcements about comedies on tv this week that we're putting them all together in one column. Here's the rundown.
October 10, 2015
In Theaters February 5th. Starring George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, and Frances McDormand. Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
October 10, 2015
After a short and brutal run that saw most of the field decimated in week 2, Casey Balsham has emerged as the winner of The Highlander Comedy Football Challenge 2015. “I’m a girl, so I just picked based on the colors of their uniform.” Casey jokes when asked about her winning strategy.
October 9, 2015
Treasure Island Music Festival is coming up and this year they have an amazing comedy lineup to go along with their great music festival stages.
October 8, 2015
Over the past decade, there is a place in New York that has become almost the epicenter of comedy for this part of the country. It's the comic's table at the Cellar in New York's West Village.