January 8, 2015
Last night Nick Kroll went on Kimmel to talk about the final season of The Kroll Show. It's hard to believe that at the height of the show's popularity and only three seasons in, that the guys would call it quits.
December 25, 2014
How many times have we heard the press talk about being amazed by a comic who is able to “pull-off” dramatic performances?Stand-up comic and actress Heather Lawless is one of those actresses who pulls off dramatic acting performances effortlessly, partially because she doesn’t approach comedic and dramatic acting differently. The soft-spoken comedian spoke to us recently about her career as a stand-up and her two very different projects; Adult Swim’s The Heart, She Holler as Hambroisia and Angus MacLachian’s directorial debut Goodbye to All That opposite Paul Schneider.
December 22, 2014
We're continuing our celebration of all things comedy with a look at the best comedy specials released this year. It was an incredibly strong year for comedy specials, with many specials taking untraditional routes, without being gimmicky. Our picks for the freshest, most creative and funniest comedy specials this year include strong writing, different tone, and incredibly strong material.
December 3, 2014
This Friday Netflix will release Bill Burr's fourth hour long special, "I'm Sorry You Feel That Way." The special was shot on June 20, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Burr is the stand up comedian that other comedians aspire to be right now. His Monday Morning Podcast is one of the most downloaded comedy podcasts on iTunes and he is the co-founder of the "All Things Comedy" network. He has so many things happening in 2015, including a co-starring role in the feature film "Black or White" and an animated Netflix Series "F is for Family." Amy Hawthorne spoke with Bill about his career, and the new special.
December 2, 2014
PubLIZity broke big news today. The upcoming season The Kroll Show will be the third and final season of the show. The critically-acclaimed sketch series was the source of the world's greatest comedy sketch--Too Much Tuna. Season Three premiers on Tuesday January 13 at 10:30pm.
October 28, 2014
Chelsea Peretti's brand new comedy special premieres Friday, November 14th on Netflix.
October 22, 2014
Bill Burr fans have something new to get excited for. An all new animated series based on Burr's comedy, and his childhood, is coming exclusively to Netflix.
Bill Burr will voice family dad Frank Murphy in the upcoming series, "F is for Family". Set in the 70's, the show will follow the Murphy Family during a time when you could smack your kids and smoke indoors, and airports weren't such a scary place. Joining Burr will be Laura Dern, who voices Frank's wife Sue, and Justin Long as their oldest son Kevin.
October 8, 2014
In August 2013 we gave you seven comedians who we predicted were about to blow up in a major way. From stand-up to television and beyond, here's a look at what's changed for these seven comedians since August 2013, and what they're up to now. Which ones did we get right, which were misses, and who is about to get even bigger?
September 25, 2014
Set your DVRs to catch all the comedy coming up tonight on late night TV.
August 18, 2014
The Golden Globe winning comedy, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is coming back for another season.
August 16, 2014
Netflix has four new stand up comedy specials that will be available this year.
July 25, 2014
Jeffrey Gurian headed up to the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal this week and will be reporting back about all the happenings up in and around Just For Laughs while he's there.