June 3, 2016
Jack-of-all-trades Bill Hader, known for his turn on SNL and as a writer for South Park, will soon be able to add “director” to his resume after it was announced today that HBO picked up his new series, Barry.
May 28, 2016
Saturday Night Live isn’t live tonight, but NBC will be airing a repeat of an episode from earlier this season hosted by Russell Crowe with musical […]
May 22, 2016
It was a rough two weeks for SNL but last night's episode with Fred Armisen as host closed season 41 on a high note. Armisen delivered a bizarre but hilarious extended opening monologue, where Armisen shared an excerpt from his fictional one man show about how SNL changed his life. Armisen explained that he owes everything to he place where he got his start, and said that's why he created a one man show, "Love From New York I Did Saturdays Right." He shared excerpts, which included re-enacting getting the call to audition for SNL, and his experience trying out for the role of a lifetime, and impressions of a buddy from home who might have been Barney Rubble.
May 21, 2016
Tonight is the season finale of Saturday Night Live and the special guest host for the 41st season ender is none other than SNL alum Fred Armisen. Armisen was a highly influential SNL castmember and writer from 2003 until he left the show in 2013.
May 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, May 16, 2016. Conan […]
May 15, 2016
Anticipation was high for Drake's return to Saturday Night Live. After all, he's a superstar. But the episode fell flat, making it the second week in a row that we struggled to find a favorite clip of the night to share. There was a somewhat self deprecating monologue that had Drake pleading with his audience to see him as more than a meme, a self deprecating digital short where Drake wondered why the cast doesn't respect him, and imagines rap responses to the haters, and plenty of Drake sketches.
April 22, 2016
The IFC network announced during their upfront presentation yesterday that not only have they renewed their popular documentary spoof show Documentary Now, but they also have a deep roster of comedies in development — eight in total.
April 20, 2016
Tribeca has had a history of including a variety of comedy films since their inception, when the first Best Narrative award went to the comedy Roger Dodger. The slate has always found a surprisingly strong number of comedies to play alongside the more serious indie dramas. Their midnight movie selections (normally host to shock drama) have also been open to comedies, such as the sports parody Balls Out and especially comedy-horror films such as Fresh Meat and Zombeavers. Along with their usual slate of low-key indie comedies, the festival has played host to special events honoring classic comedies. Just last year the festival hosted the Monty Python reunion with screenings of their classic films (and premiere of their documentary). And even offered public screenings of silent films, such as last year’s screening of Harold Lloyd’s Speedy with live music.
March 3, 2016
Louie C.K. is guest starring on Portlandia tomorrow, and the episode’s previews are hilarious and delightfully uncomfortable.
February 26, 2016
Every Saturday night we see our political figures and presidents’ portrayed by the cast members of SNL. By comparing two SNL castmembers who portrayed a political figure, This list will decide once and for all who wore that persons clothes better.
January 18, 2016
Another week and plenty of Late Night shows to choose from. Here’s your guide to comedians hitting up the late night talk shows for this week, January […]
January 17, 2016
Last night on Saturday Night Live, Fred Armisen paid tribute to the great David Bowie. Bowie was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on December 15, 1979 and it was an unforgettable series of performances combining brilliant music, avant garde art, and was unlike anything anyone had ever seen.
December 28, 2015
It’s almost impossible to try and list my top comedy moments from 2015, because there were just so many. Trying to only choose 15 was a monumental task. Last year I did more of a review than a “Top 15” list, but this year I decided to try and list the 15 events that meant the most to me. Some of them I was involved in personally, others not, ... but all of them were events I attended to cover for my column in The Interrobang. It’s important to emphasize that they are NOT in order. Every one of them could theoretically be #1.
December 28, 2015
Comedians are artists and each year there are innovators who try something that has never been done before, or change the way the comedy is created. Pushing boundaries has been an important part of comedy throughout the history of making people laugh. This year we recognize 12 game changers who took comedy to a new level, going more absurd, more fun, more original or just under more challenging circumstances. Watch in 2016 for others to follow their leads.
December 18, 2015
Can't get tickets to the runaway hit off-broadway show 'Oh Hello' starring Nick Kroll and John Mulaney? Already missing the Nick Kroll Show? You're going to love this clip from Thursday night's Late Night with Seth Meyers when John and Nick appeared as their infamous characters to talk politics with Seth.
December 15, 2015
Take a peak at Season six of Portlandia which is promising to bring steamy love stories, plenty of wild adventures and epic mishaps, and more more more!
December 14, 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 was at the People's Improv Theater, The Stand, and The Cherry Lane Theater.
November 21, 2015
Comedy Central announced today that they're giving the go ahead to Season Three of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. The little show held in the back of a comic shop is LA's hottest stand up show and now it's coming back to Comedy Central for another round of shows.
October 30, 2015
Saturday Night Live writer Mike O'Brien is bringing back an old favorite. Mike's new comedy album drops today, but it's not what you're thinking-- instead of recording a stand up album, Mike put together an audio only sketch album, Tasty Radio, with some of his comedy friends.
September 30, 2015
Carrie Brownstein tweeted that they've wrapped filming on Season Six of Portlandia and dropped a big hint about a very big special guest star in the photo. Who is that red-headed bespectacled man in the back seat? That's Louis C.K.
September 30, 2015
Comedy is huge in America, and the Hispanic population is on the rise so the timing is perfect for the launch of a brand new digital content studio.
September 21, 2015
What do you do before you go to sleep? You watch a lil late night. Here’s who to watch if you want to see comedy. Warning, […]
August 26, 2015
August 26, 2015
ABC finally woke from their drunken stupor to remember that the last time The View was successfully was due to Joy Behar. So they gave her the gig back.
August 21, 2015
There are not a lot of Conan impressionists out there. Basically a Conan impression consists of being tall and having red hair and its hard to get that across with your voice. But Bill Hader is the man and he can do anything.
July 27, 2015
Staten Island Summer writer/star, and Saturday Night Live castmember Colin Jost will be doing a Reddit AMA on Tuesday July 28th at 3 PM ET (noon PT).
July 22, 2015
Last night I got to go to my first red carpet event as a correspondent for The IBang, and it was a great time. The movie, Staten Island Summer is really funny, and it's the kind of movie you need to have at least one of every summer. The entire movie takes place in Staten Island, most of it at a pool club and it's one of those great summer party movies in the tradition of Caddyshack and Wet Hot American Summer.