June 28, 2016
In his most recent edition of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver took on the two subjects of the Brexit and doping for the upcoming Rio […]
June 24, 2016
This Sunday the Daily Show team will join host Trevor Noah to give a free stand up show in Central Park as part of New York’s […]
June 22, 2016
Samantha Bee Goes Three for Three Among the comedic political commentators I follow, I notice they have their good days and their bad days; their brilliant […]
June 20, 2016
The most recent edition of Last Week Tonight got off with a bang, so to speak, as host John Oliver seemed to take on the NRA. […]
June 17, 2016
A&E is making a push into comedy-based programming this year and Black and White with Christian Finnegan and Sherrod Small is their flag bearer.
June 13, 2016
John Oliver Minds Your Ps and Qs As we would hope he would, John Oliver began this week’s addition of Last Week Tonight with a sincere […]
June 7, 2016
Variety has just released the 16th iteration of its 10 Comics to Watch series in preparation for next month’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. […]
June 6, 2016
John Oliver managed to close out what, for him, had been a slightly sub-par show with a noble gesture, which, as you might expect from the comedian, he loudly boasted, nearly doubled in magnitude the massive car giveaway that Oprah Winfrey provided her audience a few years back. Up to that point, it had been an OK show, but a little short of his best work.
June 6, 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 […]
June 2, 2016
New York Live Comedy listings for the week of June 2 – June 9, 2016. Curated by Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen. Scroll down to submit […]
June 2, 2016
Comedy Central announced today that comedian Deon Cole has filmed a one hour special, called Deon Cole: Cole Blooded, for the network that will air […]
May 23, 2016
Please, for your own sake, while you are distracted with amusing thoughts of Satan shivering miserably under a blanket, retain enough alertness to prevent getting bopped in the head by a low-flying pig. Yes, in his May 22nd broadcast of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver actually agreed with something the Republican hair apparent said.
May 17, 2016
John Oliver’s latest main topic was the 9-1-1 emergency system we use throughout the United States to summon help. For most of us (I hope) the […]
May 14, 2016
Women continue to dominate in the field of comedy programming, and HBO just promoted two of its female executives who have been producing results in comedy and comedy-talk programming. THR reports that senior vice presidents Amy Gravitt and Nina Rosenstein move up as executive VP’s of HBO programming.
May 9, 2016
John Oliver Studies the Studies In his most recent broadcast of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver treated us to an interesting and amusing look at science—at […]
May 9, 2016
This summer, some of our favorite young comics will be recording half hour specials with Comedy Central. We're very excited to see these 17 tremendous young talents getting the recognition and the opportunity to record their first specials.
April 26, 2016
After following John Oliver’s show for about half of the current season, I have come to realize, he has to operate under a bit of a […]
April 21, 2016
Comedian Rachel Feinstein’s first special, Amy Schumer Presents: Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple, will premiere Sunday, 4/24 at 10 p.m. on Comedy Central.
April 18, 2016
At some point, during the darkest days of World War II, one of Winston Churchill’s colleagues found him alone in a screening room, watching a Donald Duck cartoon. The colleague pointed out that this did not seem to be a particularly enlightening way for the Prime Minister to be spending his time. Damn it, Churchill explained to the interloper, I am not here to be enlightened; I am here to be entertained. I don’t have the exact quote, but the story is true and certainly makes sense. Why not a Donald Duck cartoon, just to relieve a bit of the tension?
April 14, 2016
Bob Geldof once asked us, “Where is the filtered excellence!?” It’s right here. Once a week we take a break from comedy to bring you this weeks […]
April 11, 2016
In his most recent broadcast of Last Week Tonight, Sunday, April 10th, John Oliver ignored the train-wreck you simply cannot take your eyes off of and switched from the destruction of the Republican Party to a deserving trio of entrepreneurs in the service industry, and that is using the word “service” in its broadest possible sense.
April 5, 2016
John Oliver: Back from Spring Break After taking a well-earned pause to honor the Easter Rabbit last Sunday, John Oliver returned to his regular 11PM slot […]
April 2, 2016
Correction: This article original listed Philly.com of the source of the article. Although it was published on Philly.com, the article was originally posted on Variety.com and […]
March 23, 2016
Samantha Bee Runs a Little Too Long In general the worst of Full Frontal is going to be vastly better than the best of shows […]
March 22, 2016
All that said, Oliver gave us an outstanding effort this past Sunday to last us until April. The main segment featured—once again—Donald Trump. Yes, as I have pointed out before, that makes a lot of segments for just one person, but this one person provides more material than anyone else we can think of, in or out of politics.
March 20, 2016
I dare you to describe Josh Gondelman as a comedian or a person without using the word “delightful.” It can’t be done. Josh takes the kind of gentle approach to his set, even when dealing with darker or edgier material, that can keep you comfortable in the audience whether you’re on a first date or taking out with your grandma. He is also unfailingly positive and supportive towards his fellow comedians and a true joy to spend time with off stage.
March 15, 2016
In past shows, there had been little such controversy. Is Donald Trump a buffoon? Is the bear Catholic? Are swindling televangelists the scum of the Earth? Does a pope shit in the woods? (Actually, yes. There were popes long before there was a Vatican). But when we come to the issue of encryption, the issue is not so clear in terms of good guys vs. bad guys. Of course, we are talking about the Department of Justice wanting to compel Apple to write code that would allow them access to the cell phone of the San Bernardino terrorist.