December 8, 2015

Mike O’Brien vs Betty White: O’Brien Explains What Happened to the Betty White Unicorn Sketch He Wrote

Saturday Night Live writer Mike O'Brien visited his old friend Seth Meyers on Late Night Monday night. They talked about some of Mike's most successful work he created while SNL, as well as some of the work that didn't work out as well. On the plus side, O'Brien wrote (and starred in) The Jay Z Story, and shared a great story about filming the now famous digital short at the Marcy Projects.
December 6, 2015

Kate McKinnon is So Funny That Ryan Gosling Can’t Hold It Together

Last night Saturday Night Live delivered a strong episode with some great music from Leon Bridges, a guest appearance from SNL alum Mike Myers and some really strong sketches, all featuring Gosling. There were so many great sketches last night it's hard to pick the best ones to share but there were two that stood out as the strongest.
December 4, 2015

First Look as Comedy Candy Store ‘Seeso’ Goes Live With an Early Free Preview

For two months we've been anxiously awaiting the debut of the brand new all-comedy streaming service from the NBC Digital Team, and although Seeso isn't set to officially launch until January with a $3.99/mo price tag, there is an all-free Beta version of the platform available right now! Yesterday, Executive VP of NBCU Digital Enterprises Evan Shapiro opened the doors for us with a personal tour of the new service, and all its features.
December 2, 2015

Phil Hartman Biopic In the Works

A Phil Hartman biopic titled "Nice Guy Phil" is in the works, according to Variety.com and Jason Priestley has signed on to direct. Daran Norris is set to star as Hartman in the film which is being produced by Tyler Levine's Carousel Pictures out of Toronto.
December 1, 2015

David Spade Shares the Origin of Fat Guy in a Little Coat

Monday night David Spade was a guest on the Conan show, and talked about working with his old friend, and comedy partner Chris Farley. Spade said the infamously hilarious 'fat guy in a little coat' scene from Tommy Boy started off as just a bit Farley would do in their shared office at Saturday Night Live.
November 30, 2015

More on the Patrice O’Neal Documentary, Jon Rudnitsky on Meeting Trump, McConaughey and More From NY Clubs

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 was a holiday week with a little less Jumping, but Jeffrey checked out Gotham Comedy Club for Comedy Juice, had a chat with rising star Roy Wood Jr., and talks about his friend, Patrice O'Neal, who passed away four years ago yesterday.
November 29, 2015

Leslie Jones Live Tweets Breaking Bad Super Binge

Leslie Jones has been absolutely killing on Saturday Night Live this year, she had an unforgettable role in Chris Rock's movie Top Five, and she's about to bust out big time for her co-starring role in the all new, female led Ghostbusters remake. This Thanksgiving weekend, Jones proved that there are ways to be hilarious on Twitter, as she live tweeted her way through binge watching the entire series Breaking Bad. Or at least attempting it all.
November 23, 2015

Rob Schneider Reality-ish Series Debuts on Netflix with Jamie Lissow!

Rob Schneider has a new series coming to Netflix! The series debuts on December 1 and it's called Real Rob for a reason. Rob plays himself, and Patricia Schneider his real wife, plays his wife in the series as well.