March 27, 2017
In Judaism “Tikkun Olam” literally means to repair the world, and it’s what Sarah Silverman and Hulu are gearing up for. The streamer acquired a topical […]
March 22, 2017
Funny Or Die is celebrating its tenth birthday in a somber way- by laying off thirty-seven employees and closing two coastal offices. According to Page Six, […]
March 15, 2017
Monday night on Conan, Crashing co-star Lauren Lapkus admitted she burst into tears when she got to hold a baby Koala bear during a Comedy Bang! Bang! […]
March 3, 2017
Former President George W. Bush appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday to promote his new book featuring his artwork, "Portraits of Courage".
February 24, 2017
Are you a fan of Saturday Night Live? Do you relish turning on the TV to find a classic film starring one of your favorite SNL […]
January 28, 2017
The charity extravaganza Red Nose Day is comparatively young in America, but garnered over $60 million in its first two years and its third year is […]
January 14, 2017
One of the original crossroads for nerdiness and comedy will live to see another season; Comedy Central has renewed “Drunk History” for a fifth season. The […]
November 17, 2016
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail started out as a small local show in the back of a comic book shop and became a huge hit […]
October 26, 2016
Now that Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian have been showing up all over the place as political figures Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, @midnight wants to […]
October 24, 2016
Sunday night, thanks to a Game Six win by the Cubs, Bill Murray showed up to accept the Mark Twain Award at the Kennedy Center. It’s the […]
October 20, 2016
Live Comedy in New York City This Week: New York features some of the best live comedy in the world every single night, from Manhattan to […]
October 12, 2016
For over four seasons (already picked up for a fifth) Comedy Central has aired Drunk History, the brain child of Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner. And while the premise suggests the show exists alongside fratboy-comedy, Drunk History stands out as something different from anything else on TV. The simple premise, comics getting drunk and telling stories, has resulted in educational TV for adults. Entertaining, clever, and legitimately informative, the show goes a step beyond…reminding audiences that while history can seem boring in the classroom, history should be fun
September 27, 2016
It’s amazing how The Last Man on Earth has evolved from season one to three without losing a sense of the fundamental voice driving the show. Will […]
September 26, 2016
Energetic and affable Chicago-comedian Sebastian Maniscalco’s fourth stand-up comedy special “Why Would You Do That?” will premiere on October 1st through Showtime at 10 PM. Maniscalco […]
September 22, 2016
The name (and especially the voice) of comedian/actor David Koechner has been a familiar one to audiences for more than 20 years on TV and films. […]
September 15, 2016
New York features some of the best live comedy in the world every single night. Christine Marie Evans and Emily Cohen curate a list every week […]
September 9, 2016
A drunk woman from Tennessee has been arrested for crashing a funeral and attempting to take the body out of the casket. Will Ferrell made funeral crashing seem a lot more fun in that movie.
August 23, 2016
It says a lot about The Jim Gaffigan Show this season that the final two episodes can essentially get to the heart of the two […]
August 8, 2016
Comedians Rob Haze and Chris Daniels have officially entered the Kanye-verse to explore the cultural significance and artistic legacy of Mr. Kanye West in their new podcast, The […]
August 2, 2016
The Teen Choice Awards are a different kind of awards show. No, it's not the one where people get slimed. That's the Kids' Choice Awards.
July 26, 2016
How incredibly fitting that we wrap up the Jim and Dave story arc this week with the most revealing look at the hilariously dark and disturbing […]
July 22, 2016
New Yorkers love a movie or TV series that makes the city a character, and The Jim Gaffigan Show gives big love to the city, its […]
July 20, 2016
Anytime there’s a multi-part episode of a TV show, reviewing it can be tough. You just don’t know how things turn out until they’ve all aired; […]
July 17, 2016
Kenny B is the editor of a new comedy site Decasp.com that tries to capture the spirit of absurd and surreal comedy. Kenny contributed this piece on […]
July 12, 2016
Sebastian Maniscalco has been a runaway comedy train, which is why this year the Just For Laughs award committee unanimously chose him as their Stand Up Comedian of the year. Also on the list to receive top awards at this years Just for Laughs Comedy Festival are Maria Bamford who is the Breakout Comedy Star of the Year, Silicon Valley creators Mike Judge and Alec Berg named Writers of the Year, and Aziz Ansari, who takes the title of Comedy Person of the Year.
June 14, 2016
Bill Murray enters the unofficial Comedy Hall of Fame. Since 1998, The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has been considered the top prize in the […]
May 25, 2016
Walgreens is back as the exclusive US provider of the red noses that turn May 26th into Red Nose Day.