FOX orders John Mulaney’s “Mulaney” sitcom to series in 2014
by Congratulations to stand-up comedian John Mulaney, whose NBC pilot this year found a new life and a new home on FOX, as the latter network …
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Kevin James swings for the fences in new 10/90 TV sitcom deal with Lionsgate, Debmar-Mercury
The former “King of Queens” is looking to regain his crown, or at least some title of TV sitcom nobility. Kevin James has signed a …
R.I.P. Monty Hoffman (1952-2013)
Monty Hoffman, one of the funny people gathered for a roundtable pep talk about comedy with Adam Sandler’s fictional alter-ego in Judd Apatow’s Funny People, …
John Henton on The Arsenio Hall Show
You may remember this next comedian from the 1990s. That’s not what Arsenio Hall said, exactly, when introducing stand-up comedian John Henton to his show …
Animated: Patrice O’Neal’s “Black Women Get You Refunds” bit from “Mr. P”
Today we’re treated to a newly animated bit from the posthumous Patrice O’Neal album, “Mr. P.” This is his stand-up bit, “Black Women Get You …
Stephen Colbert locks Vince Gilligan in chains in a basement to write more “Breaking Bad”
Want more Breaking Bad? So does Stephen Colbert. At the end of Monday night’s The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, Colbert jokingly revealed he had …
IFC orders Garfunkel and Oates series; signs deal with Earwolf to develop more TV shows
It’s not HBO, it’s IFC. That’s the great news for Garfunkel & Oates, the musical-comedy duo of Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci, who now have …
Arcade Fire’s post-SNL concert video was full of comedy cameos, sketches
In case you didn’t stay up past your bedtime and the end of Saturday Night Live for the half-hour “concert” by Arcade Fire, then you …
Phil Palisoul on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Did you know that Phil Palisoul won the 2013 Great American Comedy Festival competition this summer in Nebraska? Fun fact. Palisoul’s good fortunes continued into …
Kathleen Madigan on Late Show with David Letterman
Kathleen Madigan learned more about her parents during a recent two-week visit with them in the Midwest, and she shared her findings on Friday night’s Late …