Kristen Wiig, Natasha Leggero and the comedians of Spike TV’s “The Joe Schmo Show”
by After a hiatus of nine years, Spike TV has brought back reality series spoof/prank The Joe Schmo Show for a third season. When it premieres tonight, …
Year: 2013
Gina Brillon, Jon Laster win one-year holding deals with NBCUniversal through 2012’s Stand-Up For Diversity
Congrats go out to Gina Brillon and Jon Laster, who each has earned a one-year talent holding deal with NBCUniversal for winning 2012’s NBC Stand-Up …
From Funny or Die to Sundance to Comedy Central series: The history of “Drunk History”
Drunk History isn’t the first webseries to become a TV series, but it is among the more celebrated ones to make the jump. Comedy Central …
Comedy Headlines for 1/7/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Sarah Michelle Gellar is looking to bounce back with a sitcom project at 20th Century Fox, written by …
Kate the WASP celebrates Kwanzaa
Kate Hendricks has embraced what people her outer self — what you may perceive her to be — to create a an inside-out caricature of …
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Comedy Headlines for 1/4/13
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Lionsgate announced it would release Kevin Hart’s next stand-up special as a big-screen movie, Kevin Hart: Let Me …
An Open Letter to Katt Williams: Regarding your 2013 New Year’s Resolutions
Whether or not he knows this already, this is the complete to-do list for Katt Williams in 2013: TAKE THE REST OF THE YEAR OFF …
How to Get a Talk Show: From MTV’s “Nikki & Sara LIVE”
How do you get your own TV talk show? Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer, the comedians fronting the new weekly MTV late-night talker, Nikki & …
Comedy Headlines for 1/3/13
What’s happening in the comedy world now… IFC announced its principal cast for the upcoming animated series, Out There, which premieres Feb. 22, 2013, from …
Looking for the Big Laugh with Professor Ritch Shydner: “Two Jokes Over the Line”
by Two Jokes Over the Line By Ritch Shydner In 1962, when Johnny Carson made his debut as host of The Tonight Show, there were three …