Laurie Kilmartin filming her “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad”
by Laurie Kilmartin writes for Conan and appeared as a finalist four years ago on Last Comic Standing, but seven months ago, Kilmartin’s attention was focused …
Month: September 2014
Comedy Central rounds out cast for upcoming series, “Another Period,” with Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome
You cannot have a period piece without a lot of punctuation. I’ll see myself out, but not before running on and on about the casting …
IFC’s special guests for the second half of season 3: Comedy Bang! Bang! with Scott Aukerman
IFC’s talk show with the most liberal interpretations of talk and show — Comedy Bang! Bang! with host Scott Aukerman and musical cohort Reggie Watts — returns Oct. 17 for the …
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to broadcast live from Phoenix following Super Bowl XLIX in 2015
Jimmy Fallon’s heading back to the Super Bowl. NBC announced today that The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon will broadcast live on Super Bowl Sunday, …
George Lopez organizes all-star comedy benefit to support Richard Pryor statue in hometown of Peoria
An all-star lineup of stand-up comedians will play in Peoria so that a comedic legend’s statue can stand tall in that town for generations to …
Walmart blames Tracy Morgan, Ardie Fuqua, Jeffrey Millea for not wearing seat belts in fatal NJ Turnpike crash
From the hours immediately following the fatal crash along the New Jersey Turnpike in June that killed one comedian (“Jimmy Mack”) and critically wounded three …
Carla Rhodes and her ventriloquist dummy, Cecil Sinclair, on CBS Sunday Morning
Bill Geist traveled to the Vent Haven ConVENTion in Kentucky this year for CBS Sunday Morning, and of the 575 ventriloquists on hand — and …
My Pod Week: Week ending 9/28/14, live from the LA PodFest!
by Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the …
Andrew Norelli on Late Show with David Letterman
Andrew Norelli was back on the Late Show on Friday night, tanned, rested and ready to tell us what he has learned about the economy …
SNL #40.1 RECAP: Host Chris Pratt, musical guest Ariana Grande
The 40th anniversary season of Saturday Night Live kicked off with the luxury of having the summer’s hottest movie star coming from within NBC’s ranks …