Twitter finally suspends profiteering joke imposters
by This just in! Twitter has ramped up its policing of joke thieves, plagiarists and imposters of famous funny folks. A long-running Chris Rock imposter’s account …
Month: August 2015
Showtime giving Jim Carrey and Dave Flebotte a crack at adapting 1970s stand-up memoir, “I’m Dying Up Here,” as a series
Showtime is going to take a crack at retelling the initial comedy boom of Los Angeles in the 1970s, giving Jim Carrey and Dave Flebotte …
Netflix nabs next Christopher Guest mockumentary, “Mascots”
Netflix is adding to its original comedy movie portfolio, announcing on Tuesday it’ll be the first to release and distribute Christopher Guest’s next movie, Mascots. …
Paul Zerdin’s live quarterfinal round at America’s Got Talent 2015 from Radio City Music Hall
Paul Zerdin is a British ventriloquist looking to make it in America, and he received a “Golden Buzzer” fast pass to Tuesday night’s quarterfinal round …
Piff the Magic Dragon’s live quarterfinal round of America’s Got Talent 2015 at Radio City Music Hall
Piff the Magic Dragon is a British bloke in costume who has relocated to Las Vegas, and shined previously on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. …
Drew Lynch’s live quarterfinal round of America’s Got Talent 2015 at Radio City Music Hall
Drew Lynch was one of three “Golden Buzzer” acts — all comedic — who received fast passes from the judges to the live quarterfinal rounds …
TV Land orders George Lopez single-cam sitcom straight to series
George Lopez is heading back to cable TV with a new straight-to-series order announced today by TV Land. Lopez will air at least 12 half-hour episodes …
Sneak peek: Steve Buscemi’s “Park Bench” interview with Gilbert Gottfried gets interrupted from high above
Steve Buscemi’s talk-show webseries for AOL, Park Bench, was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program. Nothing is stranger than nonfiction sometimes, …
Postscript: A father and former fan of Bill Cosby takes down his signed LP. “It’s over”
Longtime friend of the site Dan Pasternack has shared many stories behind his collection of signed comedy albums with McSweeney’s online in a series titled, …
Bill Burr at MSG; Kathy Griffin, Judd Apatow at Carnegie Hall; Trevor Noah topline 2015 New York Comedy Festival
Bill Burr will hit the big-time of Madison Square Garden, while Kathy Griffin, Judd Apatow and friends will play Carnegie Hall this November as headliners …