The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore adds Grace Parra as contributor
by Congrats to Grace Parra for getting back into the late-night TV on the regular, as Comedy Central just announced hiring her as contributor for The …
Month: November 2015
Jon Stewart follows John Oliver, Bill Simmons to HBO with new exclusive four-year production deal
For his next act, Jon Stewart’s new boss will be the same as John Oliver’s (and Bill Simmons’s, too!): HBO. The pay-cable network announced an …
Meet Me In New York: Jono Zalay
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …
Washington’s NFL team cites trademark for Reformed Whores in defense of its Redskins name
The NFL franchise located in Washington, D.C., has appealed the cancellation of six trademark registrations for the Washington Redskins, “one of the most storied franchises …
Science Fiction, Double Feature: Keeping the Rocky Horror Tradition Alive
by Halloween marked the 40th anniversary of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Well, it marks the anniversary of the RHPS bombing in theaters. Originally a stage musical, put …
TBS orders comedy series “Search Party” starring Alia Shawkat
Alia Shawkat stars in Search Party, a new comedy TBS has just ordered up for 2016 about “a group of four self-absorbed 20-somethings who come …
Episode #31: Phil Rosenthal
Today’s guest is Phil Rosenthal. Everybody Loves Raymond, but we’re still getting to know Phil, the hit sitcom’s co-creator who is leading us around the …