Day: April 21, 2016

Roast battle, toast battle. Who’s going to be the first Comedy KO Champ tonight? Hosted by Damien Lemon and created by Mo Mandel, Comedy Knockout debuts on truTV, pitting three comedians against one another, with audience approval swaying Lemon into picking the winners. “You cheer, and I will dole out points accordingly,” he tells them. Instead of points per joke (hi @midnight!) or even game, Lemon waits until full segments and commercial breaks to poll the audience and then rank the three comedians. Games in the premiere episode include: “What Not To Say,” where Lemon gives them a scenario, and...