Hasan Minhaj keynote speech at the 2017 White House Correspondents Association dinner
by Hasan Minhaj faced an uphill task taking on the keynote speech at the 2017 White House Correspondents Association dinner, the first in 36 years to …
Month: April 2017
Highlights from Full Frontal with Samantha Bee “Not the White House Correspondents Dinner”
Whether this becomes a new annual ritual or not, Samantha Bee and her Full Frontal team from TBS put on a heckuva show Saturday night …
Review: “Gilbert” at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
You know the voice of Gilbert Gottfried. But who is the man behind the voice? That’s the question Neil Berkeley wanted to answer. Berkeley, who …
20 years later, “Roseanne” revival in the works with full cast attached
Everything old can be new again in this era of Too Much TV. Re-enter Roseanne. The hit ABC sitcom, which aired 222 episodes from 1988 …
“Tommy Maitland” will host ABC revival of The Gong Show. Or is it Mike Myers?
British comedy legend Tommy Maitland will host ABC’s revival of The Gong Show this summer. So says the press release. And yet. You’d think you …
Lucas Brothers on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Keith and Kenny Lucas, aka Lucas Brothers, joked on Thursday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that they’ve been unemployed for the past …
Russell Howard on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Russell Howard‘s “Round the World” stand-up tour has hit North America, and Howard marked his arrival by performing on Thursday’s episode of The Late Late …
BET’s full late-night revamp for 2017 includes Deon Cole game show, 50 Cent variety show and more
BET may have leaked word early about the network’s upcoming new late-night talk show hosted by former Nightly Show head writer/correspondent Robin Thede (and executive …
Review: Vir Das, “Abroad Understanding” on Netflix
Amazon cut a deal with 14 stand-up comedians from India for new specials to expand its global reach with Prime Video. But Netflix has perhaps …
R.I.P. Gary Shapiro
Singer. Songwriter. Comedian. Rabbi. Cantor. Gary Shapiro touched many lives in and around Los Angeles in ways a typical comedian never did. Shapiro died unexpectedly …