R.I.P. Charlie Murphy (1959-2017)
by Charlie Murphy, a Navy vet and comedian who broke out from his younger brother’s shadow by telling outrageously true stories on Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show, …
Month: April 2017
“Believe Me,” Eddie Izzard’s June 2017 stand-up tour of America will include book readings, Q&As
Eddie Izzard‘s new memoir, “Believe Me,” comes out this June, and the celebrated multilingual comedian will celebrate its release with a weeklong blitz of a …
RIP Dorothy Hofert Letterman Mengering, aka “Dave’s Mom”
Dorothy Hofert Letterman Mengering was 72 when she first began appearing on her son’s late-night television show, and delighted millions in the 1990s with her …
Hasan Minhaj to deliver keynote at 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner
The 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner might not feature the sitting president of the United States, his staffers or even some of the celebrity weirdness …
Ian Abramson’s shocking late-night debut on Conan
Ian Abramson made the most of his late-night TV debut on Conan on Monday night with a unique twist. And I’m not talking about that …
Episode #146: Never Not Funny’s Jimmy Pardo and Matt Belknap
Jimmy Pardo and Matt Belknap are some of the funniest comedy pioneers around. Matt Belknap was an aspiring screenwriter when he launched a message board …
“Why did the chicken cross the road?” Louis CK’s 2017 SNL monologue
This is the look on Louis CK’s face right after he told a live television audience that he’d like to buy a goat so he …
News / TV / Video / Web series
AARP Studios had completed “Dinner with Don” series before Don Rickles died
Don Rickles had completed his 10-episode webseries, Dinner with Don, for AARP Studios before he died on Thursday at the age of 90. The series …
R.I.P. Don Rickles (1926-2017)
Don Rickles, the legendary comedian and actor who could roast President Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra and just about everyone else, has died. Rickles was 90. …
RIP Lashonda Lester
Lashonda Lester, a Detroit native named 2016’s Funniest Person in Austin, was supposed to record her first half-hour comedy special for Comedy Central two weeks …