Trevor Noah attracting more millennials and their younger siblings (ages 18-34) to The Daily Show
by Fans of Jon Stewart may still be lamenting his departure from The Daily Show some two years ago, but Comedy Central has gotten exactly what …
Month: September 2017
Adult Swim ad seeks “Sexy Female” for comedy special
Who says there aren’t opportunities for women in comedy on Adult Swim? A Craigslist ad appeared today offering $443 per day for a “SEXY FEMALE” …
Facebook Watch begins rolling out original programming and viral videos
Anything Google’s YouTube can do, Facebook can do, too, and keep it and you confined within Facebook. That seems to be the strategy, if there …
CBS to celebrate 50th anniversary of “The Carol Burnett Show” with a primetime reunion and tribute special
A few days before the 50th anniversary of the premiere of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS, the Eye Network has announced plans to broadcast …
Patton Oswalt tells HBO’s VICE about joke thievery
In case you missed it, HBO’s VICE News recently took a look at joke theft through the prism of an ongoing lawsuit by a Twitter …
Martin Urbano on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Martin Urbano made his late-night TV debut Wednesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and this year’s “New Face” made quite an impression on the audience, even …
Preacher Lawson semifinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2017
Preacher Lawson doesn’t think being single is fun. Lawson joked in his semifinal performance for America’s Got Talent that the longer he remained single, the …
Darci Lynne semifinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2017
For her semifinal performance on Tuesday’s episode of America’s Got Talent 2017, young ventriloquist Darci Lynne had her puppet Edna serenade judge Simon Cowell by …
HBO has renewed Real Time with Bill Maher through 2020
With an Emmy nomination and lots of controversy, Bill Maher has won enough approval from HBO to garner him three more years of “Real Time” …
Julian McCullough on The Late Late Show with James Corden
We’re back from summer break, which means the late-night TV shows are back live, and that means more chances for stand-up comedians to ply their …