Corey Rodrigues became the first stand-up comedian to perform on this new casual but quick half-hour edition of Conan. That’s a great accomplishment, but without the right tools, Rodrigues still sometimes feels like he comes up short as a man. Roll the...
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Pete Davidson had a small role onscreen in Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck, the last feature film Judd Apatow directed. Since then, Apatow has been trying to figure out how to help Davidson fashion his own starring vehicle on the big screen. And now they have. Filming will begin this summer for Universal on a script co-written by Davidson, Apatow and Dave Sirus that spins a semi-autobiographical version of Davidson’s life growing up on Staten Island. Davidson’s father, a New York City firefighter, died on 9/11 when Pete was 7. Raised by a single mom, Pete jumped into comedy at 16,...
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A Black Lady Sketch Show will premiere on HBO in 2019. Robin Thede, last seen hosting a weekly talk show for BET, and before that writing and performing for Larry Wilmore’s nightly talk show on Comedy Central, will star in the sketch comedy series. Issa Rae, star/creator of Insecure, brought the project to HBO and will EP. The series features an all black female writers room, with celebrity guests joining Thede and other comedians in the sketches. Lauren Ashley Smith, previously head writer on BET’s The Rundown with Robin Thede, will serve as head writer here, too. Other executive producers...
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