Showtime orders “Work In Progress” comedy series
by Showtime has ordered an eight-episode season of the new half-hour comedy series WORK IN PROGRESS, created by Abby McEnany and Tim Mason. McEnany stars in …
Month: May 2019
Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival is leaning in more to its Canadian roots in 2019
Last week, the folks at JFL (Just For Laughs) announced a slew of additional headliners for the annual comedy celebration that takes place each July …
Stand-up comedian Ben Gleib is running for President of the United States in 2020
Insert seriously, no kidding, or a third thing blatantly acknowledging the stark contrast of a comedian getting into politics. Stand-up comedian Ben Gleib, seen regularly …
Here’s who’s Up Next for Comedy Central showcases at Clusterfest 2019
Congrats to these comedians announced today as “Up Next” by Comedy Central! Up Next is Comedy Central’s take on New Faces, presented at the cable …
Jacqueline Novak sets Off-Broadway run for “Get On Your Knees”
The next comedian to debut an Off-Broadway show at the Cherry Lane Theatre is Jacqueline Novak, who’ll bring “Get On Your Knees” to the venue …
Greg Morton auditions for America’s Got Talent 2019
Greg Morton was a rookie in the NFL when Star Wars first came out in 1977. All these years later, Morton still remembers all the …
Jackie Fabulous on America’s Got Talent 2019
America’s Got Talent has returned for another summer on NBC, this time with two new judges in Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough joining Howie Mandel …
Gavin & Stacey will reunite for a 2019 BBC Christmas special
James Corden may be a late-night TV star in America, but later this year, he’s going back to where it all started for him on …
Ellen DeGeneres will stay in daytime TV for at least three more years, into 2022
Despite whatever vibes you thought Ellen DeGeneres was giving you in her Netflix comedy special, she is not leaving daytime television anytime soon. DeGeneres announced …
Woody Allen may have to self-release his memoirs and his movies from now on
Woody Allen had a four-picture deal with Amazon Studios. But after releasing two movies through Amazon (Cafe Society, Wonder Wheel) and a TV series that …