Kevin Hart Offers a Renewed Apology and Revised Thoughts on Cancel Culture in First Emmy Campaign
by Up for his first Emmy, Kevin Hart is more willing than ever to revisit that snafu with the Academy Awards (when he refused to apologize …
Day: August 18, 2020
NBC Orders Two Lilly Singh Variety Specials
NBC isn’t going to let Lilly Singh languish in late-late-night all by herself. The network has ordered two primetime episodes of Sketchy Times with Lilly …
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj Ends Netflix Run After Six Seasons
Hasan Minhaj’s Netflix talk show Patriot Act has ended. Minhaj announced the news to fans and followers on Twitter today, writing: “What a run. @patriotact has …
Three Comedy Central Series From 2019 Jump to HBO Max in 2020 And Beyond
Comedy Central’s new leadership in 2020 continues diluting the notion of Comedy Central as a cable channel in favor of Comedy Central as a brand …
Coming September 2020, Weekly Late-Night Offerings from Amber Ruffin and Larry Wilmore for Peacock
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming platform, has announced September premieres (no word yet on specific dates and timing) for two new weekly “late-night” comedy showcases, hosted …
Here Are Variety’s 10 Comics To Watch For 2020
Without the backdrop of Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival this July, there’s not quite the fanfare of years past for Variety to trumpet its annual …
AMC Networks Ink True-Crime Development Deals with Comedians
This could get interesting. Earlier this month, AMC Networks announced four separate development deals with comedians for their own true-crime series. From the press release: …
Review: Rob Schneider, “Asian Momma, Mexican Kids” (Netflix)
I still don’t know anyone outside of Rob Schneider’s immediate family who was asking for a Rob Schneider stand-up special on Netflix in 2020, and …
Review: Sam Jay, “3 In The Morning” (Netflix)
Until now, Sam Jay had one of the great unheralded voices in stand-up comedy. Sure, she had a great gig writing for Saturday Night Live, …
Review: Jim Gaffigan, “The Pale Tourist” (Amazon Prime Video)
It’d be both easy and a gross oversimplification for me to merely say, I enjoy Jim Gaffigan’s older stuff better, as if I’m a hipster …