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The WGA Awards in February will reward Merrill Markoe and Paula Pell with individual honors for their successful careers in comedy writing. Pell will receive the WGA East’s Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence, presented to writers who embody “the spirit, commitment and comic genius of Mr. Sargent, as well …
Finally, fans of The Office can watch Threat Level Midnight, Michael Scott’s spy movie, as he originally intended. Episode 17 from Season 7 of NBC’s hit sitcom aired as if Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton office boss was screening it to his employees, with edits showing their reactions. Now you can watch …
Becky Robinson grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Ore., and studied business at San Diego State University before she threw her everything into show business. A video she made of a McDonald’s wedding proposal gone awry went viral in the summer of 2015, leading her to multiple gigs, first …
Chris Cotton, an up-and-coming comedian from Philadelphia who Comedy Central made one of first hires in 2018 for its Creators Program, has died unexpectedly. He was only 32. “We’re devastated by the loss of Chris Cotton – a hilarious comedian, a beloved member of the Comedy Central family and a …
Fun fact: My family is from the same town as Valerie Tosi’s. But my grandparents brought me up learning a different lyrical motto for their hometown. Which explains my weirdness. As for Tosi, as she joked on Conan, her mom has some wild ideas of her own, while Tosi has …
Comedy Gives Back is celebrating this holiday season with a new song sung by some 60 comedians, and a new initiative to support the comedy community. The song is “Christmas Magic,” composed by Avery Pearson (Historical Roasts, The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show, The 88 Show) and Jordan Baum (Universal Music …
Paul Reubens will celebrate the 35th anniversary of his 1985 comedy, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, which made Pee-wee Herman a household name, by going on tour with the film for special screenings, stories and more. Produced by Live Nation, the 20-city outing kicks off Feb. 14 in Portland, Ore., with stops nationwide before …
Nickelodeon has tapped comedian and Adam Ruins Everything host Adam Conover to not ruin its new family game show, The Crystal Maze. The game show, an adaptation of a hit series in the UK, will premiere Jan. 24, 2020, on Nickelodeon, airing Friday nights at 7 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. Conover will …
Bill Burr and All Things Comedy continue their affiliation with Comedy Central into 2020, kicking the year off with a Friday-night showcase series called Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers. Each episode will spotlight three comedians, curated by Burr and All Things Comedy as “the best of the new best” comedians, with …
This weekend along Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, Calif., eagle-eyed comedy fans might have spotted a holiday treat, as comedian Jeff Ross presided over a two-day pop-up shop and event space. Called Jeff Ross Presents Roastmaster’s, Coffee and Comedy Gallery (Not the Best Coffee), the space offered coffee, hot cocoa, …
