Disney Channel launches comedy writing scholarship in tribute to Eunetta T. Boone
by Aspiring TV comedy writers have a new career path open to them, thanks to the new Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer’s Scholarship, established by the …
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MAD magazine is dying a slow death, again
MAD magazine has said farewell before. Just look at last year’s April issue cover, calling it the “Landmark FINAL Issue!,” only to return two months …
R.I.P. Arte Johnson (1929-2019)
One star was painfully absent from this year’s Still Laugh-In tribute on Netflix, and that’s because Arte Johnson was in too much pain and sickness …
Cash Cab is moving to Bravo with Ben Bailey back in the driver’s seat hosting reboot
After some false starts and weird detours, Cash Cab is coming back to TV. Again. With Ben Bailey hosting. Again. But this time, it’ll be …
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Kevin Hart is launching an interview podcast, and “Hart to Heart” starts at Just For Laughs in Montreal
This news bulletin is a two-for-one. Just For Laughs announced today that Kevin Hart would return to the Montreal festival this July — he performed …
Documentary following Kathy Griffin after her viral Trump photo will premiere in theaters July 31, 2019
Kathy Griffin: A Hell of A Story, which officially premiered this March at SXSW, will hit movie theaters nationwide on July 31 via Fathom Events. …
HBO sets “A Black Lady Sketch Show” for late-night Fridays starting Aug. 2, 2019
In a month, HBO’s late-night Friday slot, currently occupied by Los Espookys, will host A Black Lady Sketch Show. The sketch comedy series stars Robin …
SiriusXM pays tribute to Robin Williams with new audio specials: God Bless America
SiriusXM will celebrate the late great Robin Williams this Fourth of July week with several days of tributes on its Comedy Greats channel (Ch. 94) …
San Diego welcomes pop-up comedy club Team Coco House during Comic-Con 2019
Pop-up comedy club Team Coco House will open July 18-20 at 401 G Street in San Diego’s historic Gas Lamp District as part of Comic-Con …
Episode #266: Michelle Collins
Michelle Collins has that gift for gab that translates hilariously well both as a stand-up comedian and as a talk-show host. Collins co-starred for one …