South Park getting into the escape room business
by There’s no escaping South Park. Or is there? The Comedy Central animated fixture, closing in on 22 years on the air, opens its first-ever escape …
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R.I.P. Tim Conway (1933-2019)
Tim Conway, simply one of the funniest individuals to perform on television, has died after a long illness. Conway was 85. Born in 1933 outside …
Sarah Tollemache on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Sarah Tollemache is married (to comedian Joe List, even), and though they don’t have children or pets yet, Tollemache jokes that having avocados at home …
Episode #259: Rich Vos
Rich Vos might not have expected to make it to 60 the way he was living his 20s, addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine. But …
Stand Up and Pitch spotlight: “Myrtle and Willoughby”
Today is the final deadline to submit your short-form and long-form series ideas to Just For Laughs for festival’s annual “Stand Up & Pitch” contests …
Megan Amram’s “An Emmy For Megan” returns for a second season of award trolling
Megan Amram, writer for The Good Place (and before that, Parks and Recreation), almost pulled off an incredible feat last year, getting nominated for two …
“The Bob Ross Challenge”
Sometimes, we all could use the serenity that the late Bob Ross offered with his PBS painting show, The Joy of Painting. Ross died in …
“Live from WZRD” on VRV
VRV has made a name for itself as a streaming service built on anime, partnerships with niche networks such as Rooster Teeth and Shudder, and …
NBC putting Kenan Thompson in primetime with The Kenan Show
Happy Birthday to Kenan Thompson! Thompson, 41 today and the longest-tenured cast member ever on Saturday Night Live, will add a primetime sitcom to his …
Comedy Central launches Productions unit with full slate of development deals
Determined to learn from past mistakes, Comedy Central has launched a new Comedy Central Productions unit to develop new and existing in-house talent. As Jon …