Chad Daniels on The Late Late Show with James Corden
by Chad Daniels jokes that everyone has daddy issues, which, considering he is father to a teen-aged daughter, makes him especially uncomfortable sometimes. Daniels jokes all …
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Harold Ramis Film School partners with NBC to offer scholarships at The Second City
Looking for funding help to become a comedy filmmaker? The Harold Ramis Film School (“HRFS”) at The Second City today announced a partnership with NBC to …
Nore Davis on Conan
Nore Davis has a transgendered brother, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to let his brother flex on him. As he explained in this performance …
Hannah Gadsby’s TED Talk 2019: “How I Broke Comedy”
“After quitting comedy, I became the most talked-about comedian on the planet.” That’s Hannah Gadsby, near the start of her TED Talk this month in …
Behind the scenes of the history of Saturday Night Live’s pre-taped films
It’s easy to forget that for its entire history, Saturday Night Live, from 1975-2019, has included films that were not, in fact, live. This great …
Judy Gold, Wanda Sykes, Jenny Hagel and Cameron Esposito take on what’s acceptable in joke telling in 2019 (Women in the World Summit)
In case you missed it, and according to this YouTube view count of 508, you did miss it entirely, earlier this month at the 2019 …
David Gborie the new voice of Comedy Central
Belated congrats to comedian David Gborie, who earlier this month started a new gig as the official voice of Comedy Central! Kyle Kinane had been …
The Friars Club looks to rebound from series of financial miscues
For more than a century, The Friars Club stood as a testament to the power of the press and of comedy to do good. The …
Showtime adding second weekly episodes of Desus and Mero for summer 2019
Starting next week, Showtime is doubling up on talk show DESUS & MERO, expanding the show to two nights a week through the summer. Already …
Fred Savage to host summer FOX talk show spoof, “What Just Happened?”
Move over Chris Hardwick. Fred Savage will host his own after-show talk show, even though the show it’s talking about this summer isn’t an actual …