Comedy Central launching UK festival in October 2018
by Hot off the heels of launching a successful comedy and music festival in San Francisco with the second annual Clusterfest, Comedy Central is ready to …
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The Onion goes after Facebook with Onion Social
The Onion has gone after some big billionaires this past month. First Elon Musk for suggesting he could start his own online humor publication. And …
The Upright Citizens Brigade performs Carnegie Hall ASSSSCAT to open 20th and final Del Close Marathon in New York City
Where can the Upright Citizens Brigade go after playing Carnegie Hall? Hollywood, apparently. The UCB4, as co-founders Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh and Ian …
Jon Stewart’s personal message to cruel and dickish Trump on The Late Show
Jon Stewart popped back out from under Stephen Colbert’s desk on Thursday’s episode of The Late Show with a very personal message for President Donald …
Michele Ganeless and Olivia Wingate have formed MO Studios
Michele Ganeless, former president of Comedy Central, has joined forces with talent manager Olivia Wingate to form a new outfit, MO Studios. As first reported …
Ronny Chieng debuting Comedy Central summer series as app exclusive
Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng is getting his own TV show on Comedy Central, but you can only watch it via the network’s app. Ronny …
Comedy Central assembling top-notch dais for Roast of Bruce Willis
Comedy Central has sometimes leaned into stunt casting celebrities for its roasts. How else to explain “The Situation”? The situation for 2018’s upcoming Roast of …
Variety’s 10 Comics To Watch 2018
Congratulations to this year’s class of “10 Comics to Watch,” as anointed by Variety magazine and toasted in July at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival. …
Andy Huggins auditions for America’s Got Talent 2018
Andy Huggins is a stand-up comedian from Houston who has been in the game long enough to perform in the clubs at the same time …
Bryan Kellen auditions for America’s Got Talent 2018
Bryan Kellen received more stage time on Last Comic Standing than he did on this summer’s edition of America’s Got Talent. Strange but true. Roll …