American comedians at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by August means all comedy eyes on Edinburgh, at least for those who love one-person shows, madcap eccentrics and a trip to Scotland. Sam Wills, aka “The …
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SiriusXM to broadcast rare final recording of the late Sam Kinison
A rare recording from one of Sam Kinison‘s final stand-up performances, just days before his death at 38 in a 1992 highway crash, has been enhanced and …
Adam Conover Ruins Everything Live! in summer tour previewing 2016 Election special on truTV
Adam Conover not only will “ruin” our culture’s strongly conceived notions of weddings, hydration, dog breeding and movie ratings in season two of his truTV …
Here’s the red-band trailer for “Bad Santa 2”
Thirteen years have passed since Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox brought Bad Santa and his little helper into movie theaters near you. Now they’re …
Saturday Night Live cuts Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah and Jon Rudnitsky in transition to Season 42
Lorne Michaels has orchestrated Saturday Night Live‘s first major purge of veteran cast members in a decade, letting loose repertory players Taran Killam and Jay …
Review: Mike Birbiglia dots the i in improv teamwork within “Don’t Think Twice”
We’re told as young boys and girls to dream big. Be the best you that you can be! Whether you want to become president of …
2016 New York Comedy Festival headlined by Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, Dane Cook, Trevor Noah, Tig Notaro, Tim Minchin
The New York Comedy Festival unveiled its list of headlining acts for 2016, including Tracy Morgan, Marc Maron and Tig Notaro, all performing at Carnegie …
Episode #107: Cameron Esposito
Variety magazine named Cameron Esposito one of the 10 Comics to Watch in 2016, and there already has been a lot to see of Esposito …
2016 TCA Awards honor black-ish, Rachel Bloom, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Not to be confused with the Teen Choice Awards, the TCA Awards handed out over the weekend let us know what TV shows in this …
Remembering Matt Villines, half of comedy directing duo Matt & Oz
Matt Villines died in July after a two-year battle with kidney cancer. Villines was only 39, still approaching the heights of his career as a …