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The National Lampoon Radio Hour, whose initial run in 1973-74 included writing and performances from the likes of John Belushi, Christopher Guest, Anne Beatts, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and more, is coming back as a podcast. This time, it’ll be produced by the Forever Dog podcast …
On Wednesday nights this month, Comedy Central and SiriusXM are trying out a new half-hour interactive comedy program, The Trevor Moore Show, fronted by Moore. The premise? Moore, comedians, experts, internet folk heroes and the general public tackle some of the world’s most pressing, hot button issues, which Trevor must resolve …
This year, Ron Funches had the honors of introducing Andy Kindler at Just For Laughs, and Funches took a few of his own swings at the comedy industry before letting Kindler deliver his 2019 State of the Industry in Montreal. Or as Funches ribbed, “That’s like having a parakeet do …
Netflix’s new SiriusXM radio channel, Netflix Is A Joke Radio (ch. 93), will get its own live weekday morning show next Monday (July 15, 2019), hosted by stand-up comedians Tom Papa and Fortune Feimster live from Los Angeles. What A Joke with Papa and Fortune will air Mondays-Fridays from 7-9 …
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 at the Bell Centre arena last year — but for 2019, he’ll be presiding over his own brand-new one-on-one interview series. Hart to Heart will …
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) with “Robin Williams: God Bless America.” The tributes feature the exclusive premieres of two new specials – Dance For The People and Working On Material …
Can you believe Pardcast-a-thon has been going on for a decade? Well, if you noticed the recent celebrations over 10 years of Comedy Bang! Bang!, then believe it! The 10th annual Pardcast-a-thon takes place Saturday from noon to midnight Pacific time. Announced guests will include Jon Hamm, Jameela Jamil, John …
If you’re not a subscriber to SiriusXM satellite radio, now you can enjoy some of the talk programming on demand, thanks to Pandora. The SiriusXM podcasts available on Pandora now include shows from entertainment, and more. Here are the comedy offerings: Straight from The Hart with Kevin Hart: Comedian, Actor and …
This is not a joke. A Netflix Is A Joke radio station will debut this coming Monday, April 15, 2019, on SiriusXM satellite radio. The new station will broadcast parts and wholes of Netflix’s extensive and growing catalogue of stand-up comedy specials. Netflix Is A Joke will air on Ch. …
Jim Serpico, the former president of motion pictures and television at Apostle, where he shepherded Rescue Me, Maron, Benders, and SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL to TV, now has started a comedy record label. It’s called the Virtual Comedy Network, and its first release is Jim Breuer’s “Live From Portland,” available to stream now …
