The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Steve O’Donnell remained humble as he accepted the Herb Sargent Award at the 2017 Writers Guild Awards, wondering if perhaps the WGA had confused him for another former head writer of Late Night with David Letterman, or perhaps Saturday Night Live, or even his identical twin, Mark, who co-wrote the Broadway …
In an ironic twist, The Second City and its leaders are producing a biopic about the legendary late improv comedy guru, Del Close, who famously had a falling out with Second City over the direction and importance of improv, and bolted to join Charna Halpern in launching improvOlympic. Mike Myers …
The band is back together, but this time, Spinal Tap’s performers — Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer — along with the filmmaker Rob Reiner who documented them in the monumental mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, have joined forces to sue Vivendi and StudioCanal for upward of $400 million …
Don’t be misled by the title or the movie trailers. The Comedian, a Taylor Hackford film (An Officer and a Gentleman, Ray) starring Robert De Niro as a former sitcom star and stand-up comedian still trying to ply his trade into his 70s, is actually a love story about second …
Did you know the Screen Actors Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award features a sad tragedy face on the opposite side of the happy comedy face on its actual award? That’s one of the revelations Lily Tomlin shared with us upon winning the award in 2017. Roll the clip for more! Congrats, …
Look. We all get caught up in awards season, no matter how relevant or ridiculous the award or the process by which they award them. With that in mind, your annual reminder that the Golden Globes have become an annual ritual, and it’s all controlled by the Hollywood Foreign Press …
For years, Jimmy Kimmel has hosted a live edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars, cashing in on all of the Academy Award nominees and winners celebrating just across the street. In 2017, Kimmel will join them for the big show in primetime. He’ll host the 2017 Academy Awards …
Jessica Kirson has a captivating stage presence that bowls you over with laughter, whether you’re a schmuck in the front row or one of the so-called celebrities on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice. Kirson has a featured role onscreen and behind the scenes in the new Robert De Niro movie about an …
Yousef Erakat has upward of 10 million YouTube subscribers for fouseyTUBE and won the 2016 Entertainer of the Year honors at the Streamy Awards, and yet he said during his acceptance speech at the Streamys that he might also be the most hated personality on YouTube. And still, he reads …
Robert De Niro stopped by Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, and although De Niro made a video last month vowing to punch Donald Trump in the face and hosted what turned into a somber Election Night viewing party, he also was there to promote his newest movie, The Comedian. Directed by …
