The Definitive Guide to Comedy
It’s rather remarkable that most all of the funny nonagenarians profiled in this year’s HBO documentary, If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast, managed to make it through 2017 unscathed. But several other comedy legends passed away in 2017, old and not-so-old. Let us take one more look back …
Third time’s not only the charm, but also a full-on trend, so safe to say The CW and Just For Laughs are very happy together. After all, The CW will celebrate a third consecutive year of broadcasting the Howie Mandel Gala from Montreal’s Just For Laughs. The 90-minute primetime stand-up …
After successfully reviving Cash Cab this month with original host Ben Bailey accompanied by celebrity cameos in his NYC taxi cab, the Discovery series has launched an online companion game show, set in an elevator. Cash Lift, hosted by comedians Alex Weber and Zainab Johnson, who surprise hotel guests. They’re …
Facebook Watch has unveiled its first new episode today of *Loosely Exactly Nicole after acquiring the Nicole Byer sitcom from MTV earlier this year. The semi-autobiographical series follows Byer, playing herself, in Hollywood as she attempts to live out her dreams, both professionally and personally. The series Facebook page stats …
The legendary Don Rickles, who died earlier this year at the age of 90, will get feted each day next week in a special weeklong tribute from SiriusXM called Happy Holidays, Dummy. Starting on Christmas Day, each day of Happy Holidays, Dummy will feature rarely heard, exclusive audio from the comedian’s lengthy …
Coincidentally or not, we learned Comedy Central had canceled a weekly late-night series, The Gorburger Show with T.J. Miller, on the same day we learned of old accusations of sexual assault and abuse at the hands of Miller, including choking, punching and rape. The Daily Beast reported on Miller’s treatment …
Congrats to Kiry Shabazz, named today as winner of the 14th Annual StandUp NBC competition. Shabazz wins a talent holding deal with NBCUniversal and a headlining spot at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) annual convention where he will perform before talent bookers from across the country. He will also headline …
Kevin Hart returned to host Saturday Night Live for the variety show’s annual Christmas holiday edition, and if you were expecting Hart to address his recent infidelity or the #MeToo movement, well, then, surprise. Instead, Hart joked about being a father for the third time and how he wasn’t excited …
ABC is bringing Roseanne back for a new nine-episode season in its original timeslot where it reigned during the late 1980s — 8 p.m. Tuesdays — beginning March 27, 2018 with an hourlong revival. The entire cast of the Conner family and friends returns from the hit show that aired …
Sal, Q, Joe and Murr star in truTV’s hit series, Impractical Jokers, and when they return in 2018 with their seventh season of hidden camera pranks on each other, they’ll also get to celebrate being memorialized in their native borough of New York City. The Staten Island Museum announced today, …
