Maria Bamford commencement address to University of Minnesota class of 2017
by Maria Bamford graduated from the University of Minnesota with a creative writing degree in 1993, and returned 24 years later to deliver a creative and …
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Upfronts Follow-Up: The realities of pilot season and the odds of making a hit sitcom (2013-2017)
The annual song and dance of broadcast network Upfronts presentations sells advertisers on the need each May to book their 30 and 60-second commercials in …
Bobby Moynihan leaving Saturday Night Live after nine seasons
It’s official. Bobby Moynihan’s final episode as a cast member of Saturday Night Live happens this Saturday with the season finale hosted by The Rock. …
Highlights from the 2017 Funniest Person in Austin finals
The 32nd annual Funniest Person in Austin contest would, like any proper marriage, feature something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. Or purple. …
Netflix has Arrested Development reunited for a Season 5
Almost four years after an experimental fourth-season reunion of Arrested Development launched on Netflix, the streaming platform has announced it’ll get the gang back together …
TBS extends Conan to 2022, brings Super Deluxe into late-night TV and orders four new series for 2017-2018
Conan will reign in late-night on TBS for at least five more years, as the network just announced a deal keeping Conan O’Brien and Team …
Justin Theroux and Jimmy Kimmel will stage a live reading of a classic sitcom on ABC
One of the more unusual announcement out of ABC Upfronts yesterday wasn’t the Roseanne reunion — because that news leaked out a little while ago …
Bill Cosby tells Michael Smerconish he will not testify at rape trial against him
Bill Cosby, the 79-year-old comedy legend whose iconic status has been shattered by revelations and allegations of sexual assault and rape, told SiriusXM radio host …
David Letterman will receive the 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
The Kennedy Center has announced it’s awarding the 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to David Letterman! The most recent annual winners for the …
Jon Kelley will host syndicated comedy game show, “Funny You Should Ask”
Byron Allen has another syndicated show featuring stand-up comedians hitting a TV station near you this fall, and Funny You Should Ask, it’s a game …