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At Showtime’s session late Monday with the TV Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour, the pay-cable network also unveiled a premiere date and a new trailer for I’m Dying Up Here, a fictional adaptation of the true tales of comedians trying to make it in 1970s Los Angeles — when …
Jay Pharoah’s post-SNL career is off to a hot start! Showtime announced on Monday that it’s ordering his pilot for White Famous to series. The series, based in part on Jamie Foxx’s personal experiences as an up-and-coming comedian and actor, stars Pharoah as rising star Floyd Mooney who wonders how …
Where are they now? Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is the official spokesperson for TD Ameritrade, but in this commercial that celebrated the end of 2016, it’s not Luck but comedian Aaron Glaser in a Luck jersey. Surprise. You may recall Glaser got run off of social media and seemingly …
How were the 2017 Golden Globes for you? Aside from the actual winners (see who won the Golden Globes here), it seems most people kept talking about Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech for her lifetime achievement award, while those who wonder about the humor inherently expected at the Globes focused on …
The History of Comedy, an eight-part CNN original documentary series, will premiere at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. CNN announced the premiere date today, along with a series of one-night stand-up showcases to celebrate the project in partnership with the National Comedy Center. The History of Comedy also features …
When you want live sports coverage previewing the Super Bowl, you think Comedy Central, right? You do now. Comedy Central is going into business with the fellas at Barstool Sports, announcing a limited four-night run of live half-hour specials, broadcast from a sports bar in Houston in the run-up to …
Jen Kirkman‘s second Netflix comedy special is out now, and she gets the name of it from a celebrity’s mantra, that’s also tied into her one and only tattoo. At least symbolically. Kirkman’s first Netflix special was one of the best of 2015. Will Just Keep Livin’? rank among the …
What were the nine most-liked shots I photographed and shared on my Instagram page for @thecomicscomic in 2016? Tracy Morgan inviting his daughter to take the mic after his Carnegie Hall performance at the 2016 New York Comedy Festival, and I was fortunate enough to be standing in front of …
Here are the stories that caught your attention more than anything else I posted in 2016. It certainly tells you how different the comedy news landscape is on The Comic’s Comic compared to the rest of the Internet. To wit… Title 1. An Unexpected Gift: The 1993 Answering Machine Recordings of …
Ricky Harris, a comedian, actor and childhood friend of Snoop Dogg who provided background vocals on the seminal debut rap albums of both Snoop and Ice Cube, died on Monday. Harris was 54. Harris died of a heart attack, his manager reported. Harris had suffered another heart attack two years …
