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Timing really is everything. After a tumultuous week with a divided nation turning out for the 2016 presidential elections, what better time for us to finally see Dave Chappelle on our TV screens again, and on live television, too — hosting Saturday Night Live. After the coldest of cold opens …
And Hanukkah, too! Now for something completely different, there’s a Whoopi Goldberg collection of ugly holiday sweaters. Eight of them — seven Christmas and one Hanukkah. Exclusively at Lord and Taylor. There’s a multiracial family of elves. A zip-up with a Black Santa and a White Santa face-off. An octopus …
Not that this is a bad thing. But you couldn’t have been surprised, when Billy Joel sells out monthly concerts at Madison Square Garden, that fellow New Yorker and famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld couldn’t and wouldn’t extend his residency, aka “The Homestand” of shows at the Beacon Theatre after his …
The abrupt series finale of HBO’s Any Given Wednesday weekly talk show hosted by Bill Simmons brought with it many jokes, thanks to his guests and longtime friends Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla — who not only made fun of Simmons for waiting too long to invite them on his …
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 …
Although Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert both broadcasted live Tuesday during Election Night, the outcome of the presidential vote was still not called by the time they went off the air at midnight Eastern. A day later, not only they but also everyone else in America had some time to …
The release of a box set of vinyl and digital recordings of all of Mitch Hedberg’s stand-up comedy — thanks to Hedberg’s widow, comedian Lynn Shawcroft, and Comedy Central Records — brought with it an all-star assortment of other stand-up comedians live at Carolines on Broadway and beamed in via …
If Election Day 2016 has stressed you out, then watching the live voting results on an actual news station may be too much for you. Perhaps you need some comedians to dissect it for you? In Comedy Boom 2.0, plenty of such option exist! To wit: Noon EST: Live, 12 …
Roast Battle was such a smashing success for Comedy Central this July, they’re not waiting until next year to get started on a sequel. In fact, the preliminary regional matchups for Roast Battle II already are set, taking place over the coming weeks in Atlanta, New York City, Denver and …
Wow. DOUBLE WOW!! Dave Chappelle will make his Saturday Night Live debut when he hosts the long-running live comedy showcase on Nov. 12, 2016. And he’ll do so with that night’s musical guest, A Tribe Called Quest, celebrating the release of that hip-hop group’s first album since 1998. Stay tuned …
