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Steve Martin and Martin Short, longtime comedy pals and touring mates, will head back to TV, or rather, Hulu, for their next project. Hulu announced at the winter TCA press tour a straight-to-series order for a murder mystery comedy starring the duo. But will there be a third amigo? The …
It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart will premiere Wednesday, February 26 at 10pm on truTV. The series stars British comedian Hoggart, spinning off from her role as a correspondent on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS (Bee exec produces here). Here’s the trailer, which might fill the hole in your comedy heart left behind by Nathan …
Earlier this month, NBCUniversal finally let us in on what’s coming to the new Peacock streaming service this year. OK. Hold onto your hats. Peacock will launch in stages: April 15 just for Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Flex Customers, then July 15 nationwide. And it’ll include payment tiers, from free …
Comedy Central is keeping Daniel Tosh around for another four seasons and more, with a new overall deal that includes at least 80 more episodes over four seasons of Tosh.0, plus a first-look deal for new scripted and unscripted development for Tosh as well as other talent. That means Tosh.0, …
Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are coming back to Adult Swim in 2020 with a new multi-camera sitcom spoof, and they’re already celebrating with a live tour that just got back to the States from Australia. Beef House has five men (Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Ron Auster, Ben Hur, Tennessee Luke) and Eric’s wife, Megan, living under one roof. Each …
The Grammys haven’t found a reason yet to not vote for Dave Chappelle, awarding him his third consecutive win for Best Comedy Album. This one is for the audio recording of his 2019 Netflix special, Sticks & Stones. Sorry, other comedians. You’ll have to hope Chappelle doesn’t release anything new …
Terry Jones has died. Jones, a Welshman and founding member of the legendarily influential sketch comedy troupe Monty Python, was 77. After the group’s initial BBC run on TV from 1969-1974, Jones co-directed their first feature film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with Terry Gilliam; Jones went on to direct …
Head’s up! Today is the deadline to apply for Comedy Central’s Digital Creators Program! What is that, exactly? A nine-month incubator program to develop up-and-coming talent within Comedy Central, growing and encouraging talented young comedians by teaching them digital tools and showcasing them on a regular basis across social media …
Showtime is giving Mo’Nique the stand-up special she’s been seeking. With a catch. It’s Mo’Nique & Friends. Filmed at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, the hour-long special features a variety of talented newcomers including Prince T-Dub, Just Nesh, Tone-X and Correy Bell alongside veteran comedian Donnell Rawlings, and premieres Feb. …
We’re only two weeks into 2020, and already, the broadcast networks have OK’d more spin-offs for bits from their late-night talk shows. First, NBC announced That’s My Jam, hosted by Jimmy Fallon and based off of the viral segments from Fallon’s Tonight Show in which he raps and/or dances with …
