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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah announced today that Jordan Klepper has rejoined the cast as a special 2020 election correspondent, filing field pieces from now through next November. Klepper’s first report, filed from Hershey, Penn., will air tonight. His field reports will carry the banner, “Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse,” …
Stand-up comedian J. Scott Homan died on Friday after a two-year bout with melanoma. He was 56. Homan grew up in a military family, which means he moved around a lot, winding up in Texas for high school (Austin) and college (Stephen F. Austin State University). His stand-up comedy career …
The WGA Awards in February will reward Merrill Markoe and Paula Pell with individual honors for their successful careers in comedy writing. Pell will receive the WGA East’s Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence, presented to writers who embody “the spirit, commitment and comic genius of Mr. Sargent, as well …
Chris Cotton, an up-and-coming comedian from Philadelphia who Comedy Central made one of first hires in 2018 for its Creators Program, has died unexpectedly. He was only 32. “We’re devastated by the loss of Chris Cotton – a hilarious comedian, a beloved member of the Comedy Central family and a …
Comedy Gives Back is celebrating this holiday season with a new song sung by some 60 comedians, and a new initiative to support the comedy community. The song is “Christmas Magic,” composed by Avery Pearson (Historical Roasts, The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show, The 88 Show) and Jordan Baum (Universal Music …
Paul Reubens will celebrate the 35th anniversary of his 1985 comedy, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, which made Pee-wee Herman a household name, by going on tour with the film for special screenings, stories and more. Produced by Live Nation, the 20-city outing kicks off Feb. 14 in Portland, Ore., with stops nationwide before …
Nickelodeon has tapped comedian and Adam Ruins Everything host Adam Conover to not ruin its new family game show, The Crystal Maze. The game show, an adaptation of a hit series in the UK, will premiere Jan. 24, 2020, on Nickelodeon, airing Friday nights at 7 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. Conover will …
Bill Burr and All Things Comedy continue their affiliation with Comedy Central into 2020, kicking the year off with a Friday-night showcase series called Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers. Each episode will spotlight three comedians, curated by Burr and All Things Comedy as “the best of the new best” comedians, with …
This weekend along Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, Calif., eagle-eyed comedy fans might have spotted a holiday treat, as comedian Jeff Ross presided over a two-day pop-up shop and event space. Called Jeff Ross Presents Roastmaster’s, Coffee and Comedy Gallery (Not the Best Coffee), the space offered coffee, hot cocoa, …
The Sundance Film Festival has announced its programming slate for 2020. Last year, Amazon emerged as the big distributor of comedies, acquiring both Last Night and Brittany Runs A Marathon. The sublime satire Greener Grass also debuted this January in Park City, Utah. Bo Burnham’s perfect look at Eighth Grade …
