Kevin Hart accepts People’s Choice Award two months after his car crash
by Kevin Hart is on the mend, making his first public appearance two months after a serious car crash in Los Angeles. Hart accepted the People’s …
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E! revives The Soup, with new host Jade Catta-Preta
The Soup is coming back to E! The cable channel announced the revival during Sunday night’s telecast of the People’s Choice Awards. Jade Catta-Preta (whom …
Kent Alterman out as head of Comedy Central in ViacomCBS executive restructuring
As the ViacomCBS merger enters its final throes, the company is throwing Comedy Central chief Kent Alterman overboard. Chris McCarthy (no relation) will add Comedy …
Woody Allen settles $68 million lawsuit with Amazon
Amazon, the world’s largest retailer that manages to avoid paying any federal taxes, couldn’t avoid paying disgraced filmmaker Woody Allen to stop making movies. Amazon …
Watching the Comics to Watch at the 2019 New York Comedy Festival
The “Comics to Watch” showcase at this year’s New York Comedy Festival proves that the talent pool has gotten younger and more diverse thanks to …
Netflix pulls planned John Crist special from Thanksgiving after so-called Christian comedian confesses to sexual sins
John Crist, a homeschooled son of a pastor who marketed himself as a Christian comedian (yes, his last name is Crist), has cancelled the rest …
The Jim Jefferies Show ends at Comedy Central as comedian looks to book his own NBC sitcom
After three seasons, The Jim Jefferies Show will come to a close on Comedy Central later this month. “The Jim Jefferies Show will air its final …
Desus & Mero brand their own Bodega Boys beer
DESUS & MERO have their own beer now, thanks to The Bronx Brewery, which will issue a limited-release batch of “Bodega Boys Beer” this fall. Named …
The Onion launching daily podcast in 2020 via Sony Music
Wait. The Onion doesn’t already have a regular podcast? How is that possible? Oh, right, they’re owned by the same company that just killed Deadspin. …
Announcing the 8th annual Patrice O’Neal Comedy Benefit
The eighth annual all-star benefit for the late great Patrice O’Neal should be just as great as the previous years, with the added bonus of …