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Dear Eddie, First off, congratulations! You know we all love you and have followed your every hint and intimation that you might return to stand-up after three decades away from that very particular game, and have kept our hopes up, even though you haven’t followed through with a comeback. Until …
Comedy Central announced today that Ken Jeong, Nikki Glaser, Caroline Rhea, and Adam Carolla will join the dais for the upcoming Roast of Alec Baldwin. Presided over by Roast Master Sean Hayes, the dais already includes Robert De Niro, Blake Griffin, Caitlyn Jenner, Chris Redd, and Jeff Ross. The Roast of …
The National Lampoon Radio Hour, whose initial run in 1973-74 included writing and performances from the likes of John Belushi, Christopher Guest, Anne Beatts, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and more, is coming back as a podcast. This time, it’ll be produced by the Forever Dog podcast …
Perhaps the most improbable SNL success story has run its course. News it out today that Leslie Jones has departed Saturday Night Live, and will not rejoin the cast for the 45th season on NBC which begins in September. Jones, 51, was the oldest ever comedian to join the cast …
The legendary late Richard Pryor had a longtime friendship and working relationship with Paul Mooney. Yesterday, ComedyHype posted a video interview with Pryor’s old bodyguard, in which he alleged that Pryor and Mooney had a falling out in the 1980s when Pryor learned that Mooney had “violated” Pryor’s son. The …
We’re still a month away from the start of SNL’s 45th season, and already, there’s reason to get excited for Christmas. In August! That’s because Saturday Night Live already let us know that Eddie Murphy will return to host the Christmas holiday episode on Dec. 21, 2019. Murphy last appeared …
Congratulations to Jordan Brookes, winner of Best Show at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and to Catherine Cohen, this year’s Best Newcomer winner! I sat down with Cohen this summer in San Francisco at Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, and we chatted about her anticipation for taking her show to Edinburgh.
Netflix is returning to Las Vegas for a second straight year to tape the second season of The Degenerates, which is the streaming giant’s name for stand-up comedians who deliver “RAW and EDGY” comedy. Adrienne Iapalucci, Donnell Rawlings, Ms. Pat, Robert Kelly, Nikki Glaser, and a sixth comedian to be …
Comedy Central’s half-hour specials for 2019 will kick off this October. More specifically, here’s the Friday night rundown for Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents… premieres (times are Eastern/Pacific): Friday, Oct. 18: Jaboukie Young-White (11pm); Vanessa Gonzalez (11:30pm) Friday, Oct. 25: Dulcé Sloan (11pm); Will Miles (11:30pm) Friday, Nov. 1: Tom Thakkar …
NBC announced it’ll help viewers who don’t normally stay up past Late Night get a peek at the network’s newest late-late night host, Lilly Singh. A Little Late with Lilly Singh: The Primetime Special will air at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific (9 p.m. Central/Mountain) on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Her show premieres …
