R.I.P. Rip Torn (1931-2019)
by Rip Torn was not a comedian, per se. Torn was a Texan, though, true and through. Born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. on Feb. 6, 1931 …
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FOX-owned TV affiliates taking second summer run at late-night “Punchline” comedian joke-off
Two summers ago, FOX gave a trial run to a late-night almost live joke-off among comedians called Punchline. It was kind of like Comedy Central’s …
Virgil Films to release “Truly Tasteless Jokes” documentary in August 2019
Virgil Films has acquired a documentary about the best-selling Truly Tasteless Jokes books from the 1980s. The film, Tasteless, from comedians Jeff Cerulli and Matt …
Kevin McDonald set for limited Off-Broadway run, “ALIVE on 42nd Street”
Kevin McDonald from The Kids in the Hall will mount his first-ever one-man Off-Broadway show: Kevin McDonald ALIVE on 42nd Street. It’ll run for only …
Jerry Seinfeld mocks other shows that interview celebs in cars as copycats, before being reminded he wasn’t first to do it, either
Promoting his new season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, star/creator Jerry Seinfeld decided to tease others who have produced and made their own series …
Disney Channel launches comedy writing scholarship in tribute to Eunetta T. Boone
Aspiring TV comedy writers have a new career path open to them, thanks to the new Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer’s Scholarship, established by the …
MAD magazine is dying a slow death, again
MAD magazine has said farewell before. Just look at last year’s April issue cover, calling it the “Landmark FINAL Issue!,” only to return two months …
R.I.P. Arte Johnson (1929-2019)
One star was painfully absent from this year’s Still Laugh-In tribute on Netflix, and that’s because Arte Johnson was in too much pain and sickness …
Cash Cab is moving to Bravo with Ben Bailey back in the driver’s seat hosting reboot
After some false starts and weird detours, Cash Cab is coming back to TV. Again. With Ben Bailey hosting. Again. But this time, it’ll be …
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Kevin Hart is launching an interview podcast, and “Hart to Heart” starts at Just For Laughs in Montreal
This news bulletin is a two-for-one. Just For Laughs announced today that Kevin Hart would return to the Montreal festival this July — he performed …