Colin Quinn’s “Red State Blue State” special will premiere Memorial Day on CNN
by Colin Quinn has done Broadway, HBO and Netflix. For his next trick, his new comedy special is premiering on CNN. Red State Blue State debuts …
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The San Francisco Punch Line forced out of its home of 41 years as of August 2019
The legendary Punch Line comedy club on San Francisco’s Battery Street will be kicked out when its lease is up this August. The club confirmed …
Dave Chappelle to receive 2019 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 22nd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Dave Chappelle on Oct. …
New Disney movie schedule includes a big-screen Bob’s Burgers film for 2020
After finalizing its acquisition of FOX, Disney released a new movie slate going all the way out to 2027, forecasting multiple new movies for the …
Los Angeles to host first Rom Com Fest in June 2019
Romantic comedies may not be what they used to be, in terms of box office, at least. But Hollywood wants us to celebrate the rom-com …
Just For Laughs muscles up on TV production, hires Spencer Griffin to head it
Just For Laughs, under new ownership over the past year, has gotten more and more involved in additional projects outside of its well-known comedy festivals. …
Adult Swim orders up “Three Busy Debras” to series
Adult Swim is adding some actual live women to the late-night cable channel’s programming. Three Busy Debras, starring, written and created by Sandy Honig, Mitra …
NBC orders “Sunnyside” sitcom with Kal Penn and co-starring comedians Joel Kim Booster and Moses Storm
Congrats to my neighbors in Queens!? NBC has ordered the sitcom Sunnyside to series for the upcoming Fall 2019 schedule. The sitcom stars Kal Penn …
E! cancelling Busy Tonight after six-month run
Busy Tonight, which debuted in October 2018, will end its run after two more weeks. Host Busy Phillips broke the news to fans overnight. Busy …
Louis CK’s 2019 club gigs now require audiences to get his consent to share his jokes
That Louis CK is on the comeback is not news. But a forewarning to patrons at his upcoming gigs this week in Minneapolis does go …