10th annual Pardcast-a-Thon happening May 4, 2019
by Can you believe Pardcast-a-thon has been going on for a decade? Well, if you noticed the recent celebrations over 10 years of Comedy Bang! Bang!, …
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National Lampoon names Evan Shapiro new president
Well, this got interesting. Evan Shapiro, who made IFC known for offbeat comedies a decade ago, then tried to get NBCUniversal to see the light …
Seinfeld’s Beacon Theatre residency marks 50 dates
Are you in a New York state of mind yet? Billy Joel holds the record for sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, thanks to a …
Harold Ramis Film School partners with NBC to offer scholarships at The Second City
Looking for funding help to become a comedy filmmaker? The Harold Ramis Film School (“HRFS”) at The Second City today announced a partnership with NBC to …
David Gborie the new voice of Comedy Central
Belated congrats to comedian David Gborie, who earlier this month started a new gig as the official voice of Comedy Central! Kyle Kinane had been …
The Friars Club looks to rebound from series of financial miscues
For more than a century, The Friars Club stood as a testament to the power of the press and of comedy to do good. The …
Showtime adding second weekly episodes of Desus and Mero for summer 2019
Starting next week, Showtime is doubling up on talk show DESUS & MERO, expanding the show to two nights a week through the summer. Already …
Fred Savage to host summer FOX talk show spoof, “What Just Happened?”
Move over Chris Hardwick. Fred Savage will host his own after-show talk show, even though the show it’s talking about this summer isn’t an actual …
Showtime plans four-part documentary series on The Comedy Store and Mitzi Shore
I’m Dying Up Here may have died after two seasons on Showtime, but the pay cable network is going directly to the source material for …
NBC’s Late Night Writers Workshop class of 2019
Congrats to the seventh class of comedians chosen to participate earlier this month in NBC’s Late Night Writers Workshop: Jill Cepela, Dylan Eshbaugh, Shenovia Large, …