Comedian who played president on TV elected actual president of Ukraine
by Volodymyr Zelensky played the Ukrainian president on TV from 2015 to 2019, and now he’s just been elected the actual president. Zelensky won last week’s …
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FUSE channel files for bankruptcy
FUSE, the cable network that first broadcast Billy Eichner, is bankrupt. Fuse Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company fell on hard …
Craig Ferguson’s 2019 stand-up special will show up as a doc series via Comedy Dynamics
Craig Ferguson and Comedy Dynamics have teamed before to produce his stand-up specials, as well as a History Channel series. For their next trick, they’re …
Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear will stage all-star re-enactments of All in the Family and The Jeffersons
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons is coming to ABC as a 90-minute primetime special, thanks …
Mike Myers to star in Netflix sketch series
Netflix is making a big play for sketch comedy this year. They’ve already introduced series from Aussie Chris Lilley and American Tim Robinson. Now they’re …
Rob Riggle to host “Global Investigator” series for Discovery
The Discovery Channel’s new summer ad campaign features a lot of old familiar faces, plus comedian Rob Riggle! Riggle will host a new series for …
Comedians enter the ring for Starrcast II Roast of Ric Flair in Vegas in May 2019
Wrestling great Ric Flair appeared in a fantasy sequence that opened the new stand-up comedy special from Ron Funches, and now the comedian will emcee …
2018 Peabody Awards winners include Hannah Gadsby, Hasan Minhaj, “Barry,” + “The Good Place”
Congratulations to Hannah Gadsby, Bill Hader, Hasan Minhaj, and everyone living in The Good Place for their new biographical notations as Peabody Award winners! Here …
HBO announces finalists for 7th annual American Black Film Festival “Comedy Wings” Competition
Five finalists emerged after a semifinals showcase for the ABFF Comedy Wings Competition this week held at the HaHa Comedy Club in Los Angeles, and …
Viceland kills VICE LIVE after just seven weeks of late-night live TV
After just 28 episodes over seven weeks, VICE LIVE has died at the hands of its creator, the TV channel Viceland. The live late-night program …