The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Jay Pharoah’s post-SNL career is off to a hot start! Showtime announced on Monday that it’s ordering his pilot for White Famous to series. The series, based in part on Jamie Foxx’s personal experiences as an up-and-coming comedian and actor, stars Pharoah as rising star Floyd Mooney who wonders how …
Where are they now? Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is the official spokesperson for TD Ameritrade, but in this commercial that celebrated the end of 2016, it’s not Luck but comedian Aaron Glaser in a Luck jersey. Surprise. You may recall Glaser got run off of social media and seemingly …
One of Norman Lear’s classic beloved TV sitcoms has new lives breathed into it, as One Day at a Time debuts today on Netflix complete with 13 episodes featuring a new cast in a new setting. Justina Machado stars as Penelope, a newly single mother and military veteran raising her …
Jimmy Kimmel had the chance to see K. Trevor Wilson perform stand-up comedy last summer when Kimmel judged the Roast Battle competition live from Montreal’s Just For Laughs for Comedy Central. Wilson didn’t win that competition, but a slot on Jimmy Kimmel Live to kick off 2017 isn’t a bad …
The History of Comedy, an eight-part CNN original documentary series, will premiere at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. CNN announced the premiere date today, along with a series of one-night stand-up showcases to celebrate the project in partnership with the National Comedy Center. The History of Comedy also features …
When you want live sports coverage previewing the Super Bowl, you think Comedy Central, right? You do now. Comedy Central is going into business with the fellas at Barstool Sports, announcing a limited four-night run of live half-hour specials, broadcast from a sports bar in Houston in the run-up to …
David Gborie doesn’t want to be a sell-out to all his fellow curvy guys out there, but he still managed to hit all of his marks (eventually) in his late-night comedy debut on Tuesday’s Conan. Gborie wondered about the true meaning of love, as well as making an argument for …
IFC presents its first-ever holiday TV special tonight, taped earlier this month at Joe’s Pub — appropriately titled, Joe’s Pub Presents: A Holiday Special. Tony Hale hosts, with performances from Bridget Everett, Judah Friedlander, Jen Kirkman, Matteo Lane, Jordan Carlos, music from Lisa Loeb, and the first performance by The …
TBS is so happy about how the cable giant rebranded itself as a comedy station in 2016, that it’s closing out the year with a weeklong “Binge-A-Thon” of five of its new comedies. From the network’s press release: At the center of the TBS Binge-A-Thon will be a nightly primetime …
Netflix has been pumping out a new stand-up hour almost weekly, and they’re already set to keep up that pace to kick off 2017, announcing four upcoming specials for January, plus Michael Bolton’s Big Sexy Valentine’s Day Special to come in the first Tuesday of February. Bolton has established some …
