The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Congrats to Guy Branum, whose live comedy showcase, Talk Show The Game Show, has been picked up as a TV series for truTV! You might have guessed good things were in the offing for Branum, since he appears already in the new truTV ad campaigns. At any rate, here’s the …
In case you missed it, Showtime at the Apollo returned in a big way last night with a two-hour primetime special on FOX, hosted by Steve Harvey. “This theater made me who I am today,” Harvey said, calling it a “proving ground” not just for himself, but for everyone who …
Sam Morril returned to perform again on Conan on Monday night, and if you think his stand-up runs a bit dark, then just remember he’s no Bill Cosby. Also, he’s no Bill Cosby. So there is that, and besides, Morril helps put other things in perspective. Such as what’s a …
Congrats to my friends and all of the other comedy writers nominated today for the 2017 Writers Guild Association (WGA) Awards. Awards will be handed out in separate ceremonies held the same night, Feb. 19, 2017, in New York City (hosted by Lewis Black) and Los Angeles (hosted by Patton …
For years, Jimmy Kimmel has hosted a live edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars, cashing in on all of the Academy Award nominees and winners celebrating just across the street. In 2017, Kimmel will join them for the big show in primetime. He’ll host the 2017 Academy Awards …
Sebastian Maniscalco wonders why it’s now such a big trend for weddings to include choreographed dances, because he couldn’t imagine figuring that out with his buddies for his own wedding. On Thursday’s Conan, Maniscalco also joked that too many people use Facebook to share too much information, when he can …
This just in. TBS has ordered up a new animated comedy series, Final Space, created by Olan Rogers and produced by Conan O’Brien Conaco with New Form. It’ll launch in 2018. Final Space revolves around an astronaut named Gary and his adorable, planet-destroying friend, Mooncake, as they embark on a quest …
Plenty of cable channels/networks have rebranded and renamed themselves since first launching in the 1980s or 1990s, and now truTV has fully embraced its newer identity as a full-time comedy channel — complete with a new ad campaign and tagline, “Funny Because It’s tru.” The campaign features the following truTV …
Alice Wetterlund has fun with her role on the new TBS sitcom, People of Earth, and made plenty of fun faces in her stand-up performance on Monday’s episode of Conan. Wetterlund joked about mothering cats and hating men, not that that’s what feminism is all about, is she right, ladies? …
One of the all-time greatest cast members of Saturday Night Live, Dana Carvey found his comedy greatness early, winning the San Francisco Comedy Competition when he was 22, then co-starring in a sitcom with Mickey Rooney and a young Nathan Lane, and a bit part in This Is Spinal Tap. …
