The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Netflix Original Comedies, this is not one. Literally. Netflix acquired Real Rob whole Rob, straight from Rob Schneider, who independently financed, produced, and stars in it along with his actual wife, who co-wrote the eight episodes with the former Saturday Night Live cast member and frequent cameo-maker in his SNL …
My latest review for Decider is up, as I tackle the curious case of Brent Morin, whose first stand-up special’s title, “I’m Brent Morin,” knows that you don’t know him. Even though he’s the protagonist on an NBC sitcom now in its third season. If you’ve watched any episode of …
The Writers Guild Association has announced nominees for 2015 achievements in writing for TV, and there’s plenty of praise to go around for broadcast networks, cable, and streaming services. Winners will be announced Feb. 13, 2016, in simultaneous ceremonies held on both coasts for WGA East in New York City …
The holidays tend to make us fat. On Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Lenny Clarke remembered what he was like before he lost 180 pounds. Wasn’t pretty. You should hear what his wife told him. Clarke also reminisces and reminds us just how bad the snow …
Dan Cummins‘ fiancee loves to butter him up. Good for the marriage, but all that fattening is making him fat. As Cummins explained on Monday’s Conan, he also has two young children who he says are very smart. Good for their education, bad for him with all of the questions …
MST3K will come back with a brand-new cast, Kickstarted by 30,000 fans already to the tune of $3.5 million and counting. Original creator and star of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Joel Hodgson, launched the Kickstarter in November. Hodgson said the money raised so far will fund six new episodes. If …
Randy Syphax was a finalist in New York’s Funniest Stand-Up competition, and here he was making his debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Syphax recalled the first time he did stand-up, when the host reminded him a bit much of Dave Chappelle — cue the impersonation! Syphax is …
Ian Karmel gets two separate video clips from his stand-up performance on Thursday’s Conan because, well, he incorporated his good friend and comedian Ron Funches into it, even insisting that Conan O’Brien mention their friendship in his introduction. Then Karmel leaned in by talking to Funches before delivering his first …
Jacqueline Novak performed on Thursday’s edition of The Late Late Show with James Corden and laid down the law when it comes to food-based social gatherings. Because you cannot call a function a “pizza party” when it’s clearly not a party and not everyone is going home with enough pizza. …
In case you missed it, last night’s weekly late-night installment of Garbage Time with Katie Nolan on FOX Sports 1 broadcast a stand-up sports special taped earlier this week at Comic Strip Live. Nolan’s guests included James L. Mattern, Katie Rich, Travon Free and Nore Davis, an intro walk tribute …
