The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Simon Amstell returned to Conan on Wednesday night’s show to report that he’s in a great relationship with his current boyfriend. The only potential downsides to that? What didn’t happen in his previous relationships, and what’s happening in his dreams. Amstell is on tour, and will hit up some American …
In case you missed it, Wednesday night’s episode of Late Show with David Letterman found our host Dave complimenting the great schools of improv comedy at The Second City in Chicago and Toronto, as well as The Groundlings in Los Angeles. It was all just a set-up, though. The punchline: …
French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala, whose comedy frequently takes a dramatically anti-Semitic turn, was arrested once again by French officials — this week for allegedly condoning terrorists. Diedonne had written on Facebook, “je me sens Charlie Coulibaly,” combining the first name of the French satirical magazine where shooters killed at …
If the Saturday primetime reruns of edited classic episodes of NBC’s Saturday Night Live have only made you more interested in diving down the rabbit-hole of 40 years of SNL, then please turn your attention to VH1 Classic. Starting Jan. 28, 2015, VH1 Classic will kick off a 19-day, 433-hour …
Jimmy Kimmel and company enjoyed Austin and SXSW so much they’ve already booked a return trip for 2015! “We had so much fun in Austin last year, we’re doing it again. This time we might never come back,” Kimmel said. ABC announced today Jimmy Kimmel Live will broadcast five nights, …
Man Seeking Woman, which premieres tonight on FXX, comes from the mind and pages of Simon Rich’s essays within his book “The Last Girlfriend on Earth.” But so much of the TV adaptation, which stars Jay Baruchel and co-stars Eric Andre, Britt Lower and Maya Erskine, throws surreal characters and …
Broad City kicks off its second season tonight, but Comedy Central already announced that we’ll enjoy more adventures with Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer in 2016 with an early renewal today for 10 episodes of season 3! “It has just been brought to my attention that ‘Broad City’ is a …
NBC will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live with a live special on Feb. 15, 2015. But there also will be a living exhibition for you to check out in person this spring if you’re in New York City. Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition, will debut this spring …
Someone told Woody Allen that all of these bad headlines surrounding Bill Cosby meant it was a good time to come back out into the spotlight? Amazon Studios today announced a deal with Allen for a full season of Untitled Woody Allen Project, a half-hour series and Allen’s first, which he’ll write …
Jeffrey Ross, aka the Roastmaster General, obviously was joking Monday night when he posted this photo to his new Instagram account with the caption: “Hey hey hey!” Or perhaps Ross was half-joking. After all, I was only half-joking when I suggested the very idea of a Comedy Central Roast of …
