The Definitive Guide to Comedy
This just in! Spike TV has gathered an all-star collection of comedians to pay tribute to the guy who insulted them all, and did so with love, 87-year-old Don Rickles. One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles will feature David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Robert De …
If he wasn’t already a bona fide star upon leaving Saturday Night Live, Tracy Morgan certainly was when he returned to the 30 Rock fold in the sitcom that loosely fictionalized him and the makings of TV sketch comedy. With an emphasis on loosely. As Morgan prepares to unveil his …
What’s next for Chelsea Handler on TV in 2015? After posting this photo of herself on Instagram, with her dog and paperwork bearing the CBS logo and the caption “business meeting,” Handler clarified her position Wednesday with a Tweet: “I have never had nor will have any desire to take …
New cable channel Pivot enjoyed Freestyle Love Supreme‘s improvised hip-hop comedy special in March so much, it announced today it has ordered up 10 additional half-hour specials from the NYC-based musical comedy crew. The series upgrade came as part of Pivot’s full slate of new shows, renewals and development projects …
My friend and yours Dan Soder performed on Tuesday night’s Conan, and don’t let the scruff fool you. He’s still a big kid at heart. And yet, he has enough perspective to know that his grandparents were The Greatest Generation, and that the kids his friends are having are very …
NBC’s Last Comic Standing finally replaced the extended teaser trailer they’d offered up earlier this month to advertisers as a sneak peek, and here’s the new, shorter 39-second clip. More faces, less juicy jokes leaked early. But that’s Joe Machi with a quip about taking a bullet for a lady, …
Maya Rudolph’s variety show pilot has a title, premiere date and guest list, all coming at us next month on NBC. The Maya Rudolph Show will debut at 10 p.m. Monday, May 19, 2014, with guests Kristen Bell, Andy Samberg, Fred Armisen, Craig Robinson, Sean Hayes and Chris Parnell, with …
When last I saw Allan Havey, he was resting easily at the comedians’ table in the back corner of the Olive Tree Cafe. It was a Sunday night in late June, and Havey was between stand-up gigs downstairs at the Comedy Cellar. That same night, millions of Americans saw Havey’s …
“In the beginning of stand-up, it’s the hardest thing in the world, because you are not good,” said Ray Romano. “It takes 30 years to make a good, a great stand-up comic,” Roseanne said. “And it does!” And yet it doesn’t take quite that long to get the attention of …
Conan O’Brien hosted the 2014 MTV Movie Awards live on MTV on Sunday night, which means a lot to you if you’re a teen-ager and/or can DVR Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Silicon Valley, Veep, and maybe even The Good Wife and pay attention to the MTV Movie Awards on …
