RiffTrax brings a bit of the old MST3K magic to National Geographic Channel on April Fool’s Day 2014
by Everything you loved about MST3K is coming back in 2K14, but for three hours only. And only on National Geographic Channel?! Wait. Is this some …
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Todd Barry awards a very special Walgreens, talks “Crowd Work” on Conan
Todd Barry returned to Conan on Monday night to perform stand-up and opened with some prepared material about a certain Walgreens in Chicago that deserves …
Last Comic Standing 8 will premiere May 22, 2014, on NBC; JB Smoove to host, with Roseanne Barr, Keenen Ivory Wayans and Russell Peters to judge
THIS JUST IN! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! NBC is making Thursday nights must-see TV for comedy fans as of May 22, 2014, with the return of …
The strength to keep going and tell his story: John Leguizamo on his fifth HBO special, “Ghetto Klown”
“I reveal all these things about my career, to inspire. I read that 40 percent of Latin kids drop out of high school. And that’s …
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Comedy’s mirror routine over the years in TV and movies: From The Marx Brothers to The Muppets, with Bugs and Lucy in between
Kermit the Frog employs the ol’ mirror routine gag — spoiler alert! — in a scene during the new Muppets Most Wanted movie, in cinemas …
Bobby Moynihan’s extended improvisations from SNL’s “12 Years A Slave” auditions sketch
Saturday Night Live just released an extended blooper reel of sorts, as it shows the extended takes of Bobby Moynihan’s scenes in the 12 Years …
IFC goes big on “American” in 2015, ordering new series from Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen and Bill Hader; another starring Rob Huebel
IFC is hosting its annual Upfront event and party tonight in New York City, but announced at high noon today two new series, a new …
Eugene Mirman on Late Night with Seth Meyers
Eugene Mirman’s routines have a non sequitur vibe upon first blush, but if you change your focus just a smidge, it all blends together harmoniously. Take …
FX orders Billy Crystal’s “The Comedians” to series
FX just announced it’s bringing Billy Crystal back to primetime TV, as star of The Comedians, which has received an initial order of 13 episodes …
Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda to reunite, star in new Netflix sitcom, “Grace and Frankie”
Netflix has announced a new 13-episode single-cam sitcom, Grace and Frankie, that reunites Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda as “long-time rivals brought together by a …