Netflix orders Astronomy Club sketch series
by Astronomy Club, the first all-black house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, is moving from digital series at Comedy Central to half-hour TV sketch …
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Here are your 2019 Emmy nominees in comedy!
They just announced this year’s Emmy Award nominations, so congrats and kudos to everyone who made the list. COMEDY SERIES Barry (HBO) Fleabag (Amazon) Russian …
Catherine Cohen on Late Night with Seth Meyers
Whether or not you’ve already listened to my podcast chat with Catherine Cohen, this young cabaret star has just made her late-night TV debut, performing …
Who advanced out of the premiere episode of NBC’s “Bring The Funny,” and what does it all mean
Bring The Funny is no Last Comic Standing. Nor is it America’s Got Talent. So what is Bring The Funny? The newest NBC talent competition …
Beth Stelling on Jimmy Kimmel Live
This is an interesting development. Beth Stelling performed on Tuesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, but the footage came from Jimmy Kimmel’s new comedy club …
Becky Lucas on Conan
Kudos to Team Coco for bringing some of the talent they saw in Australia back to Burbank for proper stand-up comedy appearances on U.S. television. …
FOX-owned TV affiliates taking second summer run at late-night “Punchline” comedian joke-off
Two summers ago, FOX gave a trial run to a late-night almost live joke-off among comedians called Punchline. It was kind of like Comedy Central’s …
Cash Cab is moving to Bravo with Ben Bailey back in the driver’s seat hosting reboot
After some false starts and weird detours, Cash Cab is coming back to TV. Again. With Ben Bailey hosting. Again. But this time, it’ll be …
HBO sets “A Black Lady Sketch Show” for late-night Fridays starting Aug. 2, 2019
In a month, HBO’s late-night Friday slot, currently occupied by Los Espookys, will host A Black Lady Sketch Show. The sketch comedy series stars Robin …
What you need to know if you want to submit writing samples to Saturday Night Live
Did you know you could submit a writing packet to Saturday Night Live right this very minute? Yes, you! My friends tipped me off to …