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Amy Schumer allowed her sometime opening act to perform the closing number this time for the first season of Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer. Bridget Everett also appeared in the “Sex Tips” magazine sketch earlier in the season finale of Schumer’s series, before performing a musical number, “Titties,” at the …
Wild ‘N Out returns to the MTV airwaves after a six-year absence, resurfacing on MTV2 on July 9, 2013, with host Nick Cannon, several of his original improv comedy battlers and special guest Kevin Hart. Two teams of comedians and rappers play short games forcing them to ad-lib songs based …
President Barack Obama gave a big speech last week about climate change and carbon pollution. Or as the science people who use big words like to call the problem: Global warning. As ThinkProgress discovered in the days since Obama’s speech, his solution received coverage and opinions from the TV networks …
Zach Stone isn’t going to be famous enough for a second season, but Bo Burnham, the star of the MTV sitcom, already is well on his way to bigger fame. Burnham is from a generation growing up with the idea that everyone can be famous and everyone will be if …
Well, I mean. Really, now. You didn’t think the lawyer for George Zimmerman could open his defense arguments in the Trayvon Martin murder trial with a knock-knock joke and get away with it, did you? While plenty of comedians let the lawyer’s joke have it via Twitter and Facebook retorts, …
Taylor Williamson‘s audition went well last night for America’s Got Talent. I could tell it would from the way producers opened his segment, having him bombard other contestants in waiting with street jokes while you could hear buzzers sounding off against even more contestants. They’re pulling a switcheroo on us! …
You’ve seen Adam Richman tackle food challenges on Man Vs. Food, then seen him enlist fans who are gluttons for punishment on Man Vs. Food Nation. Men Vs. Food, a new pilot airing on the Travel Channel tonight (9:30 p.m. Eastern), chooses comedy over gluttony. Starting with two stand-up comedians …
The half-hour edition of Funny or Die’s Drunk History premieres on Comedy Central on July 9, but you can watch the preview online now. In this episode, we’re treated to stories about Woodward, Bernstein and Watergate; the brothers Edwin and John Wilkes Booth; and Elvis meeting Nixon in the White …
Comedy Central has ordered NerdMelt’s flagship stand-up variety comedy showcase to series, greenlighting more episodes of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. Kent Alterman, Comedy Central’s original programming chief, said in the release: “I’m shocked to learn this show will be taped in the back of a comic book store, rather …
Who needs a title to receive a 10-episode order from FX with the hopes of 90 more to come, starring Martin Lawrence and Kelsey Grammer? FX announced the 10/90 deal late Wednesday with Lionsgate Television and Debmar-Mercury. It’s the same deal responsible for FX’s Anger Management starring Charlie Sheen and …
