The Definitive Guide to Comedy
With all of the talk in the past week about satire, freedom of speech and comedians abusing or somehow not doing what they can with that privilege, it’s even more remarkable to consider what John Oliver did during that week. Oliver and a camera crew flew to Russia and interviewed …
Mark your calendars for January and March 2017 and circle Feb. 2, 2017, while you’re at it. Because the folks who turned the Roald Dahl story (and movie) Matilda into a Broadway hit musical are hoping to repeat history and improve upon it when they get the chance to adapt …
As part of NBC’s Summer Media Day on Thursday, the Peacock Network also dropped a couple of teaser-length trailers for its two new multi-cam sitcoms that premiere in August 2015: Mr. Robinson, starring Craig Robinson as a funky musician by night and schoolteacher by day; and The Carmichael Show, with …
Brian Stack’s last day at Conan was Thursday. Stack had been a writer/performer with Conan O’Brien for 18 years, going back from the current TBS show through The Tonight Show era and back to New York City and Late Night. Speaking of NYC, that’s where Stack is heading to work …
While a packed SXSW convention center ballroom listened last month to Jimmy Kimmel walk down the memory lane of his life and TV career, a group of foreign-born comedians in a smaller room gave a more global and increasingly more relevant take on what’s happening in America and the world …
NBC wrapped up a meet-and-greet with the media for its summer 2015 programming, which meant for every awkward Q-and-A banter, we were treated to new video clips. Which means our first look at the “Invitationals” footage already shot with the Top 100 comedians competing in this summer’s ninth season of …
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross got the old Mr. Show writers together over the winter to create some new comedy mischief. Whether that becomes an official Mr. Show reunion special or not, Bob and David will be making new sketches for your televised viewing pleasure in 2015, and they’ll be …
“What’s David Letterman going to do next?” Who better to ask that question of random pedestrians passing by than Billy Eichner, host of Billy on the Street. So Eichner did just that, with Letterman by his side. You saw part of it last night on Late Show with David Letterman. …
Imagine you’re a woman and you’re funny, so you decide to pursue a career in comedy. Imagine that even just in making that decision, you’ve unintentionally invited lifetimes of structurally built-in gender bias against you. Sometimes subtle and subconscious, you’re ignored or overlooked when it comes to forming improv teams …
