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The “Super Fun” Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
by Look. There’s no denying that The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has cultivated a super fun atmosphere that the kids really enjoy, that turns adults …
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The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore hires Robin Thede as head writer
Comedy Central’s newest late-night series, The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore, has a head writer: Robin Thede. Wilmore announced the hiring today. He recruited Thede from …
The performance art of TJ Miller’s morning TV news appearances
Working the road as a stand-up comedian often entails early-morning promotions the day of or before your weekend club and theater appearances, both on local …
Jay Leno’s Garage coming to CNBC primetime in 2015
Jay Leno isn’t leaving the NBC family, just late-night and the broadcast network. Jay Leno’s Garage will debut as a primetime series in 2015 on …
UCB confirms opening date for Los Angeles training center, fourth theater
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre recently opened a brand-new training center in New York City, and they’re about to open their first legitimate training center …
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A very “Murray Christmas” is happening soon on TV, with Bill Murray singing and Sofia Coppola directing
Christmas is coming early this year, and it hasn’t even arrived just yet. We learned today, first via Variety, that Bill Murray — who has …
“The Origin of Blackbird,” from Bob Odenkirk’s “A Load of Hooey (Book Excerpt)
Bob Odenkirk has written a new book that’s literally “A Load of Hooey.” That’s the title of it. The former writer for Saturday Night Live, …
Betabrand employs comedians and comedy writers to model 2014 fall fashion collection
San Francisco-based online fashion retailer Betabrand launched its spring line with models who held PhDs. For its fall collection, Betabrand has lined up 14 funny women, …
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart hires Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah as correspondents
Michael Che bolted at the end of the summer for a desk job at Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update. Larry Wilmore will leave at year’s …
Now this is parallel thinking: “Key & Peele,” “Friends of the People” both imagine the true story behind Urkel on “Family Matters”
All of the talk this week about Saturday Night Live‘s new Tina Turner sketch looking a little too much like The Groundlings new Tina Turner …