Friars Club renames its clubhouse building the Jerry Lewis Monastery
by The historic Friars Club building, a five-story house constructed in 1909 in midtown Manhattan that became the clubhouse and “Friars Club Monastery” in 1957 with …
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Judd Apatow will stream his next TV series for at least two seasons on Netflix: “Love,” starring Gillian Jacobs and Paul Rust
Netflix announced today a two-season commitment to a new comedy series, Love, created, written and produced by Judd Apatow, Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin. Love …
Bill Maher’s “Live from D.C.” pulls in best HBO comedy special ratings since 2009
Bill Maher‘s double-duty live stunt on HBO did the trick, at least ratings-wise. Maher hosted a special edition of his weekly Real Time talk show on …
IFC renews “Maron” for third season
Congrats to Marc Maron! IFC announced today it has renewed his sitcom, Maron, for a third season, with 13 new half-hour episodes going into production …
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Conan O’Brien, Weird Al Yankovic, Jon Lovitz joined the cast of The Simpsons, live at Hollywood Bowl
For three days and nights over the weekend, the Hollywood Bowl hosted a nostalgic throwback of epic proportions as the cast, past writers and friends …
The lineup for season 3 of Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution on Comedy Central
Comedy Central has announced the featured comedians for the third season of Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution, which returns with a premiere episode at midnight …
Sept. 15, 2014: Deadline to submit for 10th annual Andy Kaufman Award
In 2013, a woman claiming to be the long-lost daughter of a not-so-dead Andy Kaufman stole the show at the Andy Kaufman Award finals. What, or …
Maybe See TV? The week in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Sept. 11, 2014)
You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the trade winds from now through pilot season, which starts in earnest in January, all the way …
Hannibal Buress explains his larger-than-life jumpsuit face while on tour this summer and fall
If you’ve been to this summer’s Oddball Fest comedy tour, then you’ve probably seen Hannibal Buress saunter onstage sporting a jumpsuit with his face emblazoned …
Watch “Robin Williams Remembered:” A PBS Pioneers of Television special
The PBS documentary series, Pioneers of Television, had interviewed Robin Williams extensively just recently for its portraits of him and other groundbreaking comedians of the …