The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Roy Wood Jr. is somewhere en route to Moab, Utah, on a camping trip that’ll take him and his friends on a 100-mile boat tour south on down the Colorado River into Canyonlands and Glen Canyon toward the Grand Canyon. But a couple of days ago, Wood was on the …
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 up to the cable Upfronts in the spring and the broadcast network Upfronts in May — when TV programmers present their new and returning lineups …
Before he moved to Los Angeles and broke into TV, such as his current recurring role on the FX series Married, Brett Gelman was an improviser in New York City. One of his earliest big breaks came via the New York Lottery. No, he didn’t win it. He starred in …
Facebook changed the game when it comes to wishing your friends a Happy Birthday, both because now you know when everyone’s birthday is (no excuses if you logged into Facebook), and because now your friends know if you took the 10 seconds to write on their wall to notice they’re …
John Mulaney’s new sitcom, Mulaney, is almost upon us. In New York City, billboards and subway ads are everywhere. FOX has put its promotional muscle behind Mulaney. Now it’s up to you, the viewer. To help you make up your mind, check out this special behind-the-scenes preview with clips from …
Wendy Liebman performed Tuesday night in the second semifinal of America’s Got Talent 2014, staying in the competition as a wildcard selection of judge Howard Stern. All of the judges loved Liebman’s stand-up set, which applied her classic pauses and misdirection to material about her husband and what she’s learned …
Flight of the Conchords, the New Zealand duo of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, enjoyed a two-season run on HBO in 2007 and 2009. Their two albums released from those seasons both received Grammy nominations, with “The Distant Future” winning the Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2008. Could Flight …
Melissa Rivers released this statement today about her mother, 81-year-old comedy legend Joan Rivers, who was rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City Thursday when she went into cardiac arrest during throat surgery at an Upper East Side clinic. “My mother would be so touched by the tributes …
The Emmys may have celebrated the past year of television, and the new Fall TV series have yet to premiere, but Hollywood always keeps an eye to the future, and August still signifies the start to the following year’s development cycle. You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the …
This is as close as we’re ever going to get to an actual Friends reunion, most likely. So thank Jimmy Kimmel for being such a devoted fan that he spent thousands on designing an exact replica of the Friends NYC apartment set, and convinced guest Jennifer Aniston to read his …
