Neal Brennan publicly updates us on Tracy Morgan’s recovery
by Neal Brennan went on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night to promote his new Sundance series based on New York magazine’s The Approval Matrix. …
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SAG-AFTRA posts “Do Not Work” notice to performers seeking “Laughs” TV credit
If you were hoping to use Laughs as a TV credit and as a path to SAG-AFTRA membership, well, let the actors union stop you …
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Ricky Gervais and the BBC to produce a David Brent rockumentary in big-screen spinoff of “The Office”
When is a movie about The Office not an Office movie? When Ricky Gervais says it is? The BBC and Gervais announced Tuesday that they’re …
Profiles in Funny: Dan Dion’s photographs from Montreal’s Just For Laughs, 2014
Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival can seem like a whirlwind, whether it’s your first year or your 30th, whether you’re a fan or a Gala …
Darik Santos performs in the quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent 2014
Darik Santos is relatively inexperienced compared to the other stand-up comedians selected for the live quarterfinal rounds of the 2014 season of America’s Got Talent. …
James Corden eyed by CBS as potential Late Late Show host to succeed Craig Ferguson?
James Corden? James. Corden? Seriously? When CBS Entertainment Chief Nina Tassler told the TV Critics Association last month that the network might be looking in …
Tommy Morris out at The Comedy Store; Adam Eget in as talent booker
Last week saw fundamental changes at comedy clubs in both New York City and Los Angeles. In the Big Apple, Al Martin sold off his …
NBC renews “Welcome To Sweden” for second season
File this under unsurprising surprises. NBC officially renewed summer sitcom Welcome To Sweden for a 10-episode second season. It keeps the Peacock Network in business …
R.I.P. Rich Ceisler
Stand-up comedian Rich Ceisler died this morning, two weeks after contracting a rare illness while performing on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. Ceisler was 58. …
Last Comic Standing 8: From a Top 5 to a Top 4
NBC’s Last Comic Standing made the penultimate cruelest cut last night, winnowing the field from five to four. The show also introduced Jay Leno as …