Last Comic Standing 8, The Sketch Challenge, and a double-elimination
by Let’s Get Going, America! Two of you must get going, too. Sorry about that. There’s something about watching these TV comedy competitions dress up stand-ups …
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Funniest Wins, but who’s to say who’s funniest on new TBS competition series?
There is a funny show hidden within Funniest Wins. Perhaps too hidden from view, and viewers. It debuted late last Friday night (with repeats overnight …
Look who’s joining the Funny or Die Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Tour for summer 2014
Ready or not, Hartford, you’re getting a second chance to laugh at the giant all-day funny fest that is the Funny or Die Oddball Comedy …
Can you judge an NBC Untitled Sketch Comedy Show by its pilot cover page?
Almost a year after NBC Universal tapped Lou Wallach to develop a second sketch comedy troupe for the network to be taped and broadcast on …
Steve Harvey wins big at 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards
Steve Harvey thought it best to sit out the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards (that’s a photo, above, of him presenting at the 2013 ceremony, back …
Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch: 2014
Variety has announced its 15th annual list of “10 Comics To Watch,” who’ll be spotlighted and feted at the end of July both in the …
AMC bumps Better Call Saul debut to 2015 but orders second season in advance of the Breaking Bad spinoff
The good news is we’ll see at least two more seasons of Bob Odenkirk’s lawyer Saul Goodman on TV. The bad news? We’ll have to …
Last Comic Standing, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 2” RECAP
Are you ready for the second half of our semifinals in season eight of NBC’s Last Comic Standing? Ready or not, here it comes. And …
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Monty Python’s Live reunion finale in a cinema near you, or perhaps Sundance TV
If you didn’t book yourself a ticket for one of Monty Python’s 10 sold-out shows this July at The O2 Arena in London, then you’ll …
The Comedy Cellar has initiated a fund-raiser for Ardie Fuqua and his family
The Comedy Cellar launched a fund-raiser online last night for comedian Ardie Fuqua, a regular host at the Cellar who remains in critical condition in …