RIP John Pinette (1964-2014)
by Say it nay nay. Sad but true: Stand-up comedian John Pinette died Saturday from a pulmonary embolism. Pinette was 50. On Friday, Pinette was on …
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FXX orders new Tracy Morgan series in big renewal pact with RCG pushing It’s Sunny In Philadelphia to season 12
FXX so much wants It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to be a part of its primetime programming for the next three years, that it not …
When Vince Vaughn guest hosted Late Show with David Letterman in 2003
Everybody else already has rushed into the digital fray with their own Top 10 lists of who should or who might or who will replace …
David Letterman retiring from Late Show on CBS in 2015
BREAKING NEWS! David Letterman announced during the taping of his show for later tonight that he’ll be retiring in 2015. Letterman, who turns 67 next …
Rob Riggle compares “broken toys” of stand-up to “team” of improvisation on The Pete Holmes Show
In this conversation on The Pete Holmes Show, Holmes recalls first meeting Rob Riggle at Comix (RIP), a comedy club in New York City. Back …
Comedy Central’s Key & Peele honored with The Peabody Award
Congrats to Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele and the crew of Key & Peele for their latest honor, joining a prestigious shortlist of TV shows …
MTV2 plays ball with Major League Baseball: Chris Distefano on co-hosting new “Off The Bat” series from the MLB Fan Cave
The surest sign that spring is in the air is Opening Day of Major League Baseball season, which happened Monday in ballparks across America. Tonight, …
Not Fooling Around. A PSA for Comedians: How to Read Contracts
by I’m either a comedian who moonlights as a union organizer or a union organizer who moonlights as a comedian; I kind of can’t tell anymore. …
Watch Drew Carey host The Late Late Show, with guest Carl Reiner
For April Fools, it’s not so much a prank as much as ’twas fooling around by longtime comedy pals Craig Ferguson and Drew Carey in …
Confidently self-deprecating: Inside Amy Schumer’s second season on Comedy Central, theater tours and an Apatow-backed movie
A few minutes into the third episode of second season Inside Amy Schumer, we see Schumer onstage delivering stand-up to a captive audience, declaring: “Nothing …