The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Alpha House, one of Amazon Studio’s first TV series, has proven successful enough that creator Garry Trudeau has had to shelve the previous creation he’s still better known for: His comic strip, Doonesbury. Alpha House stars John Goodman, Mark Consuelos, Clark Johnson and Matt Malloy as four U.S. Senators sharing …
Who says bouncy castles are just for kids? Adult Swim is bringing its castle-sized, 15-room inflatable “Adult Swim Fun House” back out on the road for a nationwide tour this spring. The Adult Swim Fun House debuted last year in Atlanta and also made an appearance in San Diego at …
For a third consecutive year, Comedy Central will head to Boston to tape half-hour specials for stand-up comedians. The Half Hour boasts 15 new specials to air in 2014. So who’s recording half-hours this year? UPDATED: You can secure free tickets to watch The Half Hour tapings in Boston from …
That “Dumb Starbucks” that opened last weekend in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles and offered free coffee drinks to customers? That was the latest bright idea of Nathan Fielder, host and brainchild of Comedy Central’s Nathan For You. Fielder revealed himself on Monday with a video and press …
In the parallel universe of “Stephen Colbert,” he attended theater camp with Buddy Cole and later hired him as a producer for The Colbert Report. We know better, that Buddy Cole is a longtime character of Kids in the Hall’s Scott Thompson, and a perfect person to report on the …
Seth Meyers didn’t have to look far to find his new Late Night bandleader. Meyers announced Monday afternoon that his longtime fellow former Saturday Night Live castmate Fred Armisen would be in charge of the 8GBand (as he hashtagged it on Twitter). “Fred will curate and lead the band, and …
Comedians on the way up in their careers often ply their trade by playing two circuits — there’s the comedy clubs for sure, and then there’s also the college campuses, where you can earn much more stage time and cash to keep working your way up the show-business ladder. NACA …
“Thank you everybody! Watch Jimmy Fallon! Thanks folks, see ya later. I’m coming home, honey!” — Jay Leno’s last words on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, Feb. 6, 2014 But before that. Just before that, came this heartfelt goodbye from Leno behind the desk, as he teared up …
Sacha Baron Cohen burst onto the scene more than a decade ago under an alias and a disguise with Da Ali G Show across the pond on Channel 4’s The 11 O’clock Show, then here Stateside via HBO. Fast-forward through Borat and Bruno and here we are, back again. “I …
America’s nationally televised singing competitions may be on the diminuendo in 2014, but perhaps that’s only to make room for a revival of stand-up comedy contests on TV?! TBS announced Tuesday that it has ordered an eight-episode summer series from Marlon Wayans — tentatively titled Funniest Wins — pitting comedians against …
