The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The final night of the 2016 Republican National Convention went long thanks to Donald Trump’s record-long acceptance speech for his party’s presidential nomination — but CBS was among multiple TV networks deciding they wanted to go live, too, with their late-night comedy reactions. None of them, perhaps as significant or …
Mike Birbiglia says that his new movie about an improv group, Don’t Think Twice, uses plenty of real-life influences and anecdotes. Jimmy Fallon’s life isn’t among them, although Fallon shared a funny note about what happened when he himself got the call from Saturday Night Live — when Fallon called …
In a live conversation on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, host Colbert looked forward to sitting down with guest Keegan-Michael Key to talk about his new movie, Don’t Think Twice, because it’s rooted in improv comedy. Of course, Colbert, like Key, got his start at The …
In yet more signs that Kevin Hart’s comedic star power continues to reach previously unseen heights for other stand-up comedians, the Philadelphia native just released his very own brand of Nike sneaker, signed a six-figure contract to produce live-streaming videos for Facebook, and put out the trailer for his latest …
After the U.S. Senate failed once again to follow the overwhelming public support for reasonable gun control measures, shooting down four laws that would keep suspected terrorists from legally buying guns in the United States, the folks at Inside Amy Schumer responded by unveiling a new sketch that was cut …
The Upright Citizens Brigade founders have a knack for announcing big news on the eve of their annual Del Close Marathon, and this year is no exception, as NBCUniversal today revealed it has expanded its working relationship with the UCB4 and their improvising minions to include at least five new …
People really want to see that Holocaust clown movie that Jerry Lewis deemed so unsalvageable, he not only decided never to release it, but disputes reports that he has allowed the Library of Congress to someday show it after he dies. The latest chapter in the ongoing fan-fueled saga to …
While U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) held the Congressional floor for a filibuster lasting some 15 hours yesterday into the night to force his colleagues to vote on reasonable gun-control legislation, the radio and TV correspondents who cover Congress were holding their annual dinner. Funny, right? Funnier still, many more …
Lin-Manuel Miranda and his improvised comedy hip-hop group Freestyle Love Supreme have scaled even greater heights on Broadway, first with Miranda’s semi-autobiographical In The Heights, and now with the transcendent musical Hamilton. Miranda’s co-conspirator in creating Freestyle Love Supreme, Thomas Kail, directs Hamilton. And Christopher Jackson (C-Jack in FLS) plays …
Judd Apatow and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder were equally full of surprises this weekend at the Bonnaroo music and comedy festival in Tennessee. Apatow introduced Vedder as the surprise guest on his comedy showcase, and then informed the audience that Vedder had written a song in tribute to Apatow’s …
