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Rick Ludwin, a late-night executive at NBC for three decades who famously saved both Seinfeld and Conan O’Brien from early cancellations during his tenure at the Peacock Network, died Sunday at the age of 71. Ludwin’s TV career began in college at Miami University of Ohio as host of a …
Kevin Hart is on the mend, making his first public appearance two months after a serious car crash in Los Angeles. Hart accepted the People’s Choice Award for Comedy Act on Sunday night. “First and foremost, man, thank God, because I definitely don’t have to be here. Being that I …
Elliott Morgan is one of the members of The Valleyfolk, a crowd-funded Internet comedy troupe that won the inaugural season of NBC’s Bring The Funny in the summer of 2019, winning $250,000 and an invitation to perform at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. That’s a long way …
The Soup is coming back to E! The cable channel announced the revival during Sunday night’s telecast of the People’s Choice Awards. Jade Catta-Preta (whom you’ve heard on my podcast) will host the new iteration, debuting early next year. “We’re excited to bring this beloved franchise back to the network, …
As the ViacomCBS merger enters its final throes, the company is throwing Comedy Central chief Kent Alterman overboard. Chris McCarthy (no relation) will add Comedy Central, Paramount Network, TV Land and the Smithsonian Channel to his oversight. McCarthy already runs Viacom’s MTV, VH1, Logo and CMT networks. Alterman, who headed …
Amazon, the world’s largest retailer that manages to avoid paying any federal taxes, couldn’t avoid paying disgraced filmmaker Woody Allen to stop making movies. Amazon had a four-picture deal with Allen. But the online giant cancelled plans to release his 2018 movie, A Rainy Day in New York, as well …
The “Comics to Watch” showcase at this year’s New York Comedy Festival proves that the talent pool has gotten younger and more diverse thanks to the digital comedy boom. Stand-up comedy not only has given rise to voices from all parts of our whole community, but also inspired kids to …
John Crist, a homeschooled son of a pastor who marketed himself as a Christian comedian (yes, his last name is Crist), has cancelled the rest of his 2019 stand-up tour and seen his planned Netflix special for Thanksgiving put on the shelf, after he confessed to sexual sinning. Crist, with …
Emily Catalano has some thoughts about relationships, and about fantasy sports, and sometimes the two combine for even more jokes, as she demonstrated on Wednesday’s Conan. Roll the clip.
After three seasons, The Jim Jefferies Show will come to a close on Comedy Central later this month. “The Jim Jefferies Show will air its final episode on Nov. 19, concluding a brilliant three-year run on Comedy Central,” said a spokesperson for Comedy Central. “We thank Jim and the team for …
