The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Megan Amram, writer for The Good Place (and before that, Parks and Recreation), almost pulled off an incredible feat last year, getting nominated for two Emmy Awards by writing and starring in a webseries which she only wrote and starred in for the purposes of winning an Emmy. Amram is …
Sometimes, we all could use the serenity that the late Bob Ross offered with his PBS painting show, The Joy of Painting. Ross died in 1995. But his spirit and his TV episodes live on, inspiring all of us to paint happy little clouds and trees. You may have seen …
VRV has made a name for itself as a streaming service built on anime, partnerships with niche networks such as Rooster Teeth and Shudder, and outcasts from the late, great Seeso. Now comes Live from WZRD, a webseries that manages to offer a little something for each of VRV’s fan …
Happy Birthday to Kenan Thompson! Thompson, 41 today and the longest-tenured cast member ever on Saturday Night Live, will add a primetime sitcom to his resume. NBC has ordered The Kenan Show. He began his TV career as a teenager with Nickelodeon’s sketch comedy series, All That. Thompson joined SNL …
Determined to learn from past mistakes, Comedy Central has launched a new Comedy Central Productions unit to develop new and existing in-house talent. As Jon Stewart departed The Daily Show, the cable network watched as many of his potential successors also fled, from John Oliver (HBO), Stephen Colbert (CBS), Samantha …
Rose Matafeo, a rising comedy star from New Zealand who won the Edinburgh Fringe Festival’s top prize last summer, made her U.S. TV debut as a stand-up Thursday night on Conan. Check her out!
Andy Sandford thinks perhaps children shouldn’t have such unrealistic expectations for their adulthood, as he joked in this performance on The Late Late Show. Jet packs? College degrees? Mountain Dew for life? Let’s get real. Roll the clip!
With the departure of hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory this month, CBS is looking far and wide for new comedies to break through this fall. So congrats to comedians Billy Gardell, Natasha Leggero, Sabrina Jalees, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins and more for joining the Eye Network’s new primetime lineup! …
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt wrapped its fourth and final season this January on Netflix, but the streaming giant isn’t ready to say goodbye once and for all just yet. An interactive special is forthcoming, ordered up for 2020. The comedy series stars Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, and Carol Kane. …
The lawsuit by a San Diego man claiming Conan O’Brien’s TBS late-night show stole jokes from his Twitter for Conan’s monologue has settled out of court, shortly before going to trial. O’Brien wrote about the decision to settle in an essay today in Variety, saying in part: “I decided to …
