Comedians making TV network deals for the 2019 season
by September doesn’t just mark the start of the new fall TV season. It also heralds the start of broadcast network buying season for potential series …
Bobby Collins brings 10th annual Comics For A Cause benefit to NYC
The annual “Comics For A Cause” benefit hits home for host Bobby Collins. Not only because Collins is bringing the comedy fundraiser to his hometown …
Episode #226: Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford is one of the most exciting stand-up comedians working today. You may have seen her starring in her own Netflix series, Lady Dynamite, …
Preview the new fall 2018 network sitcoms
Even though Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and all of the cable channels have made the idea of a TV season seem antiquated, we still get a …
Saturday Night Live adds Ego Nwodim to the cast for Season 44
Congrats to Ego Nwodim! Saturday Night Live has announced hiring Nwodim as a new cast member for Season 44, which begins next week. From her …
Live show Historical Roast gets a Netflix series order thanks to Jeff Ross
While the Friars Club and Comedy Central have enjoyed ribbing and roasting their famous friends for decades, for the past four years, a group of …
Here’s the Fall 2018 schedule for half-hour Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents…
The new 2018 season of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents… half-hour specials kicks off next Friday night, Sept. 28, 2018. They’ll air in back-to-black blocks in …
Listen to The History of Standup as told by Wayne Federman and friends
You want to get your TBTs on in a very comedy way? Starting this week, your ear holes can deliver the history of comedy into …
Samantha Bee presents This Is Not A Game, the trivia phone game to encourage higher voter turnout
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee might not have won an Emmy this past weekend, but they’re paying it forward anyhow, with a new trivia phone …
Too Soon? Documentary recalls “The Onion” issue following 9/11
Satirical publication The Onion began printing on actual newsprint back in August 1988. The staff picked up and left their original home in Madison, Wisc., …