truTV announces 15 finalists for 2018 Comedy Breakout Initiative
by Here are the 15 finalists announced last week for truTV’s Comedy Breakout Initiative, designed to find new and distinct voices to join truTV’s existing roster …
MST3K celebrates 30th anniversary with tour featuring Jonah AND Joel
For the first time in 25 years, original Mystery Science Theater 3000 host and creator Joel Hodgson will put on the red jumpsuit for a …
Danny Jolles on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Danny Jolles made his network and late-night comedy debuts on Friday night’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Jolles wanted to make a case for bros. …
Comedy Central sets July dates for Roast of Bruce Willis with JGL as Celebrity Roastmaster
The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis is a go! Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who co-starred with Willis as a younger version of him in Looper, will …
Gabriel Iglesias will film 2018 Netflix special in Houston arena
Fluffy can still fill arenas. The second of what will be at least three Netflix specials for stand-up comedian Gabriel Iglesias will tape on Sept. …
Nick DiPaolo sucker-punched after comedy club show in New York suburbs
Nick DiPaolo had finished his headlining set Sunday night at Levity Live in West Nyack, NY, and was meeting with fans when a man said …
Apple orders immigration anthology TV series from Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani
Immigration is front and center of America’s conversation right now. The biggest, saddest immigration story is happening in Texas, where the Trump Administration is building …
Desus and Mero officially launching weekly late-night Showtime series
And now it’s official! Hot off the press release… SHOWTIME has ordered a weekly half-hour late-night series starring Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, scheduled …
Episode #212: Clusterfest 2018 with Mark Normand, Roy Wood Jr., and Sasheer Zamata
This is a special edition of Last Things First, recorded live during Clusterfest 2018 in San Francisco. Comedy Central was kind enough to ask me …
Talking about Chris Hardwick
Sunday night was supposed to herald another big moment for Chris Hardwick’s TV career with the premiere of Talking with Chris Hardwick and his big-get …