The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Scout Durwood grew up in the outskirts of Kansas City with dreams of becoming the next Julia Roberts. Instead, after first playing soccer and then becoming a cabaret singer, Scout’s first major screen credit came in the MTV reality dating stunt, A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila. Durwood shook …
Will Ferrell, a 1990 graduate of the University of Southern California, returned to USC today to deliver the commencement address to the class of 2017. What has he learned in the past 27 years since college? “After my first show [on Saturday Night Live], one review referred to me as …
CBS started handing out series orders to its pilot contenders today, and among them is the new sitcom, Me, Myself & I, which stars current Saturday Night Live cast member Bobby Moynihan. Of course, CBS will lay out its planned Fall 2017 and Midseason 2018 schedules next week during the …
As Steve Harvey wraps up the fifth season of his syndicated daytime talk show, he’s moving not only to a new production company but also a new location, taking his show from Chicago to Los Angeles. So now one of his Chicago staffers has leaked a memo Harvey sent to …
You’ve seen Laff Mobb re-enact stand-up comedy bits on YouTube and overnight on truTV’s Late Night Snack, and this fall, you’ll get to see them in full half-hour doses. truTV announced a 12-episode order this fall of Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks, along with a new talk show hosted by Amy …
“I’m Muslim. Like from the news,” jokes Ramy Youssef, who made his network TV debut on Thursday night’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Youssef also joked about how your own individual day can be pretty OK, even if the rest of the world seems to be crumbling around you; how …
Mark Normand has finally hit the big time, and no, I’m not merely talking about how his first stand-up hour premieres tonight on Comedy Central. I’m talking about how he’s wearing a suit on the TV, of course! Watch Normand make fun of himself and his foibles as he navigates …
Frankie Shaw’s short film, SMILF, won the jury award at the Sundance Film Festival a couple of years ago and garnered further interest from Showtime. The pay-cable network announced it’s fully invested now in SMILF, ordering up 10 episodes of a half-hour comedy series partially based on Shaw’s own life …
You’ve come to know and love the voice of Dan Mintz as Tina on Bob’s Burgers. But before co-starring in that FOX animated sitcom, Mintz was a joke writer and joke teller. Here he is to remind you, with four minutes of one-liners performed on Wednesday’s Late Night with Seth …
Chris Hardwick opened Wednesday’s episode of @midnight on Comedy Central by praising actor/wrestler Dwayne Johnson for floating the idea he might run for president of the United States in 2020. But Hardwick took issue with what the magazine that got “The Rock” to reveal his political ambitions did with that …
