The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Comedy Central has announced the premiere night and lineups for season 3 of Adam Devine’s House Party, which moved out off the Pacific Ocean to film in Hawaii! Adam Devine’s House Party returns Thursday, March 3, 2016, at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT, for a 10-episode run, set at Turtle Bay Resort in …
IFC has two new comedy series scheduled for the coming year, announcing eight-episode orders each for Stan Against Evil from Dana Gould, and Brockmire from Funny or Die and starring Hank Azaria. “Demons and disgrace are at the forefront of IFC’s new comedy strategy,” IFC President Jennifer Caserta said. “And …
Jackie Kashian is one of my favorite stand-up comedians to watch live because she knows who she is and makes no apologies for it. That’s also probably why Maria Bamford so much enjoys working with her on the road, and why she’s had a successful podcast for the past decade …
The Simpsons decided to weigh in this weekend on the 2016 presidential election campaigns of both the Republicans and the Democrats, letting us know that even in Springfield, it’s a nightmare scenario right now. Interesting use of real audio clips, mashed together with fake voice impersonations. Can you tell who …
A very special PSA followed last night’s episode of Mom on CBS, in which one of the supporting characters dies suddenly from a drug overdose. Mom‘s stars, Allison Janney and Anna Faris, flanking U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, remind viewers that addiction is an illness, a disease, but …
Harris Wittels died a year ago today. The comedian and writer was only 30. He’s one of far too many victims of addiction to drugs and alcohol. Last October, surviving family members of Wittels and the late Greg Giraldo — along with comedians and thousands more living in recovery or …
When comedians Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian first met up to redefine the term mock debate during an October 2015 late-night comedy showcase at the UCB Theatre, few people really believed that Donald J. Trump and Bernie Sanders were more than passing fads. But as primary voters have made their …
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling them think they’re comedians? No, that’s not it. It is a fact, though, that America’s biggest city is also its biggest comedy mecca. Hollywood may …
What’s so special about 11 p.m. Thursdays? Thursdays are the new Fridays, or Must-See TV has shifted from primetime to late-night in 2016, because both the History channel and truTV are jumping into the comedy fray with weekly ventures in the 11 p.m. hour (Eastern/Pacific) that include throwing all sorts …
Surprise, surprise, surprise! Beyoncé blew our minds when she released a full album in 2013 without advance warning, press or promotion. The release itself served as the hype machine. She did it again a day before performing at Super Bowl 50. Comedians have now began to embrace the concept, too. …
