The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Check out the first brand-new teaser clip promoting Samantha Bee’s upcoming entrance into the late-night TV game as the only female host in a world full of Jimmys. TBS debuted this clip today as part of the Turner Networks’ annual Upfronts presentation to advertisers. In it, Bee surmises a wall …
Take a few minutes today to appreciate not only David Letterman, but also Adam Sandler. But aside whatever you might think of Sandler’s current movie in production, and remember his overall contributions to comedy, as he steps back and writes and performs a song to celebrate Letterman’s overall contributions to …
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 …
When Saturday Night Live presented a Win, Lose or Draw game show spoof that perplexed a contestant with the dilemma of drawing the Islamic prophet Muhammad, I noted simply: Topical. After all, the Muslim-haters in Texas had just incited a shooting the week before with a “Draw Muhammad” contest. What …
Brian Regan has performed on 28 separate episodes of Late Show with David Letterman, but on his final appearance Friday night, he announced his stand-up trick will be pulled off just a few blocks away. On Sept. 26, 2015, Regan will headline Comedy Central’s first-ever live stand-up comedy special — …
Amy Schumer is about to film her first HBO stand-up special later this month, and Chris Rock will get behind the camera to direct her. “Amy is one of the most inspired comics working today, and we hope her first HBO special marks the start of a long and beautiful …
Conan O’Brien has taken his late-night TV show on the road before, most recently in 2014 to Dallas in conjunction with the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four. Topping that feat this summer, Conan not only will film a week’s worth of shows in July from Comic-Con in San Diego, but …
In primetime this past Saturday night, NBC rebroadcast the Mother’s Day episode that brought back several great female cast members to help Betty White host Saturday Night Live in 2010, and it reminded me — wow, so much has changed in just the past five years for these cast members, …
Andy Sandford has just about watched all of Netflix, which has led to some shocking revelations. Such as: How many 1980s cop movies were too cheesy? Why are copycat killers worse than regular ones? And how do you solve the problem of an airport farter? OK, that last one came …
Comedy Central has ordered 10 episodes of a new animated series, Legends of Chamberlain Heights, from a veteran of The Simpsons about three high-school freshmen — with two of the boys modeled after and inspired by former real-life UCLA basketball players. The series will debut in 2016. “This show is …
