The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Nothing screams SNL is in a transition year than quickly bringing back its former stars to host — Andy Samberg led the 39th season finale in May, a year after his final episode as cast member, and now here in the third episode of the fall, all-time great Bill Hader …
Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the many varied comedy podcasts Flinn listened to or attended live tapings of during the previous week. Enjoy! WEIRD ADULTS with LITTLE ESTHER (68 – Gabe …
What if you’re heckled onstage while you’re taping your late-night submission for Conan, only it’s not a heckle but a profane order from an NYPD officer to “shut the fuck up” because cops are arresting an audience member? Do you shoot down the heckler? Obviously not. Do you try to …
San Francisco-based online fashion retailer Betabrand launched its spring line with models who held PhDs. For its fall collection, Betabrand has lined up 14 funny women, plus an original design modeled by Margaret Cho and voted upon by shoppers. Betabrand founder Chris Lindland thinks it’s a smart strategy, literally and metaphorically. “We’re building …
Just when you thought there were more than enough podcasts that involved comedians interviewing comedians, along comes another comedian-on-comedian podcast — but this one offers a twist. Or two. For one thing, Comedy Bit List with John Heffron, hosted by the former Last Comic Standing winner, airs on Rhapsody. For …
Michael Che bolted at the end of the summer for a desk job at Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update. Larry Wilmore will leave at year’s end for his own half-hour, replacing The Colbert Report and following his once-and-future boss, Jon Stewart, in 2015. And so the beast that has produced …
All of the talk this week about Saturday Night Live‘s new Tina Turner sketch looking a little too much like The Groundlings new Tina Turner sketch been getting you down? We have another, better example of parallel thinking in sketch comedy to examine already! I bet the folks at TruTV …
Sudden, sad news. Jan Hooks, who starred alongside one of Saturday Night Live‘s best casts ever from 1986-1991, has died. Hooks was 57. Her reps confirmed the news today. TMZ also reported that Hooks recently was battling with serious illness. More details are not yet available. Born April 23, 1957, …
The Emmys may have celebrated the past year of television, and the new Fall TV series have yet to premiere, but Hollywood always keeps an eye to the future, and August still signifies the start to the following year’s development cycle. You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the …
Congrats to Groundlings main company member Tony Cavalero, who will star in the upcoming TV adaptation of School of Rock for Nickelodeon. “I am so honored to be part of the rad legacy that is School of Rock,” Cavalero said. “Jack Black is one of my biggest comedy influences and I am …
