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What’s making news in comedy… Comedy Central has renewed Inside Amy Schumer. Amy Schumer’s sketch comedy series, currently airing on Tuesday nights, will return with a 10-episode second season in 2014. Dan Harmon has confirmed that he’s in talks with Sony Pictures Television to return to the helm of Community …
Well, this is going to be interesting. As interesting as finding out how and who at FX decided upon which photos of Jim Norton and Lindy West to use? Who knows… Ready or not, though, late-night TV talk shows will offer something audiences haven’t seen much of in a generation …
In case you missed it, here it is online. From the PBS American Masters description: “Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows — to the film genres he so successfully satirized …
Set List is an American creation that first scored a TV deal across the pond, but is finally finding its way back home with a webseries version that you can enjoy wherever you have Internet access. Episode highlights of the live shows began appearing earlier this week on the Nerdist …
Remember that “Bea Arthur Naked” painting by John Currin that sold at auction last week by Christies for $1.9 million? The 1991 oil painting, oil on canvas, sold for $1,915,750. The buyer wasn’t disclosed then. But Friday afternoon, comedian Jeffrey Ross posted a photo of himself with a large framed …
Earlier this week, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked Oklahoma tornado survivor Rebecca Vitsum if she “thanked the Lord” for living through the storm. Vitsum is an atheist. So no, she didn’t thank God. The video clip circulated and from Paul Provenza it found its way to Doug Stanhope, who told his fans …
Maria Bamford is about to rejoin us online this summer in a great new webseries, in which you ask the questions, and “her mom” answers them. It’s “Ask My Mom,” debuting May 30, 2013, on My Damn Channel. I’ll cede the floor to the Bammer to explain more… Hi, I’m Maria …
Memorial Day Weekend is here, and with it, the great summer outdoor festival season is upon us once more. What to make of an outdoor festival, whether it’s in the park or on the streets, whether it’s all just about the music or a mix of song, dance and food? …
Hey, comedy fans! John Oliver isn’t only taking over the reins of The Daily Show this summer while Jon Stewart is making movies, but Oliver also is hosting a fourth season of his Comedy Central showcase series, John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show. It’ll tape episodes June 3-5, 2013, at …
Bonjour! Allo! Hi. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening to you all. The biggest comedy confab of the year, Just For Laughs Montreal, has announced the lineup for its 31st annual celebration of funny — this summer’s dates run July 10-28, 2013. Colin Quinn will deliver this year’s keynote …
