The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Milton Berle was “Uncle Miltie” to the first generation of Americans to own televisions. And to a generation of comedians, Berle also was the father of joke thievery. Having his private joke files on the auction block in Los Angeles means we may chance upon rare artificats that once and …
The mainstream media, Internet, and comedy nerds all seem to love Louis C.K. more than they do other comedians today, and the release of C.K.’s latest stand-up special on HBO this month has only continued to feed that hive mind. So what if Louis C.K. turned around and sold a …
Deon Cole is the newest member of Team Coco to earn his own weekly TV show about pop culture, as he’ll be hosting Deon Cole’s Black Box. It debuts Monday June 10, 2013, on TBS. Here’s a sneak peek inside his box!
If you’ve never imagined Marc Maron in a Star Trek parody, then here’s your chance to do so, with an added twist: That’s comedian James Adomian as Maron in “Maron in Space,” a new webseries from Funny or Die and IFC just in time to promote Maron’s new IFC’s series, …
“Too soon!” is a refrain popularized by and among stand-up comedians for not letting enough time to pass for tragedy to become comedy. But what happens when terrorism and the national spotlight literally visits your doorstep and is happening right outside your home? Do you make jokes then? Wait until …
The legacy of Andy Kaufman lives on in more ways than one, as Comedy Central’s Thursday-night pairing of The Ben Show and Nathan For You has proven over the past eight weeks. Kaufman’s comedy as performance art elevated the art form while also subverting the audience’s notions of reality. Ben Hoffman and …
George Lopez is back in primetime, scoring a new deal made official today by FX to bring at least 10 episodes and perhaps 100 of his upcoming sitcom, Saint George. FX Network’s Executive Vice President Chuck Saftler just announced the “10/90” deal with Lionsgate Television and Debmar-Mercury for the half-hour, …
Patton Oswalt guest-stars on this week’s episode of Parks and Recreation on NBC as a Pawnee resident who filibusters a city council meeting by talking about whatever is on his mind. What’s on his mind? Star Wars. Nothing…but…Star Wars. Specifically, his proposal for Episode VII of the Star Wars movie …
PaFunny or Die has unveiled its first “on-site feature film,” iSteve, starring Justin Long as the late Apple founder Steve Jobs. With a running time clocking in just under 78 minutes, FoD hasn’t allowed embedding of iSteve — watch the full movie at https://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d2e0f617e3/isteve The film also comes with a disclaimer: “All characters …
The writers for Joan Rivers on her E! series, Fashion Police, went on strike today. With the support of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the writers already had filed complaints over the past month against both E! and Rugby Productions, the production company run by Rivers, claiming they were owed …
