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I was fortunate enough last night to meet Mary and Steve Hicks, the mother and brother of late, great comedian Bill Hicks. They were in New York City to attend a screening of American: The Bill Hicks Story. I'm not sure which of the other cities they'll be visiting as …
Speaking of The Comedy Awards, which air Sunday, April 10, 2011, on Comedy Central, Vh1, Spike, TV Land, Logo and Nick at Nite… The telecast will start early online with the Webcast Pre-Show with Andy Daly, Jen Kirkman and Christian Finnegan starting at 8:45/9:45c. They'll have Red Carpet interviews and funny intermissions throughout …
The Comedy Awards, airing Sunday on multiple Viacom networks, aren't just about celebrating great work by comedians and comedic actors over the past year. They're also a chance to help out our fellow comedians in need. MTV Networks and Comedy Central have helped launch the American Comedy Fund, which will …
A few years ago, beast.Films made a short film starring TJ Miller as a guy named Charlie trying to make a life for himself after spending 10 years in prison. Their 22-minute short, Charlie On Parole, also stars Joe Wengert, Molly Ryman, Mitch Wissick, and Bobby Moynihan. Darren Miller, one of …
Storm is a woman Tim Minchin met. Her ideas about life got him going about medicine, religion, psychics, science and other matters. And now Minchin's beat poem has been animated. Roll it! Warning: Includes language that is not safe for workplaces and content that may not be safe for those …
As Drew Carey gets the improv comedy gang back together next week for the start of his new GSN series, Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, you may have wondered what the rest of the gang has been up to since Whose Line is it Anyway? ended and Carey began hosting The Price …
American: The Bill Hicks Story, debuted a year ago on the film festival circuit. Starting tonight in New York City, and continuing through the weekend, the visually stunning and compelling documentary of the late, great stand-up comedian gets a new theatrical run — complete with live panels featuring friends and …
Anything Shaq can do, Ron Artest can do better? Well, that remains to be seen, but Artest sure seems willing to give live comedy a try, as the Los Angeles Laker will spend at least two nights after the 2010-11 NBA season ends this summer hosting stand-up (and performing, too!) …
Showtime has picked up two more original series, and one of them is a comedy, House of Lies, that stars Kristen Bell and co-stars comedian Ben Schwartz! Production on the first 12-episode season will begin this summer. Here's a quote from Schwartz via his Rejected Jokes Tumblr, which you should …
As the NFL lockout continues into the spring, what will its impact be on the third season of FX sitcom The League, which is set to return this fall with or without football? The whole series revolves around a group of guys and a woman who compete in fantasy football. …