The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The Upright Citizens Brigade theaters in New York City and Los Angeles remain closed since the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down in March. But the UCB4 — co-founders Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh — issued an updated statement today regarding how they hope to make amends …
Late Night with Seth Meyers moves into primetime for a half-hour this October with a special called Closer Look Thursday. It’ll air Oct. 8 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, live from Studio 8G inside 30 Rock. Per NBC: “Closer Look Thursday will dissect the events of the day, up-to-the-minute breaking news …
Netflix got Neal Brennan to put together a 20-minute parade of comedy all-stars shouting out comedy (the video is titled, “Hey, Remember Comedy?”) to jumpstart a new BIPOC Stand Up Comedian Fund through Comedy Gives Back. The fund will assist Black, Indigenous, People of Color comedians with their finances to …
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down everything in March of 2020, thousands upon thousands of comedians suddenly experienced the existential dilemma that comedian Mike Birbiglia had depicted in his 2016 movie, Don’t Think Twice. Birbiglia himself didn’t think twice, however, quickly starting a nationwide fundraising campaign called Tip Your Waitstaff, …
Dave Chappelle won two more Emmy Awards over the weekend for his 2019 Netflix special, Sticks & Stones. Chappelle had previously won Emmys in 2018 for his Netflix special, Equanimity, and in 2017 for guest-acting when he hosted Saturday Night Live. His wins this year came for Outstanding Variety Special …
Schitt’s Creek went out with a bang and a clean sweep of the comedy categories at the 2020 Emmy Awards, with wins for Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy in acting, Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy for supporting acting, and for the younger Levy in writing, and directing, and topping it …
It only took 36 years, but the co-creators of the band and mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap, have reached a settlement to pay Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest at least some more of what they claimed they were owed in some $400 million in profits from …
You can teach the guy who operates an old puppet dog new tricks, it turns out. Robert Smigel is bringing an all-new election-themed puppet special to primetime on FOX this coming Oct. 1, 2020. It’s called Let’s Be Real. The creator of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and SNL’s TV …
FOX Television Stations has announced the return of You Bet Your Life, set to debut in Fall 2021. The half-hour comedy game show will be hosted by Jay Leno and broadcast on the FOX owned-and-operated stations, as well as syndicated nationally. Tom Werner executive produce along with showrunner and EP …
It’s not Labor Day, it’s not all weekend long, and it’s no longer fronted by the late Jerry Lewis, but the Muscular Dystrophy Association is coming back to TV with its annual telethon. MDA is excited to announce the return of their legendary Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon with Kevin Hart …
