Paying tribute to 40 years of Saturday Night Live, mostly thanks to Lorne Michaels
by I had a vision in the hours leading up to Saturday Night Live‘s massive SNL40 celebration on Sunday night of what it could be — …
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See who’s coming back to Saturday Night Live for the live SNL40 anniversary reunion special
NBC aired two ads during the Super Bowl for Saturday Night Live’s upcoming SNL40 40th anniversary special, and in doing so, revealed a lengthy list …
Review: Chris Rock’s “Top Five” easily one of the top movies ever about stand-up comedians
Chris Rock said he came up with the idea and started writing the screenplay for Top Five during idle time on the set of Grown …
Kevin Nealon’s “Laugh Lessons” attempts to teach comedy to children, via AOL
I believe that children are our future, too. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Can you teach children of any age how …
Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions signs four-movie deal exclusively with Netflix
Four of Adam Sandler’s upcoming films will only be seen on Netflix. The streaming provider announced a deal today with Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions to …
Who would make it onto the Mount Rushmore of Comedy?
This May, in celebrating Don Rickles on his 88th birthday, Jerry Seinfeld said of his elder hero: “”On the Mount Rushmore of stand-up comedy, there are …
Chris Rock’s “Top Five,” Jon Stewart’s “Rosewater” both will premiere at 2014 TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival announced its slate of world premieres, gala screenings and more this morning, and both Jon Stewart’s directorial debut as well …
Comedy wins none of the 2014 Billboard Music Awards but all of the focus of this week’s magazine issue
You probably heard about, if you didn’t also already see, the hologram of the late Michael Jackson performing at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards, televised …
Before They Were Famous: 19 Stand-Up Comedians Who Performed on A&E’s An Evening at the Improv
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Improvisation comedy club’s opening in New York City (since closed in NYC, though The Improv chain has …
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The 60 Minutes profile of Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow has been the biggest behind-the-scenes name in big-screen comedy for the past few years. But it’s only now, at the end of 2012, …