Amazon orders series reuniting Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph
by Fred Armisen just wrapped production on the eighth and final season of IFC’s Portlandia (which will air in January), and the Saturday Night Live alum already …
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Episode #147: Ian Harvie
Ian Harvie came out to his family three times in Maine, as gay at 19, as transgender at 22, and as a stand-up comedian at …
2016: The year we doubled the number of stand-up comedy specials. 2017: Doubling again?
If you’re wondering why I haven’t gotten back to you about your stand-up comedy album, then please allow me to remind you just what kind …
The comedians and comedy behind chatbots such as Amazon’s Alexa Echo and Google Home Assistant
Perhaps your friends already have shown you this video from the past month of someone activating both an Amazon Echo and a Google Home device, …
Amazon picks up The Tick, I Love Dick and Jean-Claude Van Johnson all to series
Amazon has picked up all three of its primetime comedy pilots that went up for public review in August: The Tick, I Love Dick and …
Emmys 2016 winners in comedy: From first-timers to respected vets
The 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards, handed out Sunday night live on ABC, saved its biggest prizes for repeat winners but had plenty of opportunities to …
Pregnant pause for punchlines: Ali Wong’s “Baby Cobra” (Netflix), Kira Soltanovich’s “You Did This To Me” (Amazon) and more experiences from comedy moms
We’ve all seen pregnant woman perform comedy before, even if the memory isn’t on instant recall for you. Saturday Night Live reminded us this past …
black-ish, Master of None, Transparent, UnReal among 75th annual Peabody Awards winners
Congratulations to black-ish, Master of None, Transparent and UnReal, among the TV programs honored this year in the 75th annual edition of The Peabody Awards. The Peabody Awards, …
Woody Allen casts Elaine May, Miley Cyrus to star alongside him in six-episode Amazon series
Woody Allen shared the Broadway stage with Elaine May — although not onstage together, technically — as writers in 2011 for “Relatively Speaking,” a collection …
Episode #54: Rob Huebel
Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer host the popular weekly comedy showcase Crash Test at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles, and for one epic night, …