The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Lucille Ball would have turned 105 today. To celebrate, Ball’s hometown of Celeron, N.Y., unveiled a brand-new statue of the iconic TV comedy legend today — sculpted by Carolyn D. Palmer, chosen from a nationwide search after the previous sculpture of Ball was deemed more scary than lovable. “I not …
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 of former hosts, musical guests and cast members confirmed for the reunion party. Of course, Lorne Michaels always loves to keep some celebrity cameos a …
Betty White turned 93 on Saturday. To celebrate her, White’s cast and crew from TV Land’s Hot In Cleveland surprised her on the studio lot with a flash mob hula dance. Enjoy.
LeBron James may have announced he’s coming home to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but on an upcoming animated episode of TV Land’s Hot In Cleveland, the ladies already imagined life as if the NBA’s King James never left Ohio. The July 30, 2014, episode also features Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler as …
If Betty White’s hosting gig on Saturday Night Live seems too distant of a memory for you already, then just wait another couple of weeks. Hot in Cleveland returns for the second half of its fourth season on TV Land with a special LIVE episode on Wednesday, June 19. Live episodes …
The “Funny Ladies” hour of the PBS documentary series, Pioneers of Television, debuted this week. Narrated by Ryan Seacrest? Oh well. Can’t win ’em all. Unless you consider Seacrest an out-and-out funny lady, too. “Funny Ladies” zeroes in quickly on Carol Burnett as the biggest pioneer among the funny women …
A couple of years ago, you crazy kids went wild on Facebook with the notion that Betty White host Saturday Night Live at the tender age of 88. Sounded great, didn’t it? NBC and SNL listened, booking her for Mother’s Day weekend of 2010 and surrounding her with past SNL …
The ascension of Louis CK as America’s top comedian continues as he won the Grammy this year for Best Comedy Album for “Hilarious,” which debuted as a feature film at Sundance in January 2010 but only came out in CD form in January 2011. If for some unknown reason, you …
Seth MacFarlane is up for two Grammy Awards, but only one of them is for something funny. Steve Martin’s banjo found honors. And the South Park fellas are getting closer to EGOT status. What else is new? How about these comedians among the nominees for the 54th Grammy Awards, to …
