The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Bob Odenkirk has written a new book that’s literally “A Load of Hooey.” That’s the title of it. The former writer for Saturday Night Live, The Ben Stiller Show, Mr. Show with Bob and David, mentor to Tim and Eric and The Birthday Boys, and star of the upcoming Breaking …
The good news is we’ll see at least two more seasons of Bob Odenkirk’s lawyer Saul Goodman on TV. The bad news? We’ll have to wait a few more months to do so. AMC announced yesterday it’d already ordered a second season of Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff …
IFC is hosting its annual Upfront event and party tonight in New York City, but announced at high noon today two new series, a new award program, two series renewals and even more in development for 2014-2015. “IFC began the year with significant momentum that continues to accelerate,” said Jennifer …
The Second City unearthed and uploaded a comedy first from its archives on Monday, as we can see the July 1990 debut of Chris Farley’s motivational speaker character, Matt Foley, who scares children by telling them they might end up like him, living in a van down by the river. …
It’s a classic story, really. Boys meet in rural college. Boys move to Hollywood to pursue fame and fortune. Boys sign up for comedy classes at hippest theater in town. Boys eventually meet other boys. Boys fall in comedy love and form sketch group. Boys perform for sketch comedy legend. …
Louis C.K. is in Los Angeles for the upcoming Emmy Awards on Sunday night, but he certainly got into the spirit of #tbt last night as he and Conan O’Brien went total Throwback Thursday on Conan by reminiscing about their first days and nights on Late Night with Conan O’Brien …
AMC announced on Wednesday that it had signed licensing agreements to move forward with a Breaking Bad prequel called Better Call Saul, but Jimmy Fallon already found a new gig for Bob Odenkirk’s “Saul Goodman” character, as witnessed in an epic-length spoof on last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. …
It’s going to be a busy fall for The Birthday Boys. The L.A.-based sketch comedy troupe will earn their TV debut all together now on IFC, debuting the first of 10 half-hour episodes at 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. The Birthday Boys will be paired with Comedy Bang! Bang!, not …
You knew and loved NBC’s adaptation of The Office. Would you have felt the same way, if: Seth Rogen had played Dwight instead of Rainn Wilson? Bob Odenkirk had played Michael instead of Steve Carell? Eric Stonestreet had played Kevin? Kathryn Hahn had played Pam? John Cho had played Jim? …
Is 2013 the year that every famous comedian decided to get back into stand-up, or does it just seem that way? There’s definitely something in the water enticing them all to wade back into the scene. Just in the past couple of weeks, we’ve heard word of the first stand-up …
