The Paley Center to honor living legends of comedy: Carol Burnett, Norman Lear, Bob Newhart, Carl Reiner, and Lily Tomlin
The Paley Honors: A Special Tribute to Television’s Comedy Legends. is happening Nov. 21, 2019, in...
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Tag: Carl Reiner
On 97th birthday, Carl Reiner announces “Dick Van Dyke Show” archival donation to National Comedy Center
Carl Reiner turned 97 yesterday. To celebrate, the living comedy legend announced plans to...
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Highlights from Full Frontal with Samantha Bee “Not the White House Correspondents Dinner”
Whether this becomes a new annual ritual or not, Samantha Bee and her Full Frontal team from TBS...
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Review: “The Last Laugh” documentary explores humor, the Holocaust and taboos
The Last Laugh opens with a quote onscreen from the noted non-comedian, German novelist Heinrich...
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In Memoriam: The late Dick Van Patten remembers meeting Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner
Dick Van Patten, famously known as the TV dad on Eight is Enough in the late 1970s, died on...
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Carl Reiner reads his 70-year-old poem, “Ode To the Buttocks Bountiful,” on The Arsenio Hall Show
Carl Reiner appeared as a guest Tuesday night on Arsenio, and when he saw Arsenio Hall welcome a...
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Hasan Minhaj circles the Stand Up Planet and back in TV documentary
Eddie Izzard’s “Force Majeure” global tour kicked off the first of five nights...
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Watch Drew Carey host The Late Late Show, with guest Carl Reiner
For April Fools, it’s not so much a prank as much as ’twas fooling around by longtime...
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RIP Sid Caesar (1922-2014)
Sid Caesar, TV’s sketch comedy pioneer, died on Wednesday in his Beverly Hills home. He was...
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History of the Comedian, Part II: Mel Brooks revisits his career and joins the online conversation
Is the world ready for Mel Brooks to join the Twitter conversation? Ready or not, here comes...
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Showtime changes name of David Steinberg/Steve Carell documentary series to “Inside Comedy,” announces air dates
David Steinberg’s latest comedian interview show — with Steve Carell on-board with him...
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Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks reminisce about the “2,000-year-old Man”
On Sept. 9, 2011, HBO will broadcast a comedy special pairing Mel Brooks with Dick Cavett in...
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