The rising tide of Amy Schumer and the importance of lifting up your friends
by With $30 million in box-office receipts from her first weekend as the star/writer of her first feature film, Amy Schumer‘s ascent to the A-list level …
Tag: Comedy Central
Trevor Noah tells GQ about preparing for The Daily Show backlash
GQ’s Fall fashion spread for 2015 features newly incoming host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, South African stand-up comedian Trevor Noah. Just like …
Last Things First, Episode #4: Ralphie May and Lahna Turner
I met Ralphie May at the Tempe Improv, shortly before all of you saw him competing in the inaugural season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing …
Interviews / TV
Started from Rock Bottom now she’s here: Bridget Everett, Gynecological Wonder
You’ve never seen anyone onstage quite like Bridget Everett, and after this week, you’ll never seen anyone up close and personal as you have Everett. …
TV Credits! The comedians who appear in Season 1 of The Jim Gaffigan Show on TV Land
Jim Gaffigan turns 49 today, but he has given the comedy scene a big fat birthday present, too, by casting so many comedians in the …
Kurt Braunohler’s “The Love Butt Tour” for Comedy Central
Last summer, comedian Kurt Braunohler jet-skiied the Mississippi River to raise money for charity and filmed it all for a Comedy Central webseries. For his …
A second seasoning of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail on Comedy Central
The second season of stand-up showcase, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, premieres late-night Tuesday on Comedy Central after @midnight. If you’re lucky in Los …
Hasan Minhaj on “This is Stand-Up”
Hasan Minhaj describes and reflects upon his winning audition for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in a scene from his one-man show, Homecoming King, …
TV / Uncategorized / Video
Comedy Central bids Jon Stewart fond farewell with epic online/audio marathon #JonVoyage
Comedy Central kicks off #JonVoyage, aka “Your Month of Zen,” today as an epic tribute to Jon Stewart’s 16-year reign supreme in late-night TV as …
Comedy Central orders animated series, “Jeff and Some Aliens”
Jeff and Some Aliens, a recurring segment on TripTank, has earned its own spin-off, with Comedy Central announcing a 10-episode order of half-hours for 2016. …