Frank Caliendo joins ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown
That was fast. Not much more than a month after FOX NFL Sunday replaced him with Rob Riggle,...
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Rob Riggle replaces Frank Caliendo as funny football prognosticator on “FOX NFL Sunday”
The FOX NFL Sunday crew won’t have to face impersonations of themselves this fall. FOX...
Read MoreFrank Caliendo talks up season 2 of Frank TV
If you watch any of the Major League Baseball playoffs on TBS, you’ll end up seeing quite a bit of Frank Caliendo as the network promotes the second season of Frank TV, which returns Oct. 21. Caliendo also pops up quite a...
Read MoreFrank TV returns in October to make new impressions on viewers
The second season of Frank TV comes to TBS on Oct. 21. You certainly have seen a lot of Frank Caliendo and his many impersonations on TV in the year since his own sketch show debuted last November, with plenty of ads not just...
Read MoreComedy Central joins New York Comedy Festival
The New York Comedy Festival today announced it has entered a multi-year partnership deal with Comedy Central, which means Caroline Hirsch’s annual celebration of big-name comedy in the Big Apple now will get a bigger TV...
Read MoreCaliendo calls “FrankTV” season 2 “strong”
Saw this Facebook status update from Frank Caliendo, seen currently in ads for DISH TV, and so I bring it from him to you, as he wants you to know: Frank Caliendo is shooting more live audience tapings of FrankTV. The...
Read MoreFrank TV gets 8-episode renewal
If you thought you’d seen enough of those TV commercials in which impersonator Frank Caliendo promotes his sketch comedy show through his various celebrity characters, well, get ready for a new round of apologies from...
Read MoreComedy Central’s Stand-Up Showdown (2008 results!)
Comedy Central’s annual "Stand-Up Showdown" airs today, rebroadcasting the top 20 stand-up specials as voted online by fans over the past month. It’s airing now! The full schedule/countdown…which...
Read MoreWGA Strike Watch: Comedians on Letterman
Short notice tonight, but wanted to let you know of comedians appearing this week on Late Show with David Letterman, the only WGA-approved late-night show of choice. Tonight: Frank Caliendo shows his impersonations and explains...
Read MoreMy year in interviews
Before I get to recapping the year in comedy, circa 2007, let’s look back at some of my more illuminating, insightful and interesting comedy interviews from the year. My sit-down with Ricky Gervais has to take the top spot...
Read MoreLingering thoughts from Las Vegas
Now that I’ve had a chance to rest and gather my thoughts, a few things still left to be said about The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. For one thing, I’m still not really sure what Ellen DeGeneres was trying to...
Read MoreFrank Caliendo: Ready for his close-up?
Frank Caliendo seemed and sounded rather composed for a guy about to perform his first major TV stand-up special and launch his own series on TBS. Frank TV debuts Nov. 20. And Caliendo had the same reaction to his incessant TBS...
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