The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Although Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert both broadcasted live Tuesday during Election Night, the outcome of the presidential vote was still not called by the time they went off the air at midnight Eastern. A day later, not only they but also everyone else in America had some time to …
Not to be confused with the Teen Choice Awards, the TCA Awards handed out over the weekend let us know what TV shows in this “Too Much TV” or “Peak TV” era have captured the hearts and minds of North America’s TV critics. So if you thought your favorite TV …
Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Emmy Awards announced nominees last week for the first time in some 16 years not naming Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert. On Monday night, both returned to late-night TV in glorious measure. Stephen Colbert teased Stewart’s appearance on The Late Show, but it …
Forget fire in the belly. Samantha Bee has something stirring in her “swamp.” Her word. Not mine. What already has set Bee and her weekly TBS series apart from the late-night talkers, variety hosts and satirists out there? Her passion. From standing front and center to face her audience instead …
CBS announced a new showrunner today for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, moving Eric Licht from his executive producer gig on the morning shift for CBS This Morning to help steer the late-night ship into more comfortable long-term territory. Before you rush to write your hot-take thinkpieces about how …
Samantha Bee will re-emerge from her own spring break at TBS knowing full well that Full Frontal has a full year of Monday nights to look forward to. TBS announced today it had ordered 26 additional weekly episodes of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, for a total of 39 episodes in 2016. …
What happens when one satirical late-night TV show that focuses on news and politics pokes fun at another satirical late-night TV show that focuses on news and politics? Is that a comedy scandal? “Yes!” said Tom Shillue on this morning’s Red Eye, which he hosts in the overnight hours for …
In case you missed it, the past couple of weeks have borne witness to some significant strides forward toward shining a light on the plight of women in comedy. Particularly when it comes to harassment and sexual abuse. First and foremost, Charna Halpern confirmed that she had fired an artistic director …
Such is the state of late-night TV in 2016 that of the two best, most necessary must-see programs, one doesn’t air on weeknights, the other isn’t even on in “late-night,” neither airs more than once a week and both owe much to their previous boss, who isn’t on TV now …
The debut of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will be easier to find on your TV screens next Monday, as the Turner portfolio of networks will simulcast the premiere episode — with TNT, Adult Swim, truTV and HLN also airing the TBS launch of Full Frontal at 10:30 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. …
