The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Two summers ago, FOX gave a trial run to a late-night almost live joke-off among comedians called Punchline. It was kind of like Comedy Central’s @midnight, but simpler. Comedians really were riffing off the top of their heads on Punchline. FOX is giving Punchline a second chance this summer. But …
After some false starts and weird detours, Cash Cab is coming back to TV. Again. With Ben Bailey hosting. Again. But this time, it’ll be on Bravo! Shooting with the tricked-out New York City taxi cab and unsuspecting (or suspecting) passengers begins this summer, with a premiere planned for later …
You may or may not remember seeing J. Keith van Straaten in roles on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Beverly Hills, 90210,” and ads for McDonald’s, Nike, Pizza Hut, Cheez-It, and many more. But if you did, then you’re just the sort of trivia expert who would have loved watching …
The Impractical Jokers are getting a promotion? The guys who star in truTV’s most popular series will host a brand-new game show for sister “superstation” TBS. Misery Index, a new unscripted series inspired by the outrageously entertaining card game Sh*t Happens, will feature Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano from The …
Evan Kaufman can be seen plenty of times at The People’s Improv Theatre and other venues around New York City, either performing Your Love, Our Musical, or with his house improv group, Gypsy Danger. He’s also directed some national TV commercial campaigns you might have seen. But you likely definitely …
J. Keith Van Straaten, host of the live game show and podcast for Maximum Fun, Go Fact Yourself, met up with me earlier this summer while scouting locations for taking his game show on the road to New York City. Live shows of Go Fact Yourself are happening this weekend …
America’s funniest home videos have a new place to earn their amateur filmmakers some laughs and some money. GSN, aka the Game Show Network, has announced it has ordered Caroline & Friends to launch this summer. Hosted by comedian Caroline Rhea, this game show will find Rhea and two of …
If you thought it was crazy enough that a suitcase model from Deal or No Deal would become British royalty in 2018, then get ready for more craziness, because the entire game show itself is coming back with new primetime episodes by the end of the year. Without Meghan Markle. …
Byron Allen has another long-term syndicated series on his hands featuring stand-up comedians for your viewing pleasure in the game show, Funny You Should Ask. The game show received a two-year extension, taking it through a fourth season in 2020-2021 and 520 episodes. “Funny You Should Ask is growing rapidly in all …
The ABC television network may make a major production out of reviving all of our favorite game shows from the 1970s in primetime this summer. But nobody, not even the revived edition of Match Game (sorry, Alec Baldwin), has recaptured the great giddy aesthetic of Match Game like @midnight with …
