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Review: Jerrod Carmichael: “Love at the Store” on HBO
by Jerrod Carmichael told me back in May that filming his first stand-up hour would be special to him, not only because Spike Lee would direct …
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Tiny Detectives: Ellen Page and Kate Mara star in the #TrueDetectiveSeason2 we really want to see. Thanks, Funny or Die!
Perhaps you heard they cast a new dynamic duo to star in the second installment of HBO’s True Detective. Sure, Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn …
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Jerrod Carmichael sponsors a PeeWee Football team to promote his HBO special
To show he’s not just man, but also human, stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael has sponsored a PeeWee Football team. Of course, it’s all just in …
Bill Maher’s “Live from D.C.” pulls in best HBO comedy special ratings since 2009
Bill Maher‘s double-duty live stunt on HBO did the trick, at least ratings-wise. Maher hosted a special edition of his weekly Real Time talk show on …
HBO, Flight of the Conchords getting the band back together?
Flight of the Conchords, the New Zealand duo of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, enjoyed a two-season run on HBO in 2007 and 2009. Their …
Maybe See TV? The week in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Aug. 28, 2014)
The Emmys may have celebrated the past year of television, and the new Fall TV series have yet to premiere, but Hollywood always keeps an …
Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman win comedy writing awards at 2014 Emmys
The top comedy writers on TV for 2014 were stand-up comedians, according to the Emmy Awards. Take that, comedy writers. In a telecast light on …
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Review: Katt Williams, Priceless: Afterlife (HBO)
The most important, timely stand-up special of 2014 has come from Katt Williams. Forget the opening with the hype man saying “let’s get ready to …
Larry David to write and star in his Broadway debut, “Fish in the Dark”
Larry David infamously made his Broadway debut on TV as “Larry David” in The Producers with David Schwimmer, but that was only for the fourth-season …
Prison isn’t funny, but prison rape is? Another blistering report from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Say what you will about the legitimacy of rape jokes, but at least we all can agree that prison rape is hilarious, right ladies? Because …