The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Trick or treat! IFC has a Halloween treat—a first look at Portlandia’s fifth season! In this clip, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are a goth couple celebrating the most goth thing they could possibly do: Plan their own funerals, obviously. What to include, what to include, though? How about body-dragging jackals, shrieking …
The Birthday Boys arrived at IFC last year as a fully-fledged sketch group and TV show with the stamp of approval from Bob Odenkirk, who also made himself the group’s honorary eighth member. For season two, which premieres tonight, The Birthday Boys have recruited several other comedy stars who were …
Not every TV series David Cross stars in comes back after an extended hiatus. It just seems that way. IFC announced today that The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret will return to the cable network in 2015 for its third season, three years after we last saw Cross’s Margaret flailing …
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 eye to the future, and August still signifies the start to the following year’s development cycle. You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the …
IFC’s talk show with the most liberal interpretations of talk and show — Comedy Bang! Bang! with host Scott Aukerman and musical cohort Reggie Watts — returns Oct. 17 for the second half of its third season. Ten new episodes will premiere at 11 p.m. ET/PT Friday nights, with guests including: James Adomian, Eric Andre,Dane Cook, Rob Corddry, Andy Daly, Jon …
Congrats to Marc Maron! IFC announced today it has renewed his sitcom, Maron, for a third season, with 13 new half-hour episodes going into production this fall and airing in spring 2015. “Usually Marc has a hard time maintaining long-term relationships, but luckily not with us,” said Jennifer Caserta, president …
Facebook changed the game when it comes to wishing your friends a Happy Birthday, both because now you know when everyone’s birthday is (no excuses if you logged into Facebook), and because now your friends know if you took the 10 seconds to write on their wall to notice they’re …
IFC’s adaptation of musical-comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates into TV series format premieres next Thursday (Aug. 7, 2014), but you can sneak a peek of a full episode right here and now, or whenever, online. In the “Speechless” episode, Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci go on a double-date to test out their …
On the occasion of Marc Maron’s 500th episode (and 100 million downloads!) of his WTF podcast and second season starring in the semi-autobiographical IFC comedy, Maron, CBS This Morning profiled his late blooming into comedy stardom at age 50. And here’s the kicker: “You know, when I look back on …
Here are your nominees for 2014 Emmy Awards in TV comedy. Will update with more categories and breakdowns, but for now, congrats to all! Making a big splash this year definitely is Netflix, with its decision to Orange Is the New Black in comedy earning the streaming site a series …
