Review: Def Comedy Jam 25, on Netflix
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Netflix celebrating 25th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam with all-star tribute special
The 25th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam is not going unnoticed by Netflix. Sure, Russell Simmons has revived the brand for HBO, where it debuted …
JB Smoove recollects his rejected SNL pitches for Seth Meyers
For as much as we think we know about the making of each Saturday Night Live episode, we still don’t get to see the magic …
FX Networks expands relationships with two new sitcom orders: “Better Things” and “Cassius and Clay”
FX Networks is making its big splash today before the TV Critics Association by announcing two new series that expands FX and FXX’s relationships with …
Review: Chris Rock’s “Top Five” easily one of the top movies ever about stand-up comedians
Chris Rock said he came up with the idea and started writing the screenplay for Top Five during idle time on the set of Grown …
Four Courses with J.B. Smoove to return for third season on MSG in January 2015
MSG Network has announced that Four Courses with J.B. Smoove will return for a third season with 10 all-new episodes premiering Monday, January 19, 2015. …
Garden of Laughs announces all-star lineup for 2015 MSG benefit
After taking a year off, the Garden of Laughs all-star benefit show will return in 2015, with Lewis Black, Bill Burr, Dane Cook, Billy Gardell, and …
Chris Rock’s “Top Five” movie trailer
Is this the great Chris Rock movie we’ve all been waiting for? Early reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival say Rock’s Top Five easily …
Rod Man wins Last Comic Standing 8
This season they let the judges and not the viewing or the studio audience decide. So it was a celebrity expert panel of Roseanne, Russell …
Last Comic Standing 8 makes the cruelest cut: Say it ain’t so, Joe!
Say it ain’t so, Joe Machi! Spoiler alert. The one finalist I personally knew already out of the four remaining comedians in season eight of …