Behind the scenes of Riki Lindhome’s one-shot long-take scene from Showtime’s “Kidding”
by Showtime’s Kidding is a great series, a wonderful blend of comedy, innocence and pathos, as well as a perfect vehicle for Jim Carrey’s return to …
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Showtime cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two seasons
I cannot say I’m surprised. Or that anyone else is surprised to learn this week that Showtime had cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two …
Comedians threaten boycott of New Yorker Fest over invite to Steve Bannon; magazine rescinds invite
And how was your Labor Day? The New Yorker Fest announced its star-studded list of attendees for one-on-one talks Oct. 5-7, 2018, and one name …
Interviews / TV
Dave Flebotte talks inside comedy baseball of his Showtime series with Jim Carrey, “I’m Dying Up Here”
I’m Dying Up Here almost didn’t survive to a second season. Dave Flebotte, who with Jim Carrey created the Showtime adaptation of William Knoedelseder’s best-seller about …
Jim Carrey returns to TV, starring in new Showtime comedy series “Kidding”
No kidding! Showtime doubled down on its investment in the Jim Carrey business — days after renewing his series, I’m Dying Up Here, the network …
2017 JFL Awards going to Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah, Mike Birbiglia, Ali Wong, Craig Ferguson and Kenya Barris
As part of its 35th edition, Just For Laughs Montreal will bestow special awards to Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah, Mike Birbiglia, Ali Wong, Craig Ferguson …
Jim Carrey on how he put parts of his real life into Showtime’s “I’m Dying Up Here”
Jim Carrey never grew a beard like this when he was just a teenager from Canada looking to make it in Hollywood. But as Carrey …
R.I.P. Wayne Flemming
He was the first comedian ever to perform at Just For Laughs and mentored a teen-age Jim Carrey into stardom. He was Wayne Flemming. Friend to …
Showtime orders “I’m Dying Up Here” to series, looking back at 1970s Los Angeles comedy scene
The comedy boom of the 1970s in Los Angeles will explode again onscreen on Showtime in 2016 as the cable network announced today it’d ordered …
Showtime giving Jim Carrey and Dave Flebotte a crack at adapting 1970s stand-up memoir, “I’m Dying Up Here,” as a series
Showtime is going to take a crack at retelling the initial comedy boom of Los Angeles in the 1970s, giving Jim Carrey and Dave Flebotte …