WGA: Writers strike against E!’s “Fashion Police” with Joan Rivers
by The writers for Joan Rivers on her E! series, Fashion Police, went on strike today. With the support of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), …
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In Bed With Joan: Joan Rivers launches her webseries talk show with first guest Sarah Silverman
Joan Rivers was the official substitute host for Johnny Carson before she ever had her own late-night TV talk show. That was then. In 2013, …
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In Memoriam: Phyllis Diller paid tribute to the Oscars; Oscars fail to return the favor
Phyllis Diller, who died in 2012 at the age of 95, helped blaze a trail for generations of funny women not only in stand-up comedy, …
Review: “Women Aren’t Funny,” a documentary
Are women funny? Are you funny? That’s a fairer, more legitimate question. In a new documentary by stand-up comedian Bonnie McFarlane, shot with her husband, …
“Funny Ladies” on PBS: Watch this hour of “Pioneers of Television”
The “Funny Ladies” hour of the PBS documentary series, Pioneers of Television, debuted this week. Narrated by Ryan Seacrest? Oh well. Can’t win ’em all. …
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Comedy Headlines for 12/19/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Craiggers?! Is Craig Kilborn really coming back to TV after all of these years? Kilborn, the original host …
Outtakes from “Johnny Carson: King of Late Night” doc on PBS
A great new documentary, Johnny Carson: King of Late Night, debuts tonight on PBS. Check your local listings for times and repeat airings. Before you …
Joan Rivers vs. Chelsea Handler on Howard Stern
We’re barely a month into the year, and already, 2012 is shaping up to be the year that comedian-on-comedian catfighting becomes a serious issue. In …
Comedy news that’s good news
Today we have multiple tidings of joy to relay your way… HBO has heard us and listened, granting us with a second season of Eastbound …