The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail: A live comedy showcase and TV series origin story
by The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail is a live stand-up comedy showcase that happens Wednesday nights in the back of a comic book store on …
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Behind the scenes and trailer for HBO’s “Silicon Valley”
HBO unveiled a trailer and behind-the-scenes footage for its upcoming eight-episode first season of Silicon Valley, which stars Thomas Middleditch as a computer programmer living …
Stop. Motion. Animation. Crazytown. Watch “Timms Valley,” the “failed” pilot from IFC
Sure, everyone who loves comedy is talking today about the bold new miniseries farce, The Spoils of Babylon, which debuts tonight on IFC. But if …
One Thanksgivukkah Movie Trailer to Rule Them All
It’s a rare event when the Jewish calendar and the American secular holiday calendar put Hanukkah early enough to coincide with Thanksgiving. But here we …
The Best Panel in Panels, It’s Panels on Comedy Central’s The Jeselnik Offensive
Something special happens each week on The Jeselnik Offensive, which ends its second season tonight on Comedy Central, whenever Anthony Jeselnik introduces his two guest comedians to …
Review: Kumail Nanjiani, “Beta Male” (CD/DVD)
You don’t have to travel the world to see how global stand-up comedy has become in the digital age. You can see it right here, …
Comedy Central orders up The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, a stand-up showcase with surprises
Comedy Central has ordered NerdMelt’s flagship stand-up variety comedy showcase to series, greenlighting more episodes of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. Kent Alterman, Comedy Central’s …
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Comedy Headlines for 06/06/13
What’s happening in the comedy world these days… Johnny Carson is coming back to your TVs in primetime, with Conan O’Brien hosting The Tonight Show …
HBO going to Northern California for two new comedy series
HBO’s current original comedy stable revolves around Girls and Veep. They’ll be rejoined by a double dose of guys by 2014. The pay-cable network has …
12 Things (and more) to Look Forward to in Season 3 of “Portlandia” on IFC
IFC’s wonderfully clever sketch comedy series Portlandia, starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein as an assortment of characters from Portland, Ore., returns for its third season …