The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In case you missed it, Alan Zweibel sat down with Martin Short for the better part of an hour last month at the 92Y in New York City to discuss their comedy careers. Mostly Zweibel’s, but there’s also a bit of backstory for who inspired Short to create the characters …
This just in from reliable source Michael Ausiello at TVLine: NBC has given serious considerations to bringing back Maya Rudolph’s variety show as a series, but with a catch. Martin Short would be her partner in comedy crime, making the potential primetime partnership of Maya & Marty. Maya & Marty …
The current tour of Steve Martin and Martin Short is billed officially as “Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers & Martin Short in a Very Stupid Conversation.” But the audience who paid to see two of The Three Amigos on Friday night in San Antonio received a special treat …
Norm Macdonald is as straight a shooter of one-liners and longer punchline-laden jokes as there has ever been in stand-up comedy. It made his tenure as Weekend Update anchor stand out so much he was the only one fired from his Saturday Night Live gig midseason. It has made his …
I had a vision in the hours leading up to Saturday Night Live‘s massive SNL40 celebration on Sunday night of what it could be — a series of live tributes presented by past cast members and delivered to the current cast members onstage who have taken their torches and run …
Comedy Central and Jon Stewart’s Busboy Productions announced today the first all-stars booked for its biennial autism benefit, “Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs,” and they include Bill Burr, Louis C.K., Jon Hamm, John Oliver, Paul Rudd and Amy Schumer. The 2015 edition of “Night of …
NBC aired two ads during the Super Bowl for Saturday Night Live’s upcoming SNL40 40th anniversary special, and in doing so, revealed a lengthy list of former hosts, musical guests and cast members confirmed for the reunion party. Of course, Lorne Michaels always loves to keep some celebrity cameos a …
John Mulaney’s new sitcom, Mulaney, is almost upon us. In New York City, billboards and subway ads are everywhere. FOX has put its promotional muscle behind Mulaney. Now it’s up to you, the viewer. To help you make up your mind, check out this special behind-the-scenes preview with clips from …
Season finales of Saturday Night Live are more often than not equal parts graduation and reunion for each year’s class of cast members. Even more so, when a former cast member of SNL returns home to host. This year, this 39th season, came to a close with even more at …
FOX is not going to let animation dominate Sunday nights any longer in 2014. Sure, there will be three looney toons on the night this fall — Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons and Family Guy. But they’ll be separated by the reigning Golden Globe winner in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, as well as …
