Reductress devotes front page to rape satire
by If you’re a comedian or Facebook friends with a comedian, undoubtedly your Facebook News Feed has seen a flood of statuses about rape, rape culture, …
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Larry Wilmore talks about his surprising cancellation by Comedy Central
Larry Wilmore built his Nightly Show on Comedy Central around the concept of “Keeping it 100,” and in the final week of shows on TV, …
Review: Triumph’s Summer Election Special on Hulu
A foul-mouthed puppet dog has persuaded me to finally sign up for Hulu. Hulu just announced this week it’d end its free streaming service (although …
Review: David Cross, “Making America Great Again!” (Netflix)
David Cross has been mocking Trump both in his material and in the title of his stand-up comedy tour throughout 2016, but he couldn’t have …
Denis Leary updates classic song with James Corden: “Trump’s an Asshole”
Denis Leary’s first big comedy song celebrated how he’s an asshole. More than two decades later, Leary updated the song with a parody version targeting …
Monologues a microcosm of the metaphor for late-night TV and the politics of today in 2016
Remember how your parents and grandparents warned you growing up about how to protect yourself in the case of a mass shooting? No. They were …
Bo Burnham doubles down against celebrity culture, and shines more light on his Netflix special, “Make Happy”
Celebrity isn’t so much a foreign concept to Bo Burnham, now close to a decade since YouTube thrust him and his musically comedic skills into …
“We’re going for it!” The Passion of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS
Forget fire in the belly. Samantha Bee has something stirring in her “swamp.” Her word. Not mine. What already has set Bee and her weekly …
Tom Shillue accuses “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” of editing his own satire out of context
What happens when one satirical late-night TV show that focuses on news and politics pokes fun at another satirical late-night TV show that focuses on …
“Trump vs Bernie” wins Fusion nomination for TV series, election specials
No matter what happens tonight in voting for the “Super Tuesday” states, Trump vs. Bernie will become a TV staple throughout the remainder of the …