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Seeso, Say So: A sneak peek at the newest comedy streaming platform
by The year 2016 may just be the year we’re all convinced to stop watching TV the traditional way, and Seeso will go a long way …
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Will Ferrell tries to resurrect George W. Bush for a third presidential term on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live opened with a bit of a surprise — former SNL superstar Will Ferrell returned with his infamously successful of former President George …
Alan Zweibel in conversation with Martin Short at the 92Y
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 …
Ryan Gosling joins the pantheon of great moments in Saturday Night Live laughing breaks
How great is Kate McKinnon? So great that on last weekend’s Saturday Night Live, McKinnon not only held her own but also continued delivering knock-out …
USA Networks orders “First Impressions” competition hosted and mentored by Dana Carvey
Just last week, Dana Carvey was playing “Wheel of Impressions” once more with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Now Carvey will …
Above Average gets sporty with comedy videos, presenting “The Kicker”
Above Average, the original comedy video and webseries channel fronted by Lorne Michaels and Broadway Video (and thus starring plenty of Saturday Night Live cast …
TV / Web series
Yahoo! “lost” $42 million investing in Original Series such as Community, Other Space, Sin City Saints
Yahoo!’s chief executives told investors and media Tuesday on a conference call that their $42 million investment on original comedy series to build up Yahoo! …
Comedy Central orders 10 episodes of “Detroiters” starring Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson with Jason Sudeikis
“A dream come true. Thank you Comedy Central.” That’s Veep‘s Sam Richardson today, as Comedy Central announced it had ordered 10 episodes of Detroiters, a …
Larry David, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and a 30 Rock reunion support Tracy Morgan’s SNL comeback as host
More than 16 months after a horrific highway crash killed his friend and almost himself, Tracy Morgan stood center stage on Saturday Night Live as …
Episode #26: Ali Farahnakian
Ali Farahnakian is living the American comedy dream. Born in Iran and raised in North Carolina, Ali moved to Chicago after college and fell right …