Conan airs final regular hour show on TBS, but launches a podcast and more
by Believe it or not, the final episode of Conan on TBS aired tonight. The regular weeknight show is going on hiatus until January 2019, when …
Tag: specials
TV Academy modifies definitions of two Variety Special categories for 2018
The Television Academy announced some minor modifications to categories in its annual Emmy Awards, and one of the new changes for 2018 does impact the …
Watch “Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree” on Adult Swim
Absolutely delightful, this is. The only way this special could present more joy would be if Adult Swim had had the good sense to premiere …
Fuse gets into Friday night late-night comedy game for summer 2016
Fuse is setting aside the music as Fridays turn to Saturdays this summer, launching a weekly “Fresh Baked Comedy” block in late-night, starting July 8, …
Episode #94: Quincy Jones, the comedian
Quincy Jones is the birth name for a legendary music producer from Seattle, and also the stage name for a 32-year-old stand-up comedian who had …
The Talented But “Undateable” Mr. Morin
My latest review for Decider is up, as I tackle the curious case of Brent Morin, whose first stand-up special’s title, “I’m Brent Morin,” knows …
Tig Notaro: “Boyish Girl Interrupted” (HBO)
If you’ve followed any comedy at all over the past few years, then you undoubtedly know or have heard about Tig Notaro and what these years …
Natasha Leggero: “Live At Bimbo’s” (Comedy Central)
Natasha Leggero opens her first hour special on Comedy Central with a five-minute music video, “Diamond Pussy,” in which she raps and tells an executive …
Watch the trailer for “Crash Test,” the stand-up special on a party bus with Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel
“Paul Scheer and I made a comedy special on a moving bus. A lot of people got killed of course.” That’s what Rob Huebel says, …
Bill Murray’s “A Very Murray Christmas” comes to Netflix
That Bill Murray Christmas special is happening, and you’ll have to have Netflix to see it come December. Netflix decked the first halls today for A …