The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Mike Epps got into trouble last week for posting a joke photo and caption on Martin Luther King Day depicting a black man with white slaves. On the other hand, Epps is about to portray the late great Richard Pryor, who broke barriers in stand-up with his brutal honesty onstage, …
TV networks may still use Nielsen ratings as their primary measuring stick for how successful their programs in gaining viewers and selling advertisements. But Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is on HBO, where such ratings are even less reliable and relevant than they are for the broadcast networks. So …
If you missed out on FXX’s #EverySimpsonsEver marathon, or missed watching every episode of The Simpsons the first time it aired, then now you can catch up with any episode, anytime, as FX Networks is unveiling its “Simpsons World” app and experience today. SimpsonsWorld.com asks for authentication this morning, but …
For three days and nights over the weekend, the Hollywood Bowl hosted a nostalgic throwback of epic proportions as the cast, past writers and friends of The Simpsons performed in tribute to the 25th anniversary of the animated TV series on FOX. Hank Azaria hosted, and his fellow voice castmates …
Twenty-five years of The Simpsons has passed before our eyes, and it’s about to happen again — all in a row, all at once. The FXX complete marathon of The Simpsons — complete with The Simpsons Movie airing in sequence of when during the series it arrived in cinemas — …
“Mazel Tina!” That’s an appropriate title for the episode that won Bob’s Burgers its first Emmy Award over the weekend. Harry Shearer, long known but never properly celebrated for his voice work on The Simpsons, also earned his first individual Emmy during the Creative Emmys ceremonies, held separately a week …
The return of Animation Domination to FOX’s Sunday night lineup this fall includes not only the death of one cartoon character on The Simpsons, but also a massive crossover episode that includes the cast of Family Guy. FOX screened the first five minutes of the epic crossover episode this past …
If you’re looking to join the completists who claim to have watched every episode of The Simpsons at least once, then you best prepare yourself for Aug. 21, 2014. That’s when FXX will start a marathon that airs all 25 seasons of The Simpsons in chronological order — with The …
At FOX’s Upfronts presentation on Monday, network chief Kevin Reilly confirmed that the long-rumored crossover meeting of Animation Domination stalwarts (and rivals?) The Simpsons and Family Guy would air this September as a special hourlong episode. It’ll be called, simply, The Simpsons Guy. Teaser footage screened showing Bart Simpson and …
It’s not D’oh. It’s LEGO! The Simpsons are now — or as of February 2014 — available to you for playing in miniature. Don’t believe me or that giant picture above? Here are a couple of LEGO employees to explain it all, and show it off, to you, in detail. …
