The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The Peabody Awards begin announcing recipients of their 2021 honors, and chief among them in the comedy realm, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Here are their citations and acceptance speeches, with appearances also from Will Ferrell and Steve Carell! TED LASSO The premise …
It’s always extra special when a comedian earns a nationwide TV ad campaign. Even more special when it’s the Super Bowl. And as Matt Braunger attests, that much extra special when comedians haven’t had regular live shows and touring to count on for income. Braunger fronts an all-star ad for …
Will Ferrell, who recently launched his own podcast under the guise of Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy, is now ready to assemble his own comedy podcast team. Ferrell announced a new deal with iHeartMedia to launch Big Money Players Network. “The iHeartPodcast Network has been such a pleasure to work with. I love …
“I nailed it. I gave these people a memory they will always cherish.” That’s the instant review by Ron Burgundy of his performance on Thursday night’s Conan. Wait. Wasn’t Conan O’Brien on vacation? Yes. Yes he was. But O’Brien would make an exception for longtime friend Will Ferrell, and Ferrell’s …
Will Ferrell made fun of “strategery” and has always helped us laugh with former President George W. Bush as much as laugh at him, not only during Ferrell’s run on Saturday Night Live, but also in a big Broadway production after Bush left office. One year into the Trump era, …
Here’s the new red band unrestricted trailer to No Activity, the first sitcom from Funny or Die for exclusive streaming on CBS All Access. Based on an Australian series, the American adaptation focuses on cops where not much happens, until suddenly a lot does. It debuts Nov. 12, with a …
“It was 2007, and at this point, the Internet was basically just a place for perverts to talk dirty to each other,” says writer/director Adam McKay. “It was rubble,” added comedy star Will Ferrell. “It was just a vast field of rubble.” Enter Saturday Night Live alums McKay and Ferrell, …
Will Ferrell, a 1990 graduate of the University of Southern California, returned to USC today to deliver the commencement address to the class of 2017. What has he learned in the past 27 years since college? “After my first show [on Saturday Night Live], one review referred to me as …
Whether this becomes a new annual ritual or not, Samantha Bee and her Full Frontal team from TBS put on a heckuva show Saturday night in Washington, D.C., with their first “Not the White House Correspondents Dinner” special. Among the top highlights: A clip reel of comedians taking digs at …
Previously only available as an exclusive to subscribers of Howl, the WTF with Marc Maron podcast has just made its special roundup episode, “Lorne Stories,” available to everyone else, too. The two-hour collection, “Lorne Stories,” features experiences with Saturday Night Live creator and guru Lorne Michaels, as told to Marc …
