Aziz Ansari, Maria Bamford, and “Silicon Valley” winners of the 2016 Just For Laughs Awards
Every year the Just For Laughs Festival honors entertainers in the comedy field with awards. This year is no different and the announcements have been made. Writer, actor, director and one of the biggest stars in comedy today, Aziz Ansari is this year’s Just For Laughs Comedy Person of the Year, heading a star-studded list […]
The 68th Emmy Awards comedy nominations
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish) and Lauren Graham (The Odd Couple) have done their due diligence and announced the nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards so let the debating begin. The 68th Annual Emmy Awards Show will be held on Sunday, September 18th, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and will be broadcast […]
Season five guests of “Billy on the Street” include Aziz Ansari, Jon Hamm, and Seth Rogen
truTV has announced the first batch of celebrity guests to join the upcoming fifth season of the pop culture powerhouse series Billy on the Street. To kick off the Billy on the Street panel at TCA, the network announced via video that Aziz Ansari, Jon Hamm, Lupita N’yong’o, John Oliver and Seth Rogen will join […]
Just For Laughs 2016: Awards and anecdotes
The 34th edition of the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal was nothing less than spectacular this year. From the incredible lineup to parties and from the beautiful city it resides in to the people that inhabit it. The festival is an oasis of comedy memories, meet-ups, breakthroughs, and discovery. This year saw appearances […]
Your 2016 Emmy Awards comedy winners
Comedy was on full display at this year’s Emmys. Winners included Veep, Louie Anderson, and Kate McKinnon. But we’ll get to the full winners list in just a bit. Let’s start at the beginning. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the awards show brought us everything from a unique arrival, PB&Js, and a face off with Matt Damon. […]
Watch the trailer for “Billy on the Street” with John Oliver, Seth Rogen, Andy Samberg, and more
A new season of Billy on the Street starts November 15th, featuring guests Jon Hamm, John Oliver, Seth Rogen, Keegan Michael Key, Andy Samberg, Lupita Nyong’o, Aziz Ansari and Jacob Tremblay. Here’s a sneak peek. Comic Billy Eichner transitions his man-on-the-street-style interviews that first became popular via the Funny or Die website to TV, roaming […]
Aziz Ansari wants Millenials to vote, not sure why he has to make a video to do it
Aziz Ansari released a video in an attempt to rally the Millenials of the world and see them vote this upcoming election. Why Aziz? Well, he breaks it down in the video and it appears he doesn’t really know why actually. He declares, “Robert Downey Jr made one. Dicaprio made one! Jennifer Lawrence is in […]
Aziz Ansari’s “Master of None” finally gets a season two trailer
Aziz Ansari’s sweetly smart rom-com, Master of None, is about to release its second season on Netflix, and we’ve finally got our first look at what went down after the first season’s bit of a cliffhanger (above). At the end of Master of None’s first ten-episode run, Dev (Ansari) and Rachel (Noel Wells) hit a […]
Aziz Ansari, Comedy Bang! Bang! and “Carmichael Show” cast among the 4th annual Vulture Festival’s comedy lineup
The 4th annual Vulture Festival hits New York City the weekend of May 20-21, and the lineup – featuring events that appeal to culture site Vulture.com’s broad readership – has an amazing slate of comedy shows. They’ll be hosting much, much more than live performances – the calendar includes conversations with Aziz Ansari, Demetri Martin, and the […]
Aziz Ansari and Jimmy Fallon present another edition of dramatic Yelp readings
Actor, stand-up, writer, and creator of Netflix series Master of None Aziz Ansari is a real renaissance man – but his interests aren’t limited to the comedy world. Ansari is a huge foodie (but don’t call him that), and he’s got serious cred in the restaurant world; he’s a good bud of celebrity chef David […]