W. Kamau Bell’s busy week: Updates on his book and podcast, plus new tour dates
Tons of news from W. Kamau Bell‘s camp this week, meaning we’ve got a lot of new projects from the triple-threat stand-up, writer, and political commentator coming soon. First up, Bell has re-launched the podcast he hosts with fellow comic Hari Kondabolu, Politically Re-Active; the show, in which the two Very Woke bros give their well-informed, humorous takes […]
National Comedy Center, CNN partner for live promotion tour of “The History of Comedy”
In support of the series launch of The History of Comedy, CNN Original Series in partnership with the National Comedy Center, the first national non-profit cultural institution dedicated to comedy, will present Stand-Up Live! The showcase will feature some of today’s freshest and funniest stand-up comics and hit the legendary New York City comedy club […]
“Have I Got News For You” Renewed For Season Two On CNN
Courtesy of CNN. Earlier this fall, former Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. made his television hosting return with CNN‘s American version of the long-running BBC comedy quiz show Have I Got News For You. Fellow comics Amber Ruffin & Michael Ian Black joined Wood Jr. along for the ride as team captains & today, […]
Amber Ruffin & Michael Ian Black To Join Roy Wood Jr. On CNN’s “Have I Got News For You”
Michael Ian Black & Amber Ruffin on “Have I Got News For You.” Courtesy of CNN. CNN announced its new comedy panel show Have I Got News For You, the American version of the long-running BBC comedy series with Roy Wood Jr. serving as the host. Ahead of its September 14th premiere date, the network […]
Roy Wood Jr. To Host CNN Panel Show “Have I Got News For You”
Photo credit: Jim McCambridge. Roy Wood Jr. is making the leap from working at The Daily Show to a new show that takes a comedic look at the news. Everything to know about Roy Wood Jr.’s new show “Have I Got News For You.” Today, it was announced that the comedian will host Have I Got […]
Watch Adam Sandler’s Mark Twain Prize acceptance speech
This past week, Adam Sandler accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which aired on CNN last night. The show featured his friends and family, making the show feel more like a roast than your standard tribute. Sandler finally took to the stage and took a stroll down memory lane. During his speech, Sandler […]
Colin Quinn’s next special is headed to CNN
It makes lot of sense for Colin Quinn’s next stand-up comedy special to premiere on CNN. Today the network announced that Quinn’s wildly popular stage show Red State Blue State will premiere on on CNN on Memorial Day. Quinn ran the show at the Minneta Lane Theater in the West Village of New York earlier […]
Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart talk about their tour, politics, and the state of comedy with CNN
Jon Stewart and Dave Chappelle are currently out on a co-headlining tour and they sat down with CNN to discuss how it came to be and as they both are comedians, the current hot button topic of Louis C.K., and since both men have commented on Donald Trump, with Stewart mocking his announcement to run […]
W. Kamau Bell taped one of the final episodes of “Parts Unknown” with Anthony Bourdain
The color of the world dimmed a bit when it learned of the surprising suicide of Anthony Bourdain. Not only did the man live an interesting life, he influenced an uncountable amount of people. The final episodes of his CNN show, Parts Unknown premiere this weekend. The first of said eps puts CNN host and […]
This week on TV: Detroiters of the ad world and The History of Comedy finally gets told
It’s a big week for comedy as two new series are premiereing. Over at Comedy Central on Tuesday, Veep’s Sam Richardson and Saturday Night Live’s Tim Robinson star in the new series, Detroiters. Two guys that run a Detroit-based ad agency. Tune into Comedy Central at 10:30pm to see the action featuring some of your […]