Chappelle, Oswalt, Rock and more pull nominations for Comedy Grammy
The Grammy nominations were released today and yeah, Cardi B, A Star Is Born and all of that jazz. But we want to know what comedians pulled in nominations for Best Comedy Album. A field that seems to become more and more competitive every year with the release of what amounts to at least one […]
The gents from Oh… Hello crash the craft festival in “Portlandia”
In a pairing that only seems to make all the sense in the world and we’re kinda made that it took 8 seasons of Portlandia before it happened. George St. Geegland and Gil Faizan finally made their way to Portland, and the meet up with Candice and Tony at a street fair. Surprisingly enough, it […]
This week on TV: Fred Armisen performs comedy for drummers
Now that the Super Bowl is over and it appears that the city of Philadelphia wasn’t burned down to the ground (yet) we can now focus on the very pressing matter that Fred Armisen is releasing a new stand-up comedy album this week. Well, we should stress that its actually a first for Armisen, while […]
Fred Armisen’s “Standup For Drummers” is coming to Netflix
Fred Armisen is the next high-profile comedian to bring a special to Netflix. Standup For Drummers is set to hit the streaming giant on February 6th. As you’d might expect Armisen just didn’t put together any ol’ comedy special, rather he opted for something wildly specific, and that’s comedy for the drummers out there. As […]
IFC released the trailer for the eighth and final season of “Portlandia”
IFC’s Portlandia is about to launch into its 8th season on the air, it will also serve as the sketch show’s final season. It’s time to break out the bird totes and pickle jars. The season 8 trailer just hit the web and Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein give us a glimpse into the heightened […]
Carrie Brownstein tackles workplace sexism in this teaser of the final season of “Portlandia”
Fred and Carrie are back for an 8th and final season of Portlandia and they’re going out by taking on the big issues. In this sneak peek at the new season, Carrie portrays the first female partner in an all-male law firm. Before she’s welcome to the team the men have a few questions for […]
Bill Murray, Jimmy Kimmel, John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader pay tribute to David Letterman’s award for the Mark Twain Prize For Humor
On November 20th, The Kennedy Center will honor David Letterman with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. As part of the special celebration, a bunch of Dave’s friends and comedians influenced by him rolled out some video tributes. Let’s watch some clips. This clip was made by the Documentary Now crew – Seth Meyers, […]
Nick Kroll’s animated series, “Big Mouth” features John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, and Jason Mantzoukas
Nick Kroll has a new animated comedy series coming to Netflix on September 29th. Big Mouth is a team up between Kroll and Family Guy writer/producer Andrew Goldberg. The show, a 10 episode series is based on the “beautiful nightmare that is puberty and adolescence.” As literal hormonal monsters visit young children. Today two teaser […]
Fred Armisen plays drums with the Old 97’s in their music video, “Good With God”
The band Old 97’s are one of Texas’ greatest exports and the quartet recently released their album, Graveyard Whistling. The band’s frontman, Rhett Miller is no stranger to comedy as he’s appeared on many popular podcasts over the years and he’s called upon some of his comedy friends to help roll out the band’s new […]
Portlandia season seven asks, “What About Men?”
Everyone’s talking about feminism, but what about the plight of men? That just one of the topics that the seventh season of Portlandia will be addressing. Check out this clip. Created by Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and Jonathan Krisel, Portlandia explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture. Fred Armisen is one […]