This Week on TV: A&E goes “Black and White”
This Week on TV we get back to summer normalcy post holiday. We get 9 premieres in total including A&E’s new talk show, Black and White. The comedic talk show hosted by Christian Finnegan and Sherrod Small cover race in America through sketches and discussions with celebrity guests. The series kicks off Wednesday, July 13th […]
This Week on TV: Triumph’s Summer Election Special 2016
It’s a very light week when it comes to comedy premieres on television. However, we do have one new show and one new special that are going to be fantastic and they both take place this Thursday. First up is Take My Wife, a Seeso original which stars real-life comedian couple Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher playing versions […]
This week on TV: New specials from Lewis Black and Russell Peters
This week on TV we get two new special, one each from two of the world’s best in Lewis Black and Russell Peters. We also see the return of some of TV’s cult favorites and two premieres from HBO. And week two of Saturday Night Live is in full effect. On Tuesday, The Mindy Project […]
Could UK’s “NextUp” comedy streaming service be the future model for US?
There are more comedy content providers out there today then there have ever been thanks to the power that online streaming has yielded. Gone are the days of DVDs and Blu-rays piling up on your shelves where books belong. Although, there is something satisfying about seeing a complete collection of all five seasons of Kids […]
Seth Rogen and James Franco are teaming up to produce a 90s teen drama from writer Kelly Oxford
Seth Rogen and James Franco are teaming up again – this time, they’ll be co-producing a new Hulu series from writer Kelly Oxford. Details are still vague, but Variety reports it’ll be an hour-long comedy set in the 90s. Oxford, a well known Twitter personality, is the author of the bestselling essay collection Everything is […]
Sarah Silverman’s new show “I Love You, America” is coming to Hulu
Get ready for weekly doses of Sarah Silverman, coming to you soon via Hulu. The digital network has announced plans for a 10-episode season of I Love You, America, a politically-focused talk / variety show, with new episodes airing weekly. It’ll be produced by Funny or Die. Deadline explains how I Love You, America will […]
This week on TV: Shrill debuts
This week the new Aidy Bryant Hulu series, Shrill premieres. The comedy is loosely based on the memoir of the same name written by writer Lindy West in 2016. Bryant stars as Annie, a young woman attempting to make it in the city as a journalist as she deals with a personal life full of […]
Nikki Glaser, “Everybody’s In LA” & “Hacks” Among Top Comedy TV Nominees For 30th Critics Choice Awards
Nikki Glaser, John Mulaney’s Everybody’s In LA & Hacks. Courtesy of HBO/Max & Netflix. The Critics Choice Association (CCA) today announced the TV category nominees for the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards set to air on E! Sunday, January 12th with host Chelsea Handler. And among this year’s comedy nominations: stand-up comedy, late night & […]
“The Simpsons” Creatives Reflect On 35 Years As A TV & Pop Culture Staple
Courtesy of FOX. Since its debut in 1989 – and even earlier if you count the shorts – The Simpsons has gone onto become a staple of not just television, but pop culture itself. Everyone knows the fictional yellow family from Springfield, and many generations have grown up with them. That place in the culture hasn’t […]
This Week In Comedy: Anthony Jeselnik Premieres His Third Netflix Special “Bones And All”
Courtesy of Netflix. This Week In Comedy: It’s Thanksgiving Week and returning with his first comedy special in over five years is the master of dark comedy Anthony Jeselnik. In his new special premiering on Netflix, Bones And All, “Jeselnik celebrates 20 years of delivering witty, boundary-pushing comedy in his new razor-sharp stand-up special.” The […]