Jim Carrey talks about The Comedy Store’s impact on stand-up in the 70s
Jim Carrey and his Letterman-like beard stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about I’m Dying Up Here, the new Showtime series that’s not-so-loosely based on the golden era of LA’s Comedy Store. Carrey, who produces the show, started his comedy career performing at Yuk Yuk’s in Toronto, eventually moving to LA and finding a home at The Comedy […]
Just for Laughs Montreal announces new performers, podcasts, events from Jim Carrey and Kevin Hart, and more
Just for Laughs Montreal, arguably the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy festival, kicks off in late July, and the lineup announcements are coming out like crazy. Earlier this month, the fest announced a handful of headliners and shows, like Jerry Seinfeld with Gad Elmaleh, Trevor Noah, Ali Wong, Judd Apatow, John Mulaney, and galas […]
Jim Carrey’s “I’m Dying Up Here” premieres on Showtime in June, watch the trailer
Showtime’s new hour drama series I’m Dying Up Here explores L.A.’s famed 70s stand-up comedy scene where the careers of legends such as David Letterman, Jay Leno and Richard Pryor launched. The series delves into the inspired, damaged and complicated psyches of those who stand alone in front of an audience “dying” for fame, fortune […]
15 Of The Best Holiday Comedy Movies Ranked
Courtesy of Netflix, Warner Bros. Pictures & Paramount Pictures. Depending on who you ask, the holidays are now well upon us (especially with Thanksgiving arriving in less than a week come Thursday). So matter if you began celebrating the holidays November 1st after Halloween or are waiting to begin on Black Friday, one thing we […]
Looking Back At 10 Of SNL’s Best Political Cold Opens Over The Past 10 Years
Courtesy of NBC. Saturday Night Live has been at the helm of political comedy since its inception in 1975. Now in its 50th season, comedy fans are getting to experience the household sketch series as it coincides perfectly with the 2024 election. Retired SNL cast members and successful comedians have often flocked to studio 8H […]
Jim Carrey Confirmed To Return As Dr. Robotnik For “Sonic the Hedgehog 3”
Jim Carrey in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Despite a seemingly definite end to his storyline in movie number two, Jim Carrey is set to return as Dr. Robotnik on the big screen in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (first reported by Variety). Most known for his swirly mustache and evil chuckle, the […]
Watch the teaser for Jim Carrey’s new dark comedy, “Kidding”
Jim Carrey is teaming up with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry to bring a new original series to Showtime called, Kidding. Carrey stars as the the character Jeff, better known as Mr. Pickles, an iconic children’s television personality, like Mr. Rogers. Mr. Pickles is multimillion-dollar empire. But when Jeff’s family begins […]
Jim Carrey crashed Jeff Daniels’ “Conan” interview for an impromptu Dumb & Dumber reunion
Jeff Daniels was he guest on Conan last night to talk about his new Hulu series The Looming Tower and at one point in the interview Conan O’Brien asked Daniels what it was like working with Jim Carrey on the cult comedy Dumb & Dumber. Daniels gave high praise to his co-star Jim Carrey who […]
New Netflix doc shows how method Jim Carrey got while filming Andy Kaufman movie
Jim & Andy is a new Netflix documentary set to hit the streaming service on November 17th. It documents the time in Jim Carrey’s life as he was portraying Andy Kaufman in the 1999 film Man On The Moon. Carrey went really method to make the film, embodying his hero both on screen and off. […]
Jim Carrey to return to TV in Showtime dark comedy, “Kidding”
Jim Carrey is making his return to television in front of the camera. The first time the comedian has done such since his days on In Living Color. Carrey will re-team up with director Michel Gondry (who directed him in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) to star in the half-hour dark comedy Kidding. Carrey […]