Your Just For Laughs “New Faces of Comedy” Class of 2016
It’s official and better late than never. The Just For Laughs Festival has made this year’s “New Faces” showcase announcement. The lineups for NF: Comedy, NF: Characters, and NF: Unrepped are now all set and we’ve got the full breakdown for you. Let’s welcome in the Class of 2016. NEW FACES OF COMEDY:(L to R) […]
“Jon Glaser Loves Gear” gets release date on truTV, cast announced
Jon Glaser Loves Gear will premiere with back-to-back episodes this October. The 10-episode first season will feature John Hodgman (The Daily Show), Steve Cirbus (Delocated), Miriam Tolan and Eva Solveig in recurring roles. Guest appearances include Janeane Garofalo (Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp); John Early (Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising); Jo Firestone (The […]
Jon Glaser loves gear in first trailer for “Jon Glaser Loves Gear”
Jon Glaser Loves Gear, truTV’s upcoming hybrid comedy series starring Jon Glaser (Trainwreck, Parks and Recreation, Girls), premieres on Wednesday, October 26th at 10pm with two back-to-back episodes. And here’s your first look. In the 10-episode first season, Glaser sets out to make a docu-series about his greatest passion: gear. Ironically, it’s this very obsession […]
Jo Firestone is the best version of Betsy DeVos on “The Tonight Show”
Last night, newly appointed secretary of education Betsy DeVos stopped by The Tonight Show to refute rumors that she has literally no idea how schools work. DeVos, who reveals her new pamphlet-based education system and revised pledge of allegiance (which has more Macarena references than you’d expect), doesn’t come off too great. But Jo Firestone, […]
The 20 Best Comedy Albums And Specials of 2021
A good stand-up special serves as a time capsule of sorts for the comedian. We’re not really referring to it being topical (that isn’t always the best approach). But rather, it is a representation of where that comedian was at that moment in life. Going into 2021, we were prepared to hear a lot of […]
“Saturday Night Live’s” Aidy Bryant stars in new Hulu series, “Shrill”
Here’s a first look at the Aidy Bryant Hulu series, Shrill. 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 […]
Watch the trailer for Joe Pera’s new Adult Swim series, “Joe Pera Talks With You”
Joe Pera is returning to late night television with the Adult Swim folks. He’s already talked us to sleep and helped us find the perfect Christmas Tree in one-off series. Now, Pera’s returning to Adult Swim with a 9 episode series, Joe Pera Talks With You. What better way to get us excited mildly interested […]
Watch a teaser for the new season of Comedy Central’s Half-Hours
On September 15th, the new season of Comedy Central’s Half Hours (recently renamed Comedy Central Standup Presents) will drop (comedy specials “drop” right?). The network released this teaser to give you a sneak peek of all 13 comedians in action. As we previously reported, the scheduled 2 specials will premiere back to back at midnight […]
Comedy Central announces dates for its new round of Half Hours
A while back, Comedy Central announced its class of comedians getting half hour specials on their newly re-branded Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents (that’s the 3rd re-branding if you’re keeping score at home). Those half hours were taped at the end of the Spring and now the network has released the schedule of when the half […]
Comedy Central announces list of comedians taping half hour specials this year
Every year Comedy Central selects a handful of up-and-coming comedians to tape half hours for their series of the same name. It’s a big right of passage for comedians as it’s a great milestone feather to put in their caps. This year’s list of names is no different as it features much-buzzed about names as […]