Jordan Peele’s new thriller “Get Out” stars comedian “Lil Rel” Howery
In Get Out, a speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of The Visit, Insidious series and The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele, when a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in a more sinister real reason for the invitation. Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya, Sicario) and his girlfriend, […]
Tracy Morgan & Jordan Peele comedy heads straight to series at TBS
TBS is about to get pregnant! The network has sent the new Tracy Morgan single camera sitcom straight to series. The untitled series is being created and executive-produced by Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) and John Carcieri (Vice Principals). Morgan will also serve as executive producer, as will Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (Two and a […]
“Get Out” is now the second highest grossing horror film of all time
It’s official! According to Forbes, Jordan Peele’s Get Out is the second highest grossing horror film of all time. In the category of R-rated scary movies, Get Out is dominating all previous competition – The Phantom Menace and The Lost World – to sit soundly behind The Exorcist as the second highest grossing. As of early this week, Get Out has […]
TIME’s 100 Most Influential People list includes Leslie Jones, Sam Bee, Jordan Peele, James Corden, Donald Glover
TIME magazine has released its highly anticipated annual list of the year’s 100 most influential people, typically a grab-bag of who’s been in the news, for better or for worse. For example, this year’s edition includes Trump, daughter Ivanka, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, despot Steve Bannon, and dictator Kim Jong-Un — but it also applauds icons […]
Jordan Peele tells Chris Hardwick why Barack Obama deserves a director credit on “Get Out”
On the most recent episode of AMC’s Talking with Chris Hardwick, actor / comic / director of hit horror film Get Out, Jordan Peele, stopped by to chat about the amazing year he’s been having. Hardwick, also a multi-hyphenate overachiever, was curious about Peele’s transition from TV showrunner to Hollywood director, asking questions about set […]
This Week in Comedy: enter The Twilight Zone with the Last O.G.
This week is a double tap of Jordan Peele and Tracy Morgan… This week Jordan Peele’s re-imagining of the iconic series, The Twilight Zone hits CBS’s streaming service All Access. Peele seems to have nailed the tone of the show as he and other celebs re-imagine classic episodes of the tv series. Things kick off […]
This Week In Comedy: “Saturday Night” Opens In Theaters Nationwide
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Photo credit: Hopper Stone. This Week In Comedy: it’s a sentimental & special week in the world of comedy as it was around this week 49 years ago (on October 11th, 1975 to specific) that Saturday Night Live premiered on NBC, the show that revolutionized live television & sketch comedy […]
From The Stage To Behind The Camera: 18 Comedians Who Became Feature Film Directors
Many comedy fans might not know just how much the movie business & stand-up comedy go hand and hand. In fact, some of the biggest stand-up comedians in the game have ventured on to other sectors of entertainment & business to grow their empire & expand their creative arsenal. This shouldn’t be too much of […]
Kumail Nanjiani makes a deal with the devil to achieve stand-up dreams in first episode of Jordan Peele’s “The Twilight Zone”
The more promos we watch of Jordan Peele’s re-imagining of the iconic series, The Twilight Zone, the more pumped we are for to see it. Peele seems to have nailed the tone of the show as he and other celebs re-imagine classic eps of the tv series. Things kick off next Tuesday on CBS All […]
Jordan Peele’s “Twilight Zone” reboot has comedians being kinda creepy
This week the trailer for Jordan Peele’s re-boot of The Twilight Zone on CBS All Access hit the web and it’s chillingly creepy. Jordan Peele is a killer comedian but he has definitely made a great living as a producer/director the last few years. Part of that success has been taking historically funny people and […]