Your 2016 Emmy Awards comedy winners
Comedy was on full display at this year’s Emmys. Winners included Veep, Louie Anderson, and Kate McKinnon. But we’ll get to the full winners list in just a bit. Let’s start at the beginning. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the awards show brought us everything from a unique arrival, PB&Js, and a face off with Matt Damon. […]
The 16 best comedic presidential performances in film and television
Many actors and actresses over the years have played, in both film and television, just about every President this country has ever had. And there have been plenty who have also portrayed fictional ones as well. Some more memorable than others. We’ve put together a list of the 16 best comedic presidential performances in film […]
“Veep” showrunner David Mandel, “There’s nobody more Trumpy than Selina”
In a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, David Mandel, the showrunner of HBO hit political comedy Veep, finally answered the burning questions everyone’s been asking since the election: how is Trump affecting Veep or, perhaps, vice versa? The show, which follows Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Selina Meyer as she becomes a massively underprepared Vice President and, […]
Here’s the “Veep” season six trailer that premiered at SXSW
It’s heeeeere – no, not the new season of HBO’s Veep, but the next best thing: a brand new trailer for the show’s sixth season. The trailer premiered at SXSW, where the cast was on hand for a Q+A. The Veep Twitter account has lots of awesome quotes from the panel: “No!” – the @VeepHBO cast on if the show […]
This Week In Comedy: Langston Kerman Premieres His First Netflix Special, “Bad Poetry”
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Langston Kerman (@langstonkerman) Langston Kerman: Bad Poetry. Courtesy of Netflix. This Week In Comedy: Everybody’s In LA writer & My Momma Told Me podcast co-host Langston Kerman makes his Netflix debut with his new comedy special, Bad Poetry, premiering this Tuesday. The new hour was directed […]
Can We Laugh At God? Pope Francis Says Yes! Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, Mike Birbiglia Among Comics At The Vatican
Pictured (L-R): Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, Mike Birbiglia, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tig Notaro, Whoopi Goldberg, & Ramy Youssef. Credit: Mike Birbiglia/Instagram On Friday, June 14th, Pope Francis gathered over 100 comedians from across 15 countries to encourage their work which, “unite[s] people, because laughter is contagious.” The Pope prays everyday in the words of Saint Thomas […]
Jerry Seinfeld Has Hinted We May See The Cast Of ‘Seinfeld’ Together Again After All This Time
Seinfeld. Courtesy of NBC. Jerry Seinfeld told the crowd gathered for his Boston stand-up show this weekend that“something is going to happen” in relation to the series finale of his hit sitcom, Seinfeld.Referencing Larry David, his tv co-creator, Seinfeld shared “And just what you are thinkingabout, Larry and I have also been thinking about, so […]
Check out the teaser for Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy’s movie, “You People”
Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy are teaming up for a new Netflix movie. In the movie, You People, “A new couple (Jonah Hill, Lauren London) fall in love and find themselves confronting societal expectations and generational differences amidst their families (Eddie Murphy, Nia Long, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Duchovny) clashing cultures.” The film, which was co-written by […]
Watch the trailer for the final season of “VEEP”
Selena Meyer and co are back for the 7th and final season of the hilarious Veep. Julia Louis-Dreyfus portrays the sometimes-winning politician who has always aspired to be president of the United States but has never seemed to fully ascend to the top. Meyer is making a final run for President and she’s going out […]