This week in Comedy: Anthony Jeselnik sets fire to the maternity ward
This past November, we were fortunate enough to gather at Town Hall in NYC to witness Anthony Jeselnik record his new Netflix special, Fire In The Maternity Ward. It was part of the NY Comedy Festival and Anthony was wrapping up his tour of the same name that was chock full of Jeselnik’s trademark snark […]
This week in comedy: Amy Schumer is growing
This week Amy Schumer is making her return to Netflix with her new special, Growing. Will we see a kinder, more mature Schumer since she’s pregnant with her first child? According to her teaser, the answer is “yes,” but can it last? Schumer also makes a joking reference to Ali Wong, another killer stand-up comedian […]
This week on TV: A.P. Bio returns for another season of scheming and revenging
A dark sleeper sitcom from last year’s new half hour comedies was the dark school-revenge comedy A.P. Bio. Starring Glenn Howerton and Patton Oswalt, and created by Michael O’Brien (Saturday Night Live) the show is based around Harvard philosophy professor Jack Griffin who fails to get his dream job and is forced to move back […]
This week on TV: F*ck it, VICE will do it live!
This week is a big week for the folks over at Viceland, for they’re rolling out their new late night live TV show. The show, aptly titled Vice Live will be a live 2 hour show that airs 4 nights a week. The hosts for the show will set up shop at VICE’s headquarters in […]
This week on TV: Ray Romano returns!
This week, for the first time in 23 years we will have a new stand-up comedy special from Ray Romano. Romano is no stranger to the clubs around NYC as he often pops in for some stage time, so it’s not surprising he decided to break that streak and tape his special at his home […]
Mekki Leeper was on “Late Late Show” to talk about his weak nerdy ways and low key white privledge
Mekki Leeper was the guest comedian on Late Late Show w/James Corden and he took the opportunity to discuss him coming to grips with the fact that he’s a “weak little nerd” which in 2019 is a real kick in the pants. Mekki also grew up in a Muslim/Christian family, which with his passing white […]
This Week on TV: The Degenerates arrive and Paul Virzi will say this
If you are into edgy comedy and the comedians that tell them, this is the week in comedy for you. Netflix is set to drop The Degenerates on us beginning this Tuesday. This is the third of the streaming giant’s run of half hour comedies. But rather than just roll out another great crew of […]
This week on TV: It’s strange times for Joe Rogan and Flight of Conchords take London
It’s been a long time coming but this week is the week when Flight Of The Conchords returns. Jemaine and Bret return for a new HBO comedy special and their return to the TV network in nearly a decade. This Saturday the biggest band’s (in terms of numbers) special, Live In London will premiere. Also […]
This week on TV: Bruce Willis gets his ass roasted
IT’s a big week for comedy, why? Because Comedy Central is set to roast its next victim subject and that person is John McLane himself, Bruce Willis. Taped in LA last week, a bunch of celebrities and comedians set up shop to take Mr. G.I. Joe down a peg or two. Joseph Gorden Levitt serves […]
This week on TV: Bobcat Goldthwait’s “Misfits & Monsters” takes on Jim Gaffigan’s “Noble Ape”
Now that we spent last week blowing things up in celebration of our independence, a few great comedy titans are emerging this week to drop some new comedy on us. On Wednesday, Bobcat Goldthwait’s new truTV anthology series Misfits & Monsters premieres. Then on Friday, while both Jim Gaffigan and Jim Jefferies drop new comedy […]