Lucille Ball Comedy Festival turns 25
National Comedy Center, Inc., the cultural institution developing the first national visitor experience dedicated entirely to the celebration of comedy, celebrates the 25th anniversary of its annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, August 4th –7th, in Lucille Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, NY. The Center broke ground last year for its forthcoming museum of comedy, which will […]
Comedy Central announces new specials from Lewis Black, Kurt Braunohler, Roy Wood Jr. and more
Comedy Central is set to film original one-hour stand-up specials this fall featuring Lewis Black, Kurt Braunohler, Joe DeRosa, Mark Normand and Roy Wood Jr. Just in time for the elections, Lewis Black returns to one of Broadway’s biggest stages to take on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in Lewis Black: Black to the Future […]
This week on TV: New specials from Lewis Black and Russell Peters
This week on TV we get two new special, one each from two of the world’s best in Lewis Black and Russell Peters. We also see the return of some of TV’s cult favorites and two premieres from HBO. And week two of Saturday Night Live is in full effect. On Tuesday, The Mindy Project […]
Animated feature “Rock Dog” features the voices of Eddie Izzard, Lewis Black and Kenan Thompson
When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events. Rock Dog opens in theaters February 24th, 2017 starring Luke Wilson (Bodi), Eddie Izzard (Angus), J.K. Simmons (Khampa), Lewis Black […]
Lewis Black tells Stephen Colbert why he wakes up screaming every morning
Comedian Lewis Black visited The Late Show to talk about how every day is the worst day of our lives – but, in a funny way! The always opinionated Black unsurprisingly reveals that he wakes up screaming at the news, and things just go downhill from there. He does have a helpful tip, though: if […]
25 Captions Of Christmas: December 3rd, enter to win Demetri Martin and Lewis Black
For 25 Captions of Christmas we’ll be offering up some sweet comedy prizes that you can win with just a snarky comments. Prizes will include autographed books, DVDs, CDs, TV shows and the like that are all from funny people. Every morning we will post a photo for you to caption, you enter by leaving […]
Our 25 Captions of Christmas contest starts Saturday, December 1st
<p> </p> Beginning December 1st (this Saturday) we’re going to host the <p> 25 Captions of Christmas </p> . What’s that you say? Well, it’s a really simple and easy way for you to win some sweet sweet comedy prizes that included autographed books, DVDs, CDs, TV shows and the like. We’ll be giving away […]
21 Comedians in Commercials
When word broke earlier this week that Maria Bamford’s Christmas Champ was not going to be resurrected for Target ads this year, I have to admit… I was a little bummed. Not because I like advertisements, rather I dug Bamford’s completely off the wall weirdness and buffoonery toward the commercials. They were a welcome change […]
Back in Black: Lewis Black talks Trump Inauguration’s No-Star Lineup on “The Daily Show”
Lewis Black breaks down Team Trump’s futile attempts to book A-list performers at the president-elect’s inauguration during his appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Black is a stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic, actor and voice actor. He is known for his angry face and his belligerent comedic style, in which he often […]
Watch Lewis Black join Jerry Seinfeld on “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”
On the next episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld and Lewis Black cruise around Brooklyn in a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado before heading to a New York staple, Junior’s Cheesecake. Recently, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee was nominated for the PGA Award for “Outstanding Digital Series.” The series has been nominated three times […]