“Saturday Night Live’s” 12 best Halloween sketches
Nothing helps usher in the holidays quite Saturday Night Live. Even Halloween gets a complete makeover from the late night “Parody Piranha.” Over the years, SNL has tackled the likes of Vincent Price, The Steve Harvey Show, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Exorcist, and even the Clinton’s with an appearance by then Senator Barack Obama. […]
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 […]
Jim Carrey talks about The Comedy Store’s impact on stand-up in the 70s
Jim Carrey and his Letterman-like beard stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about I’m Dying Up Here, the new Showtime series that’s not-so-loosely based on the golden era of LA’s Comedy Store. Carrey, who produces the show, started his comedy career performing at Yuk Yuk’s in Toronto, eventually moving to LA and finding a home at The Comedy […]
Happy Birthday Richard Pryor
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Game Changers of Comedy: Richard Pryor
If comedians worshipped other comedians, this comic would be one of the top gods. Aside from being award winning, Richard Pryor had quite the reputation. He is a guy who is remembered for crying after he found out Martin Luther King Jr had been shot. He was known to be unpredictable on stage or in […]
Richard Pryor’s widow confirms his sexual relationship with Marlon Brando
Stop what you’re doing right now and read the Vulture interview with Quincy Jones. It’s one of the most honest interviews a famous person has given. Jones at the age of 85 reveals super-intimate details about his life as a music producer – that The Beatles were talentless, Michael Jackson ripped off other musicians, who […]
SiriusXM to Debut The Friars Club Pop Up Channel: Featuring Never-Before-Heard Archive
SiriusXM has announced exclusively from The Wrap that it will launch Friars Club Radio, a brand new pop up channel dedicated to the famed Friars Club, which will air the never-before-heard archive of the club’s iconic roasts. Friars Club Radio will be available to SiriusXM subscribers in their cars (channel 109) and on the […]
Exclusive: Mel Brooks Talks “Blazing Saddles” & Wanting To Satirize AI Ahead Of LA Event
Courtesy of Mel Brooks. Lots of different terms get thrown around for people who achieved a certain amount of success in their field: Legend, Icon, Superstar, and so forth. In terms of comedy, films, and quite frankly pop culture in general, Mel Brooks is all of these things and so much more. At 98 years-old, […]
Mel Brooks is still searching for the ultimate joke
The quest continues. Even after over 70 years in the business of show, the 95 year old comedy giant – standing at 5 foot 5 – named Mel Brooks is on the front lines, searching far and wide for one thing and one thing only: The ultimate joke. “Something that is very important to comedy […]
Here’s the trailer for Paramount’s “I Am Richard Pryor” documentary
Paramount’s documentary series, I Am continues with its third installment I Am Richard Pryor. Thus far, the focus has been comedians with Chris Farley and Sam Kinison serving as the two entries. For the third one, they’re covering a bonafide legend. If there’s a Mount Rushmore of comedians, Pryor’s face is on it. The film […]