Sarah Silverman has near death experience, posts letter
Comedian Sarah Silverman says she’s “insanely lucky to be alive” after undergoing surgery due to what she calls “a freak case of Epiglottis.” She took to her Facebook page to address the news: Hi. This is me telling everyone in my life at once why I haven’t been around. This will not interest everyone so […]
“Jeff Ross presents Roast Battle” announces celebrity judges and matchups
Comedy Central and Jeff Ross announced that comedic heavyweights Anthony Jeselnik, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and David Spade will serve as celebrity judges deciding the fate of 16 insult-comedy combatants during the four nights of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle. Additional judges are to be announced. The Thunderdome-of-comedy bracket-style tournament will be filmed live in […]
“Roast Battle” at Just For Laughs adds judges Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, and Seth Rogen
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle at Just For Laughs has just added four new stellar judges to their already ridiculously awesome lineup. The biggest names in comedy will round out the all-star lineup of judges for with Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart and Seth Rogen joining previously announced judges Anthony Jeselnik, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah […]
Stand-up documentary “Dying Laughing” features Schumer, Hart, Shandling and more
Stand-up comedy icons Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Jamie Foxx, Billy Connolly, Steve Coogan, Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Eddie Izzard, Jerry Lewis, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Keenen Ivory Wayans and the late, great Garry Shandling, among many others, appear in Dying Laughing, which bowed at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival. The documentary […]
“Festival Supreme” 2016 boasts Flight of the Conchords, Weird Al, Patton Oswalt
On Saturday October 29th, Festival Supreme returns for its fourth annual edition. And the bill is nothing short of awesome. The likes of Flight of the Conchords, Weird Al Yankovic, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, Will Forte, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Tim Heidecker, Eric Andre, Jenny Slate, Mac DeMarco, and Garfunkel & Oates will all be […]
Sarah Silverman’s new show “I Love You, America” is coming to Hulu
Get ready for weekly doses of Sarah Silverman, coming to you soon via Hulu. The digital network has announced plans for a 10-episode season of I Love You, America, a politically-focused talk / variety show, with new episodes airing weekly. It’ll be produced by Funny or Die. Deadline explains how I Love You, America will […]
Don Rickles gets some final heckles in his final series “Dinner With Don”
If there were any silver lining to the unfortunate death of bonafide comedy legend that is Don Rickles yesterday, it would be that he had already finished taping Dinner With Don, the 10-episode AARP series that was announced a few weeks back. It was AARP’s first foray into original programming and had Rickles hanging out […]
Netflix announces premiere dates for Hasan Minhaj, Norm MacDonald, Tracy Morgan, Maria Bamford, and Sarah Silverman specials
Because a day can’t go by without a premiere announcement from Netflix, today the network revealed its slate of original comedy specials that’ll debut this May. Mark your calendars, cause these five stand-up specials are going to be great: May 2nd – Maria Bamford Old BabyMay 9th – Norm Macdonald Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & TrickeryMay 16th – Tracy […]
Sarah Silverman reveals her pre-show rituals in this “A Speck of Dust” promo
To hype her latest special, A Speck of Dust, stand-up Sarah Silverman taped a tongue-in-cheek behind the scenes video documenting her pre-show rituals. “I think if you ask any seasoned comedian, they will tell you over time they develop, kind of, your own pre-show rituals. Some pray, some smoke pot… as for my pre-show ritual, I […]
Mock the Vote: the funniest political videos of the 2012 Presidential Election
Well, we’re here Election Day 2012. After what seems like an infinite number of political speeches, it’s now in the hands of us, the voters. So it’s time for us to head out to our local polling station and cast our ballots to pick the leader of the free world for the next four years. […]