By Billy Procida | October 1, 2014 at 3:38 pm | No comments
Denis Leary's Apostle empire has sold the idea of yet another comedy show, this time to IFC. Uncle Chubby's is a comedy about a group of friends in their late 20s who play hockey together. They decide to take their casual play to the next level and compete for the league title...
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By Billy Procida | September 26, 2014 at 11:39 am | No comments
Comedian Tommy Johnagin has landed one of the early exciting pilot orders from CBS. Johnagin has sold a half-hour comedy pilot for a multi-camera show based on his life as a stand-up comic raising a family in a small Midwest town. Johnagin is a regular guest on Late Show with...
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By Billy Procida | September 24, 2014 at 4:52 pm | No comments
Bo Burnham had one of the best comedy specials of 2013 with Bo Burnham: what. Combined with traditional stand-up and alternative meta gags, Burnham continued to deliver poignant and hilarious songs. One of those songs was "Repeat Stuff," a commentary on the recording industry's...
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By Billy Procida | September 24, 2014 at 4:08 pm | One comment
Comedians Jessica Williams (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) and Phoebe Robinson (Last Comic Standing) are giving a reality check to a new Lifetime reality show Girlfriend Intervention. Girlfriend Intervention matches four "fairy blackmothers" up with white women to help them...
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By Billy Procida | September 22, 2014 at 7:55 pm | No comments
Charlie Sheen has reached out to Two and a Half Men about bringing back iconic playboy Charlie Harper for the 12th and final season. Sheen, who currently stars on FX's Anger Management, told TV Guide magazine, "We're trying to figure out what makes the most sense." The actor was...
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By Billy Procida | September 22, 2014 at 4:08 pm | No comments
The boys from South Park, Colorado might get flagged for taunting after airing a teaser clip during Sunday's Washington Redskins game. South Park returns to Comedy Central with all-new episodes on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Our favorite animated scamps will kick-off their 18th season...
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By Billy Procida | September 22, 2014 at 3:20 pm | No comments
Kenan Thompson will not leave Saturday Night Live at the end of its 40th season, a spokesperson for the show said. An earlier TMZ report claimed that Thompson, who holds the most seniority on the current cast, plans to leave the show after the upcoming season and that he...
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By Billy Procida | September 19, 2014 at 11:35 am | 2 comments
Comedian Chris Rock's comedy Top Five has exited the Toronto International Film Festival with a distributor and a release date. Paramount Pictures will release Top Five on Dec. 5 in select theaters and nationwide on Dec. 12. The movie stars Rock, who also wrote and directed the...
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By Billy Procida | September 18, 2014 at 4:22 pm | No comments
Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza will lend her signature grumpy-girl voice to the Internet's favorite feline. Plaza will voice Grumpy Cat in Lifetime's holiday movie Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever. The star of the most famous cat meme on the Internet, whose real name is...
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