It seems CBS is on a shopping spree for comedy pilots. This comes on the heels of the nominal success of the series premiere of Rob Schneider's new project ¡Rob!. The broadcast network bought two sitcom deals a piece for Martin Lawrence and Mike & Molly's Melissa McCarthy, who...
We reported yesterday that the hilariously meddlesome Stephen Colbert was gearing up for a major announcement on The Colbert Report last night. Well, we were treated to not one, but two surprises! First, Colbert bequeathed his Super PAC to his dear friend, Jon Stewart (with...
Stephen Colbert was recently profiled in the Sunday New York Times Magazine. And it seems like the Comedy Central pundit cannot stay out of the news. Recent reports on Fox News, CNN, and other news channels highlighted a poll that shows Stephen Colbert with 5 percent of the vote...
The Cancer Chronicles began at the beginning of this year. A grayed Ron Shock sits on his bed in a black and blue robe to tell us the most important story of his more than 30-year career in comedy. "It is the only story I will have ever told you, where I don't know how it ends,"...
We all knew that there was Stephen Colbert, the man, and Stephen Colbert, the character on television. Well, The New York Times' Charles McGrath tells us there's a third Colbert-- his televised persona interacting with our reality. "The new Colbert has crossed the line that...
The GOP Presidential Primaries have been filled with entertaining moments (the rise and fall of Cain, Rick Perry's 'Oops' and the fact that Ron Paul still stands a chance). More frequent than embarrassing live moments and odd campaign ads have been a slew of GOP debates. If you...
Last May the comedy world lost an amazing comedian too soon. Mike DeStefano, who was HIV positive, passed away from a heart attack days before opening of his one-man show A Cherry Tree in The Bronx in New York City. In a stroke of holiday magic, the powers that be have announced...
Former Saturday Night Live writer and Kids in the Hall producer, Joe Bodolai, was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel on Monday. TMZ reported that the cleaning staff discovered his body along with a bottle of antifreeze and Gatorade, suggesting that the 63-year old, who worked...
Move over "Jingle Bells." Garfunkel and Oates have the newest Christmas song that will sure to be a favorite at the office holiday party! The musical duo put out their latest hit, "Scary Fucked Up Christmas." It's an instructional ditty or sorts, wherein they extol the virtues...
