Some of you may remember Picnicface from a video that went viral back in 2007 about a fake energy drink known as Powerthirst. Well, up in the frigid, white north, Picnicface just finished off the first season of their half-hour sketch show of the same name. The series airs on...
Former Playboy Playmate and (the original?) sex-tape star Pamela Anderson is set to perform in a re-imagining of the Nativity story on CTV and The Comedy Network’s (Canada’s Comedy Central equivalent) A Russell Peters Christmas Special. The role she’s set to perform? Yep,...
CollegeHumor Media announced this week the launch of Jest.com. The new property is a social media site or sorts that will feature a combination of original content created by Jest’s staff of writers and performers, daily content curated and aggregated from around the web and...
As The Office returns to its first season without Michael Scott many of the other cast members have been doing projects on the side. One of the show's main writers, Mindy Kaling, for example, has written a book. It's called Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other...
Leaving with five trophies, hugely popular ABC show Modern Family left last night's 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards as the big comedy winner. But their multiple wins -- including best comedy series -- didn't steal any thunder from Mike and Molly co-star Melissa McCarthy, who...
The comedy world's favorite curmudgeon Lewis Black is helping to raise funds for charity Millennium Promise’s Spokes of Change initiative, which is a new campaign to support community health workers in Africa, and aims to end extreme poverty worldwide. Black, a champion of...
Comedian turned author and recent WTF with Marc Maron guest host Mike Birbiglia has been selected as a finalist for the 2011 Thurber Prize for American Humour. Thurber House, now in it’s 27th year will be presenting the award Oct. 3 in New York. In 2008, Birbiglia teamed up...
One of the Original Kings of Comedy Steve Harvey is developing a comedy-based talk show inspired by his 2009 book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. The show is slotted to air in syndication through NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Harvey is currently the host of...
Former web series, turned Adult Swim short-form series Childrens Hospital has been renewed for a fourth season. An order for 14 episodes to be produced has been made, and the production will begin late 2012. The series, created by former Daily Show correspondent Rob Corddry is a...
