Most recently known for her brilliance on the NBC Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler has been announced as the recipient of the Comedy Person of the Year prize at this year’s Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. The prize is well deserved for one of the most talent and...
Veteran comedian Margaret Cho will launch In Transition, a comedy series for her official YouTube channel, on July 3. Co-starring Selene Luna and Yvette Saunders, the show revolves around the three friends who are forced to adjust to life after their release from prison. A total...
Using the highly rated Game of Thrones season finale as a platform to promote Stephen Merchant's upcoming series Hello Girls, HBO unveiled the first teaser last night. The show follows Merchant -- Ricky Gervais' writing partner -- as an awkward Englishman who tries...
In the world of musical comedy, few have reached the level of success achieved by Tenacious D. And now the ingenious hard rocking duo – Jack Black and Kyle Gass – have harnessed their powers to make good on their threat to curate their own festival. The one-day...
There's nothing like a great one line joke. Just like it takes planning and smarts to deliver an amazingly funny longform story, it takes special talent to write and deliver a short joke that will stick with an audience. Below, we've chosen 10 of our favorites one-to-few-line...
Two years ago the It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia gang rolled out the red carpet for their Oscar nominee-themed season seven promo videos. Last year things took an anime turn. And this time around, the cult hit announces the start of its ninth season – and its move to FX...
IFC’s new original comedy The Spoils of Babylon will feature a dream team of comedians and A-list types, including Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Tobey Maguire, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, Tim Robbins and Kristen Wiig. They'll join Will Ferrell -- his production company is...
Michele Bachmann (Erin Gibson) releases a video announcing that she is leaving Congress and will not be running for re-election next year. With the help of her life partner Marcus (Bryan Safi) she reveals the "real" reason she is not running and explains what she will be doing...
As a way to raise awareness and funds for non-profit organization, the Alzheimer’s Society, Samuel L. Jackson has asked Reddit users to submit 300-word monologues, one of which he will recite on video for all to witness. And thankfully, comedian Eugene Mirman has taken the...
