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Aggressively boring Taylor Swift implies ‘there’s a special place in hell’ for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

Aggressively boring Taylor Swift implies ‘there’s a special place in hell’ for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

By | March 5, 2013 at 1:12 pm | 6 comments

UPDATE (3/6/13): 9:32 pm EST -- Tina Fey told Entertainment Tonight the following: "If anyone was going to get mad at us, I thought it would be James Cameron. I did not see that one coming. It was a joke. It was a lighthearted joke." UPDATE: 4:52 pm EST -- Amy Poehler had...

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Report: Jimmy Fallon will replace Jay Leno on Tonight Show in 2014

Report: Jimmy Fallon will replace Jay Leno on Tonight Show in 2014

By | March 2, 2013 at 1:07 pm | 11 comments

NBC will announce in May its plans to replace current Tonight Show host Jay Leno with the increasingly popular Jimmy Fallon. This, according to the Hollywood Reporter, who cite "two high-level industry insiders," despite NBC's denial and a rep for Leno who said, "we don't...

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Chris Rock will star as a struggling comedian in ‘Finally Famous’

Chris Rock will star as a struggling comedian in ‘Finally Famous’

By | March 1, 2013 at 5:15 pm | One comment

While Chris Rock has proven himself a competent actor, having mastered comedic and dramatic roles on screen – as well as on the Broadway stage – it seems that for his next gig, a movie titled Finally Famous, he won’t hurt himself stretching. The iconic comedian will...

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Report: Aisha Tyler set to host revamped version of Whose Line is it Anyway? (Confirmed)

Report: Aisha Tyler set to host revamped version of Whose Line is it Anyway? (Confirmed)

By | March 1, 2013 at 2:04 pm | 7 comments

Update: 4:40 pm ET -- Aisha Tyler has confirmed to Laughspin that Whose Line is it Anyway? will return to television and she will, indeed, be the host of the revamped show. The CW will premiere 10 episodes this summer with former castmembers Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Wayne...

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Louis C.K.’s new HBO special gets a name and premiere date

Louis C.K.’s new HBO special gets a name and premiere date

By | February 28, 2013 at 2:59 pm | One comment

We already knew Louis C.K.’s latest stand-up comedy special would debut on HBO. But now we know the name and its premiere date: Oh My God -- his fourth special for HBO -- will debut April 13 at 10 pm EST on the cable giant. Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, C.K....

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Dane Cook will voice lead character in Disney’s upcoming animated movie ‘Planes’ (Video)

Dane Cook will voice lead character in Disney’s upcoming animated movie ‘Planes’ (Video)

By | February 28, 2013 at 12:39 pm | No comments

While Dane Cook has been honing his acting chops throughout the years, appearing in comedies (Dan in Real Life, My Best Friend’s Girl) and dramas (Answers to Nothing, Mr. Brooks), the comedian has just landed his highest-profile bigscreen gig to date. He’ll be voicing Dusty,...

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Anti-Defamation League demands apology from Joan Rivers for Holocaust joke about Heidi Klum

Anti-Defamation League demands apology from Joan Rivers for Holocaust joke about Heidi Klum

By | February 28, 2013 at 11:07 am | 10 comments

It's been a busy few days in the world of asking comedians to apologize. First, The Onion was essentially forced to say its sorry about a satirical Oscars-night tweet, wherein they called 9-year-old actress Quvenzhané Wallis a "cunt." And now, comedy icon Joan Rivers is under...

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Jimmy Kimmel slams Morrissey for canceling his performance (Video)

Jimmy Kimmel slams Morrissey for canceling his performance (Video)

By | February 27, 2013 at 7:27 pm | 4 comments

In what will likely go down as the most bizarre feud of 2013, Jimmy Kimmel has launched a hilarious attack on musical icon Morrissey, after the musician -- an outspoken vegan and animal rights activist -- on Monday canceled a Tuesday night performance on Jimmy Jimmel Live...

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There will be a Super Troopers sequel, hopefully will start shooting this year

There will be a Super Troopers sequel, hopefully will start shooting this year

By | February 27, 2013 at 11:30 am | 3 comments

While we await the real, final, official word on whether the Arrested Development movie will be made and while we enjoy waiting for the release of Anchorman 2 (coming in December), allow us to treat you with this news about a comedy cult classic: Super Troopers 2 is doing...

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