On Thursday, master comedian, actor and frequent guest star/multi-episode arc player on celebrated television shows Patton Oswalt drops by a special one-hour Parks and Recreation. In one scene, Oswalt successfully filibusters a council meeting vote—and does so by pitching a...
Though he was well established behind-the-scenes of the comedy world 13 years ago -- having written for Dana Carvey, David Letterman and Chris Rock -- Louis C.K., was, by no means the comedy superstar he is today. Like most working comics, he took jobs that would hopefully...
Though we’ve known the upcoming Richard Pryor documentary was set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, now there’s a date when non-festival attendees can bask in the glory of the iconic comedian’s life. On Friday, May 31, Showtime will air Richard Pryor:...
In comedy nerd circles, he’s already a force – especially if you follow him on Twitter or more recently, Vine – but now comedian Brody Stevens is poised to become a bona fide comedy star. Comedy Central announced today it has inked a deal with the Los Angeles-based...
Ever since Lauren Conrad left MTV’s camera crew wallowing in her Mercedes-Benz’s magic dust, all of womankind has been lost. Um, like, who is supposed to tell them whether or not they should wear something with string ties to a frenemy’s pool party…Sammi Sweetheart?! Cha...
So, Community just blew my goddamn mind. Can we start by taking a moment to reflect on how effing ground-breaking and amazing it is? Okay, wait, first, if you haven’t seen tonight’s episode—and if you haven’t seen tonight’s episode, why are you reading this? My recaps...
The success of the Web-based Burning Love franchise continues to grow! Husband-wife writing team Ken Marino and Erica Oyama – the duo behind two seasons of Burning Love and Burning Love: Burning Down the House (premiering tomorrow on Yahoo! Screen) – has just inked a deal to...
In an effort to capitalize on the massive success of Workaholics, Comedy Central has given the series standout star Adam Devine his own show. Dubbed Adam Devine’s House Party, the actor will host a stand-up comedy and sketch series featuring Devine’s favorite comedians— 24...
The new issue of Rolling Stone will hit stands tomorrow and on its cover will be Louis C.K. He's a comedian you may have heard about. He's got a new HBO stand-up special called Oh My God premiering on Saturday at 10 pm ET. You should watch it. You can watch a preview here....
