Merry Xmas, you guys! Tonight felt a little off, starting (but not ending) with the fact that it’s APRIL (cough, Jeff as a Tom Waits fan, cough). But let’s back up. One of the 12,000 things that’s cool about Community is that sometimes it’s referential in obvious ways...
On the newest episode of the Laughspin Podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with comedian Amy Schumer, who, as they say in the business, is on fire. Her Comedy Central hour-special Mostly Sex Stuff was the second-highest-rated on the network in five years. And her new show,...
While dedicated fans of Futurama are no doubt already forming ways in which they can save their favorite show, it might be time to just let it go quietly and with dignity. Comedy Central, who gave the animated series new life in 2008 after it was originally axed it in 2003 after...
Further proving their dedication to developing comedies, FX has announced a potentially massive deal with comedian George Lopez to star in and executive produce his first television series since the six-season run of ABC’s George Lopez – now in syndication – came to an end...
Laughspin can confirm that Nikki & Sara Live -- MTV's live late-night chat show hosted by comedians Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer -- has been renewed for a second season. Born from their incredibly popular podcast You Had to be There, the series features Glaser and Schaefer...
Comedian Theo Von, a three-time guest essayist for Laughspin, has inked a deal with TBS to host its new hidden-camera show Deal With It. The network describes the Howie Mandel-produced reality series like this: …unsuspecting members of the public will be secretly dared to...
Like his fellow comedy anchor Jon Stewart did 30 minutes before him last night on Comedy Central, Stephen Colbert addressed the bombings at the Boston Marathon, which took place Monday, leaving three dead and nearly 200 more injured. Be began The Colbert Report with a tribute to...
Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart offered a bit of a love note to the city of Boston, a day after two bombs were detonated near the finish of the Boston Marathon and left three dead and nearly 200 injured. “Thank you for once again, in the face of gross inhumanity,...
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...
