By Emma Kat Richardson | January 25, 2010 at 11:44 am | 4 comments
While some members of Team Coco are undoubtedly going to be out for the blood of Black, comedian/professional pitchman Michael Ian Black does raise some pretty decent (and certainly thought-provoking) questions with his blog post on the whole late night debacle. Taking a...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | January 22, 2010 at 2:32 pm | 20 comments
Dan Whitney, aka Larry the Cable Guy, will be filming episodes for a new History Channel show during his current five-month national tour. Tentatively titled, The United States of Larry, the show will find the hugely successful blue collar comedian criss-crossing the nation...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | January 21, 2010 at 5:31 pm | No comments
Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm genius Larry David is getting even more star treatment than he’s used to these days. The WGA West just announced that David will receive this year’s Paddy Chayefksy Laurel Award for Television, honoring lifetime achievement in writing for...
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By Emma Kat Richardson | January 21, 2010 at 3:39 pm | No comments
Q: What's better than a man onstage, telling funny jokes?
A: A man onstage, telling funny jokes.... in heels!
Here's another thing we bet you didn't know: January is national drag history month. In honor of this monumental occasion, the gay-oriented cable channel Logo is...
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By Reid Faylor | January 21, 2010 at 12:49 pm | 6 comments
Steve Harvey –one of The Original Kings of Comedy, the star of The Steve Harvey Show, Me and the Boys, and the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show– will be taking over as the host of Family Feud this coming fall.
For the next four seasons of the show, Harvey...
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By Emma Kat Richardson | January 21, 2010 at 12:02 pm | No comments
So maybe NBC doesn't suck as bad as we all thought.
On Tuesday, it was announced that Peacock Network (now thoroughly plucked, it seems) would be picking up a pilot written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, the co-creators and writers of the now-canceled Reno...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | January 17, 2010 at 12:33 pm | 4 comments
Just wanted to drop a quick note letting you all know that we'll be providing running commentary during the Golden Globes tonight at 8 pm EST on NBC. Specifically Aparna Nancherla, DC-based comedian, who has one of our most favorite Twitter feeds, will be tweeting. So, be sure...
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By Rob Turbovsky | January 15, 2010 at 5:21 pm | No comments
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After over a full year off the air, the Sarah Silverman Program returns to Comedy Central next month, and the...
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By Emma Kat Richardson | January 15, 2010 at 3:05 pm | One comment
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Although nothing's 100 percent certain, reports are a float that Ricky Gervais is planning to reprise his iconic David Brent role for the U.S. version of...
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