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Garfunkel & Oates series among 11 comedies in development at IFC

Garfunkel & Oates series among 11 comedies in development at IFC

By | April 10, 2013 at 2:19 pm | No comments

As if there commitment to producing quality comedy content wasn’t already clear (Maron, Portlandia, Comedy Bang Bang), IFC today announced it’s considering no fewer than 11 new comedy series, one of which is a pilot based on musical duo Garfunkel & Oates, aka Riki Lindhome...

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Trailer for Bo Burnham’s MTV show Zach Stone is Gonna be Famous is here, looks good (Video)

Trailer for Bo Burnham’s MTV show Zach Stone is Gonna be Famous is here, looks good (Video)

By | April 10, 2013 at 12:32 pm | No comments

Nearly seven months after MTV greenlighted comedian Bo Burnham’s meta-comedy series Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous, we finally get our first look. And judging by the trailer below, it seems Burnham’s quick-wit and hyper-intelligent live show has translated well to the...

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Bob Odenkirk may star in a Breaking Bad spinoff for AMC

Bob Odenkirk may star in a Breaking Bad spinoff for AMC

By | April 9, 2013 at 6:07 pm | No comments

We're not into spreading rumors, but this was too exciting to pass up. It seems the brass at AMC are seriously thinking about spinning off its incredibly popular series Breaking Bad, starring Bryan Cranston, into another show, centered around sketch comedy god Bob Odenkirk. If...

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Stephen Colbert meets with Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton (Photo)

Stephen Colbert meets with Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton (Photo)

By | April 9, 2013 at 3:40 pm | No comments

If you haven't already watched former President Bill Clinton's appearance on The Colbert Report from last night, it's a must. But get this: The Colbert-on-Clinton action doesn't end there. Tonight, Colbert finds himself alongside both Clinton and daughter Chelsea as the pair...

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New trailer for ‘Maron’ features Anthony Jeselnik, Jeff Garlin, Illeana Douglas and more! (Video)

New trailer for ‘Maron’ features Anthony Jeselnik, Jeff Garlin, Illeana Douglas and more! (Video)

By | April 9, 2013 at 1:36 pm | One comment

The second official trailer for Maron has arrived, and with it, we grow ever-so-slightly closer to its May 3 premiere on IFC. If you’d like to read my thoughts on the first three episodes (and watch the first Maron trailer), you can do that here. If you’d rather just watch...

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Stephen Colbert to Bill Clinton: You are the Medusa of political persuasiveness (Videos)

Stephen Colbert to Bill Clinton: You are the Medusa of political persuasiveness (Videos)

By | April 9, 2013 at 11:29 am | No comments

Last night’s Colbert Report was a special one. Filmed during the Clinton Global Initiative University this past weekend at Washington University in St. Louis, former President Bill Clinton sat down with host Stephen Colbert. The pair – who are now best friends forever,...

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Watch a few seconds of Louis C.K.’s new special and listen to him talk about it and stuff (Video)

Watch a few seconds of Louis C.K.’s new special and listen to him talk about it and stuff (Video)

By | April 8, 2013 at 7:46 pm | 2 comments

Louis C.K.'s newest hour comedy special Oh My God premieres this Saturday, April 13 at 10 pm ET on HBO. Surely you already know that and are likely planning on watching because you enjoy good comedy. But as you hear from C.K. in the video below, he doesn't care if you hatred for...

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Bill Clinton guests on tonight’s Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert (Photos)

Bill Clinton guests on tonight’s Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert (Photos)

By | April 8, 2013 at 2:13 pm | No comments

The moment we recently told you about has arrived—almost. Stephen Colbert sat down with former President Bill Clinton this past weekend at Washington University in St. Louis, where the ex-commander-in-chief was hosting the Clinton Global Initiative University. You’ll be able...

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Melissa McCarthy’s monologue on Saturday Night Live was stellar (Video)

Melissa McCarthy’s monologue on Saturday Night Live was stellar (Video)

By | April 7, 2013 at 12:49 pm | 4 comments

For her second time hosting Saturday Night Live, movie and television comedy force Melissa McCarthy abandoned the typical joke slinging and instead relied on her impossibly lovable personality, exploiting her everywoman charm to great effect. With a little help from SNL...

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