By Teresa Sheffield | August 25, 2016 at 5:02 pm | One comment
After four decades of delivering some of the most unforgettable and best-loved comedic performances, Bill Murray is receiving the Kennedy Center’s 19th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Murray, reaching an almost cult-like status in the world of comedy, has had a career...
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By Laughspin Staff | August 15, 2016 at 3:42 pm | No comments
Turner Classic Movies will launch a salute to slapstick comedy – that beloved but often critically disrespected comedy sub-genre – on Sept. 6 with comedian Greg Proops enlisted as host. Ouch! A Salute To Slapstick will air every Tuesday and Wednesday during September and...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | August 15, 2016 at 12:21 pm | No comments
Comedy Central has decided Larry Wilmore’s The Nightly Show has run its course after a year-and-a-half on the network, as it announced its cancelation today. "Unfortunately, it hasn't connected with our audience in ways that we need it to," Comedy Central President Kent...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | November 9, 2015 at 5:47 pm | 2 comments
When The Original Kings of Comedy hit theaters nationwide in August of 2000 no one could’ve predicted that it would do what it eventually did for the careers of Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer and the late Bernie Mac.
That is, no one except Walter Latham,...
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By Billy Procida | June 26, 2015 at 11:59 am | No comments
Larry Wilmore addressed the nation last night with his take on the nationwide debate over the Confederate flag. In the wake of the deadly church shooting in South Carolina, Governor Nikki Haley called for the removal of the the flag from the capital building grounds. On The...
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By Billy Procida | June 26, 2015 at 11:56 am | No comments
Comedy Central will give Jon Stewart a 42-day long send-off with a nonstop Daily Show marathon. "Your Month of Zen" begins today at noon and will last until Stewart's final episode on Aug. 6. Comedy Central will stream every single episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on...
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By Melissa Siegel | June 22, 2015 at 4:50 pm | No comments
Family Feud fans had to expect that the celebrity edition would feature some outrageous survey questions and answers. And Sunday's premiere did not disappoint. But it was Anthony Anderson's mom, Doris Bowman, who stole the show, especially when asked, “Name something a nude...
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By Billy Procida | June 22, 2015 at 1:33 pm | One comment
Hannibal Buress finally has his own Comedy Central series. Why? With Hannibal Buress premieres on July 8. After co-hosting The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim and starring in Broad City, Buress will answer life's most pressing question, "Why?" on his weekly half-hour topical...
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By Billy Procida | June 17, 2015 at 12:01 pm | No comments
Late Show with Stephen Colbert won't premiere until September but the late night host is wasting no time getting involved in the 2016 presidential election. Following Donald Trump's Tuesday announcement that he'll be running for the nation's highest office, Stephen Colbert was...
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