Amy Schumer has impressed Comedy Central so much with her sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer that the network thinks she can deliver another hit show. Comedy Central gave a pilot order to an untitled project starring stand-up comedian Rachel Feinstein, with Schumer serving...
The New York Comedy Festival, in association with Comedy Central, has announced its star-studded line-up for this year's festival. Comedy favorites Marc Maron, Amy Schumer & Maria Bamford share the bill with legendary stand-up comedian Bill Cosby (whose new NBC sitcom...
On this very special episode of The Laughspin Podcast, I sat down with the mighty Judd Apatow on the set of Trainwreck, the movie written by and starring Amy Schumer, which Apatow is currently directing and producing. We chatted inside Apatow’s trailer on Staten Island, where...
Comedian Ardie Fuqua, who was severely injured in a car crash that also injured TV star Tracy Morgan and killed James McNair, is no longer in critical condition. Fellow Comedy Cellar emcee Wil Sylvince posted on Facebook: To all who's concerned about Ardie Fuqua, he's doing a...
Funny Or Die and Live Nation are teaming up again for their second Funny Or Die Presents Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival 2014. After a successful touring last year with Dave Chappelle and Flight of the Conchords, Funny or Die will bring in some more of the best comedians...
Before he was the king of comedy movies, Judd Apatow was a comedy connoisseur. The Anchorman producer, who used to interview famous comedians for his high school radio station, will release a compilation book through Random House featuring interviews he's conducted over the last...
Much of the news coverage surrounding the car wreck that put several comedians in the hospital on June 7 is about 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan or the death of his close friend comedian Jimmy Mack. Morgan's hospital updates have been the focus of nearly every headline, with little...
Comedy Central has renewed Inside Amy Schumer for a third season and has greenlighted a new series titled Another Period starring Natasha Leggero (pictured) and Riki Lindhome (of Garfunkel and Oates fame) as well as Idiotsitter, co-created and starring Charlotte Newhouse and...
Comedian Ted Alexandro gave us all a tease of what his stellar Web series Teachers Lounge may look like. Now, with good friend and co-creator Hollis James, he's trying to make even more episodes of the show. Alexandro and James have started a Kickstarter campaign to raise...
