By Dylan P. Gadino | May 2, 2013 at 1:07 pm | No comments
Six years ago, Bo Burnham was a tall, pale, lanky kid from suburban Massachusetts with access to a crappy video camera and an electronic keyboard. What separated him from most 16-year-olds, however, was his ability to use those tools. Thematically speaking, the first two songs...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | April 19, 2013 at 10:56 am | 3 comments
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...
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By Chris Carpenter | April 15, 2013 at 10:29 am | No comments
Ever since Lauren Conrad left MTV’s camera crew wallowing in her Mercedes-Benz’s magic dust, all of womankind has been lost. Um, like, who is supposed to tell them whether or not they should wear something with string ties to a frenemy’s pool party…Sammi Sweetheart?! Cha...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | 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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By Laughspin Staff | March 28, 2013 at 2:29 pm | No comments
On April 23 at 10:30 pm ET, MTV will launch its newest comedy-centric series, Girl Code, a spinoff of the already-popular Guy Code. Here's how the network explains the series:
Being a woman is no easy feat. From the constant pressure to meet impossibly narrow standards of...
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By Emma Kat Richardson | February 27, 2013 at 1:45 pm | 3 comments
In Hasan Minhaj, the producers of MTV’s Failosophy have secured a host with quite possibly the most apt-fitting credentials imaginable for the task at hand. Boasting a storied background in a comedy brand that orients itself around piecemeal mockery of all things social media...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | January 29, 2013 at 12:23 pm | No comments
The long-awaited premiere of Nikki & Sara Live goes down tonight on MTV at 11 pm ET, you guys. And they’ll be kicking the series off with none other than hugely famous pop star Ke$ha, who says she's going to make a "big announcement." It’s true: Nikki Glaser and Sara Shaefer...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | December 28, 2012 at 11:10 am | One comment
One of the things I'm most looking forward to in 2013 is comedians Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer's new MTV show Nikki & Sara Live, which was hatched from their super-fun podcast You Had To Be There. Starting Jan. 29, every Tuesday at 11 pm ET from Times Square, the duo will...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 19, 2012 at 11:49 am | No comments
As she's prepping for her new televisions series The Nikki and Sara Show, set to premiere this winter on MTV, comedian Nikki Glaser is still honing her stand-up chops. Last night, the New York City-based comic stopped by Conan and delivered a tight five minutes filled with...
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