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this week in comedy podcasts
July 13, 2018
This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Cristela Alonzo on
Doughboys
Please enjoy this week’s comedy podcast recommendations.
last night on late night
July 13, 2018
Andy Samberg Reveals the First Photos of His Baby Daughter on
Conan
She’s a sweet little angel … unless you feed her after midnight.
emmys 2018
July 12, 2018
2018 Comedy Emmys: Kenan Thompson Gets a Nom, Nathan Fielder Gets Snubbed
Yay for Kenan! Sad for Nathan.
emmys 2018
July 12, 2018
Megan Amram Gets an Emmy Nomination for
An Emmy for Megan
Hooray!
July 12, 2018
Christina Applegate to Star in Will Ferrell–Produced Netflix Comedy
Dead to Me
She’ll play a widow who meets “a free spirit with a shocking secret.”
July 11, 2018
Paul Reiser on
Mad About You
Revival: ‘My Guess Is It Won’t Happen’
“We’ll see if it happens.”
July 11, 2018
Joe Walsh Joins Sarah Palin in the ‘I’ve Been Duped by Sacha Baron Cohen’ Club
They should start a support group.
July 11, 2018
These Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman Puns Are Sew Impressive
“I macraméd you and I can macrabreak you just as easily.”
July 10, 2018
Netflix to Feature 47 Comedians in an International Stand-up Series Next Year
Netflix will release all 47 half-hour specials at once.
oops
July 10, 2018
The Washington
Post
Mistaking ClickHole for Real News Is a Thing of Beauty
Bravo.
last night on late night
July 10, 2018
Terry Crews Calls
Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
s Cancellation ‘the Shock of a Lifetime’
“It was horrible. And then the internet — the internet flipped out!”
July 9, 2018
Ron Howard Directing
68 Whiskey
Dark-Comedy Pilot at Paramount Network
It’s a U.S. adaptation of an Israeli series
.
July 9, 2018
Abortion Gets a Patriotic Salute Thanks to Michelle Wolf
“God bless abortions and God bless America!”
this week in comedy podcasts
July 6, 2018
This Week in Comedy Podcasts: W. Kamau Bell on
1A
Rounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.
trailer mix
July 6, 2018
Learn How to Make a Comedy Special With Jim Jefferies
“People forget that we laugh with our eyes as much as we laugh with our mouths.”
July 5, 2018
Learn How to Be a ‘Great Guy With a Gun’ With Handy Guide From Michelle Wolf
“Simply fire your gun with goodness in your heart and the bullets will hit only the bad guys!”
food
July 3, 2018
Please Enjoy Former
Simpsons
Writer Bill Oakley’s Fast-Food Reviews
Celebrate the Fourth of July by watching a man eat tons of fast food.
television
July 2, 2018
HBO Orders Spanish-Language Comedy From Fred Armisen and Lorne Michaels
The show is set in “a strange and dreamy version of present-day Mexico City.”
movies
June 29, 2018
Jimmy O. Yang to Play an Aspiring Stand-up Comedian in
The Opening Act
Bill Burr, Roy Wood Jr., and Neal Brennan will also appear in the movie.
series finales
June 29, 2018
Jordan Klepper Ends
The Opposition
With an Epiphany: ‘I Think the Bad Guys Won’
Something finally clicked.
this week in comedy podcasts
June 29, 2018
This Week in Comedy Podcasts: ‘Staind Glass’ Returns
Our favorite U2 turned R.E.M. turned Staind podcast is back!
cancellations
June 28, 2018
Fox Cancels
Ghosted
After One Season
None of Fox’s live-action comedies will return this fall.
chat room
June 28, 2018
Jordan Klepper on the End of
The Opposition
and the ‘Jordan Klepper’ Character
The Comedy Central host reflects on the end of one show and his plans for the next one.
last night on late night
June 28, 2018
Tim Robinson’s Daughter Penny Is a Legendary Comedian in the Making
She kills.
June 27, 2018
Season 5 of
BoJack Horseman
Premieres in September
The wait is almost over.
last night on late night
June 27, 2018
80s Pop Star Rockwell Visits
Late Night
to Sing About BBQ Becky and Permit Patty
He looks a lot like
Late Night
writer Amber Ruffin!
adult swim
June 26, 2018
The
Too Many Cooks
Creator Is Back With a Video Game Walk-through From Hell
“Have you ever felt like you’re not in control?”
June 26, 2018
A Famous French Satirical Puppet Show Might Be Coming to the U.S.
No strings attached.
sneak peeks
June 25, 2018
Please Enjoy This
Drunk History
Clip Featuring Rachel Bloom and Weird Al
“It’s weird to tell a story about Nazis and be so cozy.”
cancellations
June 25, 2018
TV Land Cancels Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone’s
Nobodies
The half-hour comedy will not return for a third season.
this week in comedy podcasts
June 22, 2018
This Week in Comedy Podcasts: The True Story Behind the Movie
Tag
It’s time for some very funny podcast episode recommendations!
trailer mix
June 22, 2018
Check Out the Trailer for Netflix’s First Batch of 15-Minute Stand-up Specials
Featuring Michelle Buteau, Phil Wang, Ian Karmel, and more.
late night
June 21, 2018
Why We’ll Miss
The Opposition’
s Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson
More of these two, please.
revivals
June 21, 2018
MTV Orders a
Daria
Revival From
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Writer Grace Edwards
Daria
is returning to this sick, sad world.
June 19, 2018
Apple Orders
Little America
Series From Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani
The
Big Sick
writers are heading to Apple with a new show.
June 19, 2018
Jordan Klepper to Trump Administration: ‘Don’t Pretend This Isn’t Your Vision’
“The word ‘cages’ is so uncomfortable. It’s almost confining, in a way.”
late night
June 18, 2018
Showtime Orders Its First-Ever Late-Night Show, Hosted by Desus and Mero
Desus and Mero are moving from Viceland to Showtime.
June 15, 2018
Nerdist Removes Chris Hardwick’s Name From Website Following Abuse Claims
The About page looks very different.
this week in comedy podcasts
June 15, 2018
This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Megan Amram Promotes
An Emmy for Megan
You look like you could use a good comedy podcast.
shots fired
June 15, 2018
The Onion Declares War on Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook
Now this is the good stuff.
June 15, 2018
Comedy Central Cancels
The Opposition
, But Orders New Jordan Klepper Show
He’s losing one Comedy Central show and gaining another.
June 15, 2018
Stephen Colbert Schools Jeff Sessions on the Bible: ‘Don’t Bring God Into This’
Don’t throw Bible quotes out there unless you’re ready for Colbert to throw them back at you.
June 14, 2018
Ellen DeGeneres Announces Her First Stand-up Tour in 15 Years
Ellen is prepping for her Netflix stand-up special debut.
June 14, 2018
Mitch Hedberg’s Widow Lynn Shawcroft Teases Never-Before-Seen Material
“I kept everything, and everything is a lot.”
June 14, 2018
Between Two Ferns
Makes Its Glorious Return With Jerry Seinfeld and Cardi B
Also Wayne Knight!
last night on late night
June 14, 2018
Please Enjoy This Extra Giggly Rendition of ‘Jokes Seth Can’t Tell’
Seth just never learns.
June 13, 2018
Maria Bamford, Scott Adsit, and More to Appear on
Stan Against Evil
Season 3
Maria Bamford’s guest role: “Nurse Pickles.”
June 13, 2018
Scott Rogowsky Makes a Jewel Juul, Loses His Mind at the 2018 Governors Ball
“I am a gooooooooood!!!!!”
pilots
June 13, 2018
Comedy Central Orders
Reductress Hour
Late-night Pilot Hosted by Abby Elliott
Ready for an Abby Elliott/
Reductress
late-night talk show?
June 13, 2018
Kevin Nealon Cuts His
Conan
Interview Short for a Very Important Meeting
“I am embarrassed for you and I’m ashamed for you.”
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