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  1. Harris Wittels’s @humblebrag Twitter Account Has Been HackedHe started the account anonymously in 2010.
  2. The Women of GLOW Deal With Newfound Fame in the Season-Two TrailerThe show returns to Netflix on June 29.
  3. TBS Cancels People of Earth After Two Seasons Despite Initially Renewing ItThe sci-fi comedy won’t return for a third season after all.
  4. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: The Good Place Gets Its Own PodcastRounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.
  5. Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Premieres on HBO Next Month“You’re only given a little spark of madness and if you lose that, you’re nothing.”
  6. Jim Carrey Is a Sad Mr. Rogers in the Trailer for Showtime’s KiddingLooks like a tearjerker.
  7. Kate McKinnon, Dave Chappelle and More to Appear on Comedians in Cars Next MonthHere are the 12 comedians who get to ride around in fancy cars with Seinfeld next month.
  8. improv
    UCB’s Del Close Marathon Moving From NY to LAAfter 20 years in New York City, the Upright Citizens Brigade improv comedy weekend is heading West.
  9. Tig Notaro Wants to Tell You Monica Lewinsky Is ‘an Exceptional Human Being’“I just want to remind people of that.”
  10. Chelsea Peretti to Star in New Comedy Film SpinsterMore Chelsea Peretti is always a good thing.
  11. Derrick Beckles and Eric Andre’s New Show Looks Insane and DisgustingFeaturing Fred Durst as “DJ Durst.”
  12. The Opposition Explains Self-Pardoning in a Way That Is Arguably NSFWIn case you need it broken down.
  13. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Joe Pera, H. Jon Benjamin, Gillian Jacobs & MoreLet’s dive right in to this week’s best comedy podcast episodes.
  14. Jimmy Kimmel Accepts Ted Cruz’s One-on-One Basketball Challenge“Maybe we should do this the Monday before the midterms. It would be fun to see him lose twice in one week, right?”
  15. comedy
    Brian Huskey’s Mr. Neighbor’s House Returns to Adult Swim Next MonthIt’s a “live-action kid’s show that is too disturbing for kids.”
  16. Samantha Bee Apologizes for Calling Ivanka Trump a C*nt: ‘I Crossed a Line’“It was inappropriate and inexcusable.”
  17. Samantha Bee Calls Out ‘Feckless C*nt’ Ivanka Trump Over Immigration“We are going to talk about racism and I just popped an Ambien, so buckle up, everyone!”
  18. Jimmy Kimmel Reacts to ABC’s Roseanne Cancellation, Proposes Perfect Replacement“You’re not going to believe this, but she tweeted something outrageous.”
  19. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Alia Shawkat on QueeryYou look like you could use a great comedy podcast episode.
  20. renewals
    More Baskets Is in the Works at FXThe new season will debut sometime in 2019.
  21. last night on late night
    David Letterman Gives Seth Meyers a Very Tiny, Very Creepy Gift on Late Night“These are tenacious little bastards.”
  22. Julia Louis-Dreyfus Will Receive This Year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor“The fact that Mr. Twain himself will be presenting the award to me in person is particularly gratifying.”
  23. last night on late night
    David Cross Walked Off Set and Cried After Colbert Insulted Him Last Night“Everything I’ve ever seen you do, with the exception of the guy in Men in Black, was really funny!”
  24. HBO Renews Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas for a Second SeasonMore problems, more areas.
  25. comedy
    Carol Burnett Tells Conan About Early Days in Comedy: ‘It’s Not for You Gals’CBS told her that comedy “is a man’s game.”
  26. trailer mix
    Check Out a New Trailer for Michelle Wolf’s Weekly Netflix Series The Break“The point is, we’re all gonna die!”
  27. @TrumpComedyNerd’s Official Statement on Splitsider’s Move to VultureEarlier this year, we announced that Splitsider was acquired by Vulture and that we were working together to launch a new and expanded comedy […]
  28. NBC Cancels ‘Great News’ After Two SeasonsAnother day, another cancellation. Just a day after Fox canceled Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Mick, and The Last Man on Earth, now TV Line […]
  29. Reggie Watts on ‘Taskmaster,’ Keeping It Simple, and Spending Time with […]Reggie Watts is keeping very busy this year. In addition to his gig on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Watts recently kicked off his […]
  30. HBO’s ‘Animals’ Returns for Season 3 in AugustHBO’s animated series Animals just got a season 3 premiere date. The network announced that the show, which was renewed a year ago, will return […]
  31. TBS Renews ‘The Detour’ for a Fourth SeasonJason Jones and Samantha Bee’s TBS comedy The Detour will return for another season. The network just announced that it’s handed out a season 4 […]
  32. Things Are Looking Up for the Recently Canceled ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’Thanks to an outpouring of fans after the news broke yesterday that Fox had canceled Brooklyn Nine-Nine, it appears to be extremely likely the […]
  33. Netflix Orders Six More Episodes of ‘The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale’Thanks to some news from Netflix today, Joel McHale gets to make more Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale. According to Variety, the streaming […]
  34. Fox Cancels ‘The Mick,’ ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ and ‘The Last Man on Earth’It’s a comedy bloodbath over at Fox today, with cancellations going out to three comedies. First up is the cancellation of Will Forte’s The […]
  35. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Rachel Bloom on ‘WTF’The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
  36. Check Out the Trailer for Tig Notaro’s Netflix Standup Special ‘Happy to […]Tig Notaro heads to Netflix later this month with her new standup special Happy to Be Here, and today the streaming network dropped the […]
  37. Samantha Bee’s Friendly Reminder to the Men Attempting a #MeToo Comeback: […]During last night’s Full Frontal, Bee took some time to check in on the #MeToo movement now that multiple sexual assault allegations have […]
  38. Michelle Wolf Joins Amber and Jenny for “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” on ‘Late […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers welcomes back writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel for a brand new “Jokes Seth […]
  39. NBC Renews ‘A.P. Bio’ and Adds Comedies from Mike Schur and Amy PoehlerThere’s a lot of comedy news happening at NBC this week. According to The Wrap, the network has given a season 2 renewal to freshman comedy […]
  40. Joe Pera, Seth Meyers, and Gene the Cameraman Have a Chat on ‘Late Night’Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Joe Pera returns to chat with Seth Meyers about his new Adult Swim series Joe Pera Talks With […]
  41. Andy Daly Crashes ‘Conan’ as ‘80s Game Show Host Reed NewportIt’s a tale as old as time: Man hosts ’80s game show, game show gets canceled, man wanders the Warner Brothers lot for decades after the […]
  42. Chris Gethard’s New Book ‘Lose Well’ Is Out in OctoberChris Gethard has written a new book that’s hitting bookstores this fall. Titled Lose Well, it’s his second book following A Bad Idea I’m About […]
  43. Adult Swim Orders ‘Three Busy Debras’ Pilot Produced by Amy PoehlerMitra Jouhari, Sandy Honig, and Alyssa Stonoha AKA Three Busy Debras just landed a pilot order at Adult Swim. The network announced today that […]
  44. Please Relax and Enjoy This ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ TrailerJoe Pera heads to Adult Swim later this month with the premiere of his new series Joe Pera Talks With You, and this week a trailer dropped to […]
  45. Season 5 of ‘Arrested Development’ Premieres on May 29th Not long after Mitch Hurwitz teased that the new season of Arrested Development would drop on Netflix “real soon,” the streaming network has […]
  46. Bill Hader and Conan O’Brien Review ‘God of War’ for “Clueless Gamer”Conan O’Brien has returned with a brand new installment of “Clueless Gamer,” and this time he’s teamed up with Bill Hader to check out the […]
  47. ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Will End After Season 4The upcoming season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt will be its last, but don’t worry – it might also head to the big screen afterward. According […]
  48. IFC Orders ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ Musical Sketch Show from Bashir Salahuddin […]Actors, writers, and frequent collaborators Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Maya & Marty, The Last O.G.) […]
  49. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Neil Casey on ‘The Need to Fail’The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
  50. Big ‘Conan’ News: A New Half-Hour Format Plus the Entire ‘Late Night’ NBC […]It’s been rumored since last year that TBS had plans to switch Conan O’Brien’s late night show to a half-hour format instead of an hour, and […]
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