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  1. Eddie Izzard Announces October ‘Believe Me’ Tour DatesEddie Izzard just added a bunch of October dates to his tour promoting his new memoir Believe Me, which features Izzard “discussing his life, […]
  2. Check Out the New Trailer for James Franco’s ‘The Disaster Artist’James Franco’s movie The Disaster Artist heads to theaters later this year, and today the new, longer trailer for the film was released. Based […]
  3. Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at Trump’s Hurricane Irma Response and […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at how Trump responded to Hurricane Irma and EPA head Scott […]
  4. Larry David Reveals Some of His Best and Worst Qualities on ‘Jimmy Kimmel […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Kimmel chats with guest Larry David about the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm […]
  5. The Behind-the-Scenes ‘Man on the Moon’ Documentary ‘Jim & Andy’ Is […]A behind-the-scenes documentary about Jim Carrey’s experience channeling Andy Kaufman for the 1999 biopic Man on the Moon is heading to […]
  6. Watch a Sneak Peek from ‘South Park’s Season 21 Premiere “White People […]Over the summer, Trey Parker revealed that the upcoming season of South Park would focus less on Trump and politics and more on storylines […]
  7. Here’s a Helpful Reminder from Jim Carrey That We Aren’t Real and Nothing […]Jim Carrey recently reflected on his “psychotic” experience channeling Andy Kaufman for Man on the Moon and got pretty philosophical about the […]
  8. Amazon Orders an Untitled Comedy Series Starring Fred Armisen and Maya […]Amazon has a few new comedy projects in development, including a new series starring frequent SNL collaborators Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph. […]
  9. Conner O’Malley Heads to Times Square in Disguise as Late ‘80s Dennis […]Conner O’Malley released a brand new video today called “Miller Time,” and it’s the perfect way to start your week. This time O’Malley plays […]
  10. Mike Myers Drops Out Del Close Biopic ‘Del’Earlier this year it was confirmed that Mike Myers had signed on to play legendary Chicago improv coach Del Close in a biopic called Del, but […]
  11. John Oliver Calls Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio a ‘Slap in the Face to the […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver explores the implications of Trump choosing to use his first presidential […]
  12. Larry David Is Back in the Season 9 ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ TrailerCurb Your Enthusiasm finally returns to HBO next month for its ninth season, and the network recently released a new trailer for the next batch […]
  13. Spike Lee and Jordan Peele Team Up for Crime Thriller ‘Black Klansman’After breaking records earlier this year with his directorial debut Get Out, Jordan Peele is teaming up with Spike Lee for a new film project. […]
  14. ‘He Can’t Just Let His Art Do the Talking": Read This Essay About Louis […]Louis C.K.’s new film I Love You, Daddy premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, and now that the persistent rumors […]
  15. Showtime Renews ‘I’m Dying Up Here’ for a Second SeasonShowtime wants more I’m Dying Up Here. The network just announced that it’s given a season 2 renewal to the Jim Carrey-produced show about the […]
  16. Taran Killam Joins the Cast of Kevin Hart’s ‘Night School’Kevin Hart’s movie Night School is rounding out its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Taran Killam has joined the cast of the movie, […]
  17. Watch Dulcé Sloan Make Her ‘Daily Show’ DebutEarlier this week, Comedy Central announced that The Daily Show with Trevor Noah added comedian Dulcé Sloan as its newest correspondent, and […]
  18. Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson Talk ‘Broad City’ and Play Dirty Charades […]Ahead of the season 4 Broad City premiere on Comedy Central next week, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer appeared on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel […]
  19. Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at Trump’s Response to DACA and […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at Trump’s response to Hurricane Irma (“Hey man, this is a […]
  20. Don Cheadle and Andrew Rannells to Star in ‘Ball Street’ Showtime Pilot […] Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have a new TV project in the works. Showtime just announced that the two will produce and direct an upcoming […]
  21. Sean Spicer Will Appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Next WeekLike Anthony Scaramucci on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last month, Sean Spicer has decided to head to late night for his first big […]
  22. Season 2 of Maria Bamford’s ‘Lady Dynamite’ Premieres on Netflix in […]The second season of Maria Bamford’s Netflix comedy finally has a premiere date. In a new promo released today featuring Bamford and Ana […]
  23. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: A ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Oral HistoryThe comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
  24. The Eighth and Final Season of ‘Portlandia’ Premieres in JanuaryThe eighth and final season of Portlandia finally has a premiere date. IFC just announced that Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein will be back […]
  25. ‘The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special’ Will Air on CBS in DecemberCBS is celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Carol Burnett Show with a two-hour special set for December. Deadline reports that the network […]
  26. Jim Carrey Looks Back at Playing Andy Kaufman: “It Was Psychotic at Times”Earlier this week, a behind-the-scenes documentary about Jim Carrey’s work on the 1999 Andy Kaufman biopic Man on the Moon premiered at the […]
  27. Here’s a Sneak Peek of This Year’s Comedy Central Half-Hour Standup […]This year’s batch of Comedy Central half-hour standup specials begin airing next week, and the network just gave us the above trailer featuring […]
  28. Seth Meyers to Hillary Clinton: “Bernie Is Not the Reason You Lost”Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers highlights an excerpt from Hillay Clinton’s new book where she blames Bernie […]
  29. ‘Veep’ to End Its Run on HBO After Season 7  The end is near for Veep. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the HBO series’ upcoming seventh season, slated to premiere sometime […]
  30. Bob Saget’s Standup Special ‘Zero to Sixty’ Premieres in NovemberBob Saget has a brand new standup special premiering later this year. According to Deadline, Comedy Dynamics will release Saget’s new special […]
  31. HBO Renews ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ Through 2020Bill Maher is sticking around at HBO for the next few years. The network announced today that it’s handed out a double-season renewal to Real […]
  32. Tina Fey’s ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Heads to Broadway Next YearTina Fey’s long in-the-works Mean Girls musical is officially heading to Broadway next year. Fey confirmed the news today in a new video, which […]
  33. Tig Notaro Shows Off Her Best Party Bits on ‘The Tonight Show’Here’s a clip from Tig Notaro’s appearance on last night’s Tonight Show, where she shows Jimmy Fallon and guest Sarah Paulson a few of her […]
  34. Seth Meyers Takes “A Closer Look” at DACA and Trump’s Hurricane Harvey […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at Trump’s response to Hurricane Harvey last week as well […]
  35. Fox Orders ‘Cool Kids’ Comedy Pilot from Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, and […]It’s Always Sunny’s Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, and Glenn Howerton are developing a new comedy series at Fox. According to Variety, the […]
  36. Greg Garcia Developing ‘Welcome to Maine’ Comedy at CBSMy Name Is Earl creator Greg Garcia has a new TV project in the works. According to Variety, CBS has put into development a multi-cam comedy […]
  37. Lily Tomlin and Kate McKinnon Are the Frizzle Sisters in the Trailer for […]Earlier this year, SNL’s Kate McKinnon signed on to voice the lead role in Netflix’s reboot of The Magic School Bus, and today the streaming […]
  38. ‘The Daily Show’ Adds Dulcé Sloan as a CorrespondentThe team at The Daily Show with Trevor Noah just added a new correspondent. According to Variety, Dulcé Sloan has been hired at the show as a […]
  39. RIP Shelley BermanMultiple outlets confirmed today that comedian Shelley Berman, who rose to fame as a standup in the ‘50s and ‘60s and was part of the Chicago […]
  40. Here’s the Trailer for the Sixth and Final Season of ‘The Mindy Project’The Mindy Project returns for its sixth and final season this month, and today Hulu released the trailer. Here’s the logline for the 10-episode […]
  41. Anthony Atamanuik’s Trump Attempts to Learn Some Manners at Charm School […]Here’s a clip from last night’s President Show, where Anthony Atamanuik’s Donald Trump heads to charm school in an attempt to learn the proper […]
  42. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: A ‘Hollywood Handbook’ AchievementThe comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
  43. Netflix’s ‘Long Shot’ Chronicles How ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Freed a Man […]Just a few days before season 9 of Curb Your Enthusiasm premieres on HBO, Netflix is set to debut a new true crime documentary called Long Shot […]
  44. Here Are Some Sneak Peeks of truTV’s ‘At Home with Amy Sedaris’Amy Sedaris heads to truTV this fall when her new show At Home with Amy Sedaris premieres on October 24th, and this week the show released a […]
  45. Michelle Wolf on Ivanka Trump’s Many Lies: ‘If Eric Was Doing This Shit […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah welcomes “resident Ivanka Trump expert” Michelle Wolf to recap the many cases […]
  46. Mike Judge’s ‘Tales from the Tour Bus’ Premieres on Cinemax Next MonthBack in January, Cinemax ordered a half-hour animated series from Mike Judge called Tales from the Tour Bus, and today the network […]
  47. Sasheer Zamata, Aidy Bryant, Dave Attell, and More Join the Cast of Amy […]Amy Schumer’s upcoming movie I Feel Pretty is rounding out its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sasheer Zamata, Aidy Bryant, Busy […]
  48. Here’s the Trailer for Jeff Dunham’s Netflix Special ‘Relative Disaster’Jeff Dunham is set to make his Netflix standup special debut next month. Titled Relative Disaster, the special was filmed at the Bord Gais […]
  49. Trevor Noah Highlights Felix Sater, the “Broken Tail Light” of the […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah takes a look at the latest news in the Trump-Russia collusion story, this time […]
  50. Fox Developing Live Interactive Comedy Series ‘Immediate Family’Fox is getting experimental with the multi-cam sitcom format. According to Deadline, the network is developing a live, multi-cam family comedy […]
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