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we live in hell
Feb. 13, 2020
FuckJerry and Other Meme Accounts Are on Bloomberg’s Payroll Now
This is so shameless that even the Fat Jewish is calling it out.
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Feb. 12, 2020
Rick Moranis Is Back, Baby!
He’ll appear in a
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
sequel. Now we start praying for more
Spaceballs.
trailer mix
Feb. 12, 2020
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trailer mix
Feb. 12, 2020
Pete Davidson’s First Netflix Comedy Special Will Debut This Month
It’s called
Alive From New York
.
last night on late night
Feb. 12, 2020
Jim Carrey Draws Conan O’Brien While Telling a Sweet Rodney Dangerfield Story
The story involves Carrey’s dad and Dangerfield smoking a joint.
twitter
Feb. 11, 2020
Donald Trump’s
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tweet Makes No Sense
This is not to say that any of his other tweets make sense though.
stand-up
Feb. 10, 2020
Comedy Central to Debut Sam Morril’s New Special Tonight
In the meantime, here’s a clip.
last night on late night
Feb. 7, 2020
Stephen Colbert Thinks
The Hobbit
Is Pretty Meh
He is ready for your Twitter attacks.
snl
Feb. 6, 2020
John Mulaney Is Hosting
SNL
Again!!! And Also Daniel Craig
David Byrne and the Weeknd will be musical guests, respectively.
last night on late night
Feb. 6, 2020
Jim Carrey Brings Some Award-Worthy Drama to His Old Movie Roles
If he were to do
Dumb and Dumber
again, Lloyd would have a British accent.
last night on late night
Feb. 5, 2020
Andy Samberg Is Terrible at Being a Bully in This Cut
SNL
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The return of “Second Chance Theatre.”
last night on late night
Feb. 4, 2020
Desus and Mero’s Extended Interview With David Letterman Is a Total Delight
The hosts had lots of fun with “the Michael Jordan of late night.”
last night on late night
Feb. 4, 2020
Triumph Attempts to Sneak Into the Trump Impeachment Trial
The impeachment trial is a great opportunity … for Triumph to poop on.
Feb. 3, 2020
The Circle
’s Joey Sasso Shares Some Very Helpful Instagram Tips
Up your Instagram game with some guidance from our new favorite reality star.
awards season
Feb. 3, 2020
Tim Robinson’s
I Think You Should Leave
Wins a Big Fancy Award
Oh my God, they admit it!
extremely online
Feb. 2, 2020
The Mr. Peanut Death Super Bowl Commercial Refuses to Die
On Sunday he is risen, now as an adorable Baby Nut in a tiny top hat.
the sandman
Jan. 31, 2020
Netflix Orders Another Pile of Adam Sandler Movies
It’s the third time Sandler has signed a four-movie deal with the streaming network.
last night on late night
Jan. 31, 2020
Leslie Jones Remembers the Moment She Got Hired on
SNL
It involved lots of screaming in a parking lot.
books
Jan. 30, 2020
Jerry Seinfeld’s New Comedy Book to Be Released in October
His last comedy book,
Seinlanguage
, was published over 25 years ago.
snl
Jan. 29, 2020
SNL
’s Aidy Bryant Remembers the Opening Line That Still Haunts Her
“Full psycho, couldn’t stop practicing that because I was so nervous.”
last night on late night
Jan. 28, 2020
Jimmy Kimmel Devotes an Entire Episode to Remembering Kobe Bryant
“He was a bright light, and that’s how I want to remember him.”
grammys 2020
Jan. 27, 2020
The Mystery of Dave Chappelle’s Grammys Whereabouts, Solved
Blame it on the traffic.
books
Jan. 27, 2020
Colin Jost’s New Book,
A Very Punchable Face
, Is Out in April
Something a lot of people tell Jost he has is now the title of his memoir.
last night on late night
Jan. 24, 2020
Catherine O’Hara Gushes With Love for
SNL
Star Gilda Radner
“She was a really dreamy doll of a girl, just like you’d imagine.”
conan archives
Jan. 23, 2020
Revisit Terry Jones’s 1994 Interview With Conan O’Brien
The Python talks about directing while naked and his banned films.
last night on late night
Jan. 23, 2020
We’re Pretty Sure This Is a Fake John Mulaney on
Late Show
He’s still just as funny though.
snl
Jan. 22, 2020
Will Ferrell Once Crashed the
SNL
Stage in Character on a Dare
It was during a Puff Daddy rehearsal.
snl
Jan. 21, 2020
RuPaul and J.J. Watt Will Make Their
SNL
Hosting Debuts Next Month
With Justin Bieber and Luke Combs as musical guests.
terrifying things
Jan. 21, 2020
Enter Conner O’Malley’s Nightmarish ‘Hudson Yards Video Game’
It’s as funny as it is terrifying.
trailer mix
Jan. 21, 2020
‘Aging Emo Kid’ Whitmer Thomas Lands His First HBO Comedy Special
The Golden One
debuts next month.
advice
Jan. 21, 2020
Eddie Murphy Shares the Bad Comedy Advice He Got From Rodney Dangerfield
“Hey, who knew?”
new shows
Jan. 17, 2020
Steve Martin and Martin Short to Buddy Up for True-Crime Comedy at Hulu
This Is Us’
Dan Fogelman is executive producing.
stand-up
Jan. 16, 2020
Leslie Jones Stopped Performing at the Comedy Cellar in Protest of Louis C.K.
“I am at the age when I will get off the boat and get on another damn boat.”
in development
Jan. 16, 2020
Will Forte’s
MacGruber
TV Series Has Finally Found a Home
Thank you, Peacock!
sure why not
Jan. 16, 2020
Awkwafina to Confuse and Delight NYC Subway Riders for a Week
She’ll be announcing stops on the Queens 7 train for the next week.
last night on late night
Jan. 16, 2020
Aidy Bryant Tells Jimmy Fallon All About Her Worst
SNL
Break Ever
Shoutout to Bryant’s dresser, Audrey, for making this moment happen.
new shows
Jan. 15, 2020
Samantha Bee
Correspondent Amy Hoggart’s New Show Debuts Next Month
And her
Full Frontal
boss is executive producing it.
yeah buddy!
Jan. 15, 2020
Joey From
The Circle
Is Your Unlikely Reality-TV Hero
Talking social media, skin care, and Lady Gaga with our favorite new reality star.
podcasts
Jan. 15, 2020
The Onion Will Launch a Daily News Podcast This Month
The Topical
debuts on January 29.
snl
Jan. 15, 2020
Eddie Murphy Remembers the
SNL
Sketch That Saved His Job
It involved dog food.
2020 election
Jan. 14, 2020
Dave Chappelle Joins the Yang Gang
The comedian will perform two benefit shows for the campaign this month.
layoffs
Jan. 8, 2020
Almost Everyone at CollegeHumor Has Lost Their Jobs
The internet is a very tough place to be a comedy outlet.
dog news
Jan. 8, 2020
Larry David Adopted a Dog and Named Him Bernie
Perfect.
vulture recommends
Jan. 8, 2020
God Help Me, I Love
The Circle
The Circle
is terrible.
The Circle
is fantastic.
The Circle
is the show we deserve right now.
trailer mix
Jan. 7, 2020
Like
Game of Thrones
, Leslie Jones’s Netflix Special Has a Fire-breathing Dragon
Time Machine
debuts next week.
podcasts
Jan. 6, 2020
World’s Biggest
Maron
Fan Finally Goes on Hero’s Podcast
It’s Brad Pitt.
late-night classics
Jan. 3, 2020
Revisit Mitch Hedberg’s 2004
Conan
Stand-up Set
Team Coco just added it to YouTube.
snl
Dec. 23, 2019
Bill Cosby’s Publicist Calls Eddie Murphy a ‘Hollywood Slave’ After
SNL
Episode
One person wasn’t a fan of Murphy’s
SNL
monologue.
snl
Dec. 23, 2019
Eddie Murphy’s Velvet Jones Made His Glorious Return on
SNL
’s ‘Black Jeopardy’
“Mr. Jones, folks on the internet are gonna be upset if you keep talking like that.”
snl
Dec. 20, 2019
Lizzo Is As Excited for Eddie Murphy’s
SNL
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