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The Traitors: The Movie Coming to BBC's  Comic Relief Red Nose Day
The Traitors, the hit reality TV show that did gangbusters, is getting a movie! Well, a comedy spoof sketch for charity anyway It caught the nation's imagination, spawned a US version on Peacock, and now a cast of award-winning actors and comedians have signed up to play some of the most iconic characters from series[...]
Beyond Fest 2023 Announces Full Festival Line-Up
With the rise of horror and comedy and holidays coming together, and there being a lot of them, I think it just is this new avenue — well, not new, because Silent Night Deadly Night But I think with this genre, it's going to only grow Yeah, so I was very happy when I saw[...]
Douglas is Cancelled is Steven Moffat's Upcoming New Comedy-Drama
While Steven Moffat continues to tease (or is it troll?) fans on whether he's writing for the new series of Doctor Who, Variety announced that his next project is Douglas is Cancelled, a new comedy-drama starring Downton Abby's Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan Karen who? Oh, she was formerly of Doctor Who and Guardians of[...]
Red Dwarf: All Available Series Coming to BBC iPlayer on June 20th
Grant broke the news at the BFI's Comedy Time Travel Special, which took place as part of the institute's programme "Destination Time Travel: Playing with Time in Film and TV." "Red Dwarf" photo credit: BBC Whether the prequel will be a novel, audio podcast, or a TV project is currently unconfirmed Back in March 2023,  Grant and[...]
Third Eye: Felicia Day’s Magic Sauce in Audio Comedy is Snarky Comedy
Felicia Day's snarky fantasy comedy that makes fun of the Chosen One trope that also works as an allegory of a failed celebrity whose life was messed up by a narcissistic showbiz mother works because of its very funny and game cast (including Day herself in the lead) making its breathless script feel like the[...]
Anyone But You
The end of the year is extremely busy with a ton of films dropping, but it also isn't a common time for an R-rated comedy like this to drop either, so maybe it won't have any competition if this is the cup of tea you're searching for come the week of Christmas. Anyone But You Poster[...]
Third Eye: Felicia Day’s Magic Sauce in Audio Comedy is Snarky Comedy
In the new fantasy comedy podcast Third Eye, former teen Chosen One Laurel Pettigrew (Felicia Day) was supposed to defeat the all-powerful demon Tybus (Christopher Judge) and save the world She failed Now in her twenties and with her magical abilities gone, she works in a San Francisco occult bookstore called Third Eye and lives[...]
Shining Vale Season 2 Trailer Draft
STARZ has released the trailer and key art for season two of its hit horror comedy, Shining Vale, which returns to haunt viewers' screens on the frightfully appropriate Friday, October 13th The hysterical, spine-chilling trailer and key art tease the repercussions following last season's nail-biting cliffhanger when Pat (Courteney Cox) landed herself in a psychiatric[...]
Our Flag Means Death Season 2 Teaser
The eight-episode second season of the Max Original comedy series, from creator-showrunner David Jenkins, Emmy-nominated executive producer, and star Waititi, and Emmy-nominated executive producer Garrett Basch, debuts with three episodes on Thursday, October 5 on Max The season continues with two new episodes weekly leading up to the season finale on Thursday, October 26. Credit: Max New[...]
Still Up: Apple TV Unveils Trailer for Upcoming Comedy Series
Apple TV+ today debuted the trailer for Still Up, the upcoming comedy series starring Antonia Thomas and Craig Roberts, and co-created and written by Steve Burge and Natalie Walter The new eight-episode comedy will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on Friday, September 22, followed by new episodes every[...]
The Righteous Gemstones: HBO Series Renewed for a Fourth Season
HBO has renewed the critically acclaimed original comedy series The Righteous Gemstones for a fourth season Created by Danny McBride, the series concludes its nine-episode third season on July 30 The first three seasons are available to stream on Max. In season three, The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition[...]
ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead Premieres on Crunchyroll Next Week
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, the highly anticipated zombie horror comedy anime series, will begin its simulcast on July 9 at 2:00 AM Pacific Time with new subtitled episodes every week The darkly comic anime series is based on the hit manga series of the same name written by Haro Aso (Alice in[...]
Third Eye: Felicia Day Audible Sci-Fi Comedy Original Announced
Audible, Inc., the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, today announced a new scripted science-fiction comedy Third Eye, written and created by actor, producer, writer, and streamer Felicia Day (The Guild, Geek & Sundry) and featuring author Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) as The Narrator Set to premiere on October 5, the Audible Original,[...]
Common Side Effects: Adult Swim Orders Mike Judge Comedy Series
The half-hour comedy series delves into the complex reactions to the revelation of the mysterious elixir of life Common Side Effects was created by Joe Bennett and Steve Hely and is executive produced by King of the Hill creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels. Credit: Adult Swim Common Side Effects follows former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances,[...]
The Afterparty Season 2: Apple TV+ Series Unveils Trailer
Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for the upcoming second season of its broadly acclaimed and global hit murder mystery comedy series, The Afterparty, from Academy Award-winning creators Chris Miller and Phil Lord Premiering globally on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, the 10-episode second season of The Afterparty will introduce a new mystery,[...]
Queen of Mars: Catherine Tate Previews Her New Comedy Series
Psst, did you know Catherine Tate has a new comedy series called Queen of Oz? She plays a British Royal who's so embarrassing to the rest of the Royal Family Ltd that she's offered one last chance to stay a Royal: go to Australia and become their queen Only one problem The Aussies hate that[...]
Miracle Workers: End Times TBS Unveils Premiere Date & Trailer
TBS has announced that it will premiere the anthology comedy series Miracle Workers: End Times on Monday, July 10 at 10 pm ET/PT Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Geraldine Viswanathan (Bad Education), Karan Soni (Deadpool), and Jon Bass (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law) return in the fourth installment of the[...]
Ludwig: David Mitchell to Lead New BBC Detective Comedy
David Mitchell will be starring in the  BBC's upcoming "genre-bending" detective comedy Ludwig, because every actor who's anybody in the UK will eventually have to star in a detective or cop series Ludwig is part of a major new slate of five comedies announced at the BBC Comedy Festival in Cardiff[...]
Conan O'Brien Must Go: Sneak Peek Clip of Max Ordered Series
His award-winning digital brand, Team Coco, spans digital and branded content, live events, merchandise, and expertly produced comedy specials and was acquired by SiriusXM in 2022. Max has ordered Conan O'Brien Must Go, a new international travel series from Conan O'Brien The four-episode series is currently in production and will feature O'Brien visiting new friends[...]
Universal Delays R-Rated Dog Comedy Strays To August
Universal seems to know that there is a time and place to release certain films, and this June and on the same day as Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, is probably not the time to drop an R-rated comedy So it isn't that surprising that, according to Deadline, Universal has made the decision to delay Strays from[...]
Adult Swim SMALLS Animator Felipe Di Poi Disusses 'Little Edy'
Adult Swim SMALLS, humorously entertaining bite-sized animated comedy shorts from a variety of comedians, writers, and animators, is celebrating its 5th anniversary by releasing a new series of animated goodies The latest SMALLS short for this week is titled Little Edy and hit this weekend on Adult Swim's YouTube channel Created by New York-based comedian and self-taught[...]
Adult Swim SMALLS Kicks Off 5th Anniversary WIth 'Dap Going
Adult Swim's SMALLS, humorously entertaining bite-sized animated comedy shorts from a variety of comedians, writers, and animators, is celebrating its 5th anniversary this month by releasing a new series of animated goodies The first new SMALLS short for this month is titled "DAP: Going Out," currently streaming on Adult Swim's YouTube channel Created by Brooklyn-based comedian[...]
Carol Burnett: NBC Special Will Celebrate Comedy Icon's 90th Birthday
"It will be an evening of music, comedy, and dozens of big stars paying tribute to the one and only Carol Burnett We look forward to everyone at home celebrating right along with us." @findingyourroots PART 1: #CarolBurnett shares howa generous stranger changed her life and accelerated her iconic career If you missed this[...]
Minx: STARZ Picks Up Comedy Series; Premiering Season 2
STARZ announced today it has picked up seasons one and two of the critically acclaimed comedy series Minx, starring Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond The platform will also be exclusively premiering the second season. Photo Credit: Lionsgate Television Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx centers around Joyce (Lovibond), an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a[...]
Letterkenny: Hulu Season 11 Trailer, December 26th Premiere
Created by and starring Jared Keeso, the half-hour comedy revolves around the dustups Wayne (Keeso) and his pals get into with their small-town rivals. Credit: Crave. The residents of Letterkenny belong to one of three groups: the Hicks, the Skids, and the Hockey Players, who are constantly feuding over seemingly trivial matters that often end with someone[...]
Chris Rock to Be First Comedian to Perform on Live Netflix Stream
Image courtesy of Netflix Chris Rock: Netflix Comedy Specials "People expect me to talk about the bullshit, I'm not going to talk about it right now, I'll get to it eventually, on Netflix," Rock said at a London show It also marks the comedian's second Netflix special after Tamborine in 2018, and appeared in the Netflix is[...]