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Michael Sheen and David Tennant in "Staged", BBC Studios
It was, in effect, a spiritual sequel to Good Omens with Tennant and Sheen reprising their comedy repartee. Michael Sheen and David Tennant in "Staged", BBC Studios It's also a bonafide hit, possibly the only hit show made during and about the lockdown So It's not surprising that a second series seems to have been greenlit[...]
Bobby Lee & Khalyla’s Tigerbelly Podcast: YouTube Creator Spotlight
Standup comedy may be struggling to find its way in the madness that is 2020, but comedians are thriving off-stage with podcasts Podcasts have grown in recent years and are now often as popular to watch with video on YouTube as they are to listen to on apps One of the top comedy podcasts is[...]
New Girl, Boy Meets World & More: Top 5 Sitcom Halloween Laughs
Source: NBC "Frasier" Season 9 Episode 6 "Room Full Of Heroes": Frasier is a classic sitcom, full of fantastic iconic episodes, but there's one Halloween one that is able to bring comedy and heartfelt moments together in one space This remains a classic due to an excellent mix of costume work, fantastic dialogue, and commentary on[...]
The Cabin With Bert Kreischer
Comedy tends to be joined alongside best by vulnerability and humility Watching each of these episodes, one aspect that made everything unique to the experience was of how parts were edited The fun of going back and forth between scenes and segments between Bert and his friends is what made watching the new series so[...]
Grease series moves to Paramount+ (Image: Paramount)
Annabel Oakes (Atypical, Transparent) remains as series creator, writer, and executive producer, with Paramount Television Studios, Picturestart, and Temple Hill producing (with the latter two also producing a Grease prequel movie called Summer Lovin with Paramount Pictures). Grease series moves to Paramount+ (Image: Paramount) Having received a straight-to-series order from WarnerMedia a year before the move between[...]
Truth Seekers NYCC Panel Finds The Comedy In The Horror
Not many people out there would say the same, but that's what seems to set Frost and co-partner, Pegg, apart from other duos in the horror-comedy genre Frost discussed what has inspired him, including The X-Files and how the creators of that show "painted a big arc about Mulder and Scully" Frost looks to have something not too[...]
Bill Burr Wants to Be SNL’s Host and Musical Guest
Lauren Holt (The Filth), Punkie Johnson (Space Force), and Andrew Dismukes (Comedy Central's Colossal ClusterFest, New York Comedy Festival) are joining the cast as feature players On the politics side, Jim Carrey is set to portray Joe Biden, with Maya Rudolph returning as Kamala Harris and Alec Baldwin back as Donald Trump (with Bennett's Pence making[...]
Cover image for a Puppet History video. Source: YouTube
So feel free to start here and expand your entertainment horizons. The Try Guys key art (Image: Amazon Prime) First on the list is for those who love the show Drunk History on Comedy Central The absurdity combined with historical facts given at the same time is what makes Puppet History your next binge-watch on the YouTube[...]
Saturday Night Live Season 46 (Image: NBCU)
After the previous season ended with a series of COVID-inspired "SNL@Home" episodes, this weekend saw the long-running sketch comedy/music series returning to Studio 8 H in Rockefeller Center Why was that particularly special? Because SNL was going with a series of health and safety protocols that would allow for a studio audience In front of[...]
Saturday Night Live returns to Studio 8H for Season 46 (Image: NBCU)
Just because NBC's Saturday Night Live has a ton of attention on it heading into Saturday's 46th season premiere this Saturday doesn't mean the long-running sketch comedy/variety series doesn't have one eye looking to the future With Chris Rock and Megan Thee Stallion taking the stage at Studio 8H for the SNL kick-off, we can[...]
Chris Rock and Megan Thee Stallion Aren’t Worried about SNL’s Season Premiere
Lauren Holt (The Filth), Punkie Johnson (Space Force), and Andrew Dismukes (Comedy Central's Colossal ClusterFest, New York Comedy Festival) are joining the cast as feature players. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCLdWm66HcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: SNL Returns to 30 Rock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCLdWm66Hc) Not including specials and digital series, SNL has won 72 Emmy Awards, the most for any show in[...]
Jim Carrey and Maya Rudolph Transform into Joe Biden and Kamala Harris - SNL
Lauren Holt (The Filth), Punkie Johnson (Space Force), and Andrew Dismukes (Comedy Central's Colossal ClusterFest, New York Comedy Festival) are joining the cast as feature players. Alec Baldwin returns as Donald Trump, with Maya Rudolph joining them as Kamala Harris, and Jim Carrey as Joe Biden (Bennett will continue as Michael Pence). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCLdWm66HcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript[...]
Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Rock (Image: NBCU)
With still more than a week to go before the premiere, we weren't expecting any filmed promos yet, but what SNL and Rock fans did get on Wednesday was a teaser-reminder of what Rock's brought to the sketch comedy-variety series. Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Rock (Image: NBCU) Here's a look back at some of Rock's[...]
SNL Returns to 30 Rock
Following the teaser for the comedy-variety series' return is a list of protocols that will be in place for anyone looking to be in the audience: how to order tickets, on-site testing and mask-wearing procedures, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCLdWm66HcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: SNL Returns to 30 Rock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCLdWm66Hc) Please request tickets for you and anyone[...]
Saturday Night Live returns to Studio 8H for Season 46 (Image: NBCU)
Lauren Holt (The Filth), Punkie Johnson (Space Force), and Andrew Dismukes (Comedy Central's Colossal ClusterFest, New York Comedy Festival) are joining the cast as feature players. Alec Baldwin returns as Donald Trump, with Maya Rudolph joining them as Kamala Harris, and Jim Carrey as Joe Biden (Bennett will continue as Michael Pence). Not including specials and digital series,[...]
Punkie Johnson at the 2019 Clusterfest. Source: NBC
What is so important about this news, not only to the series itself but also for Punkie, is that she will be the first openly gay Black woman to join the cast.  According to NBC, Johnson has a background in standup comedy and sketch writing Her work includes a variety of involvement in standup as[...]
Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams is Naoki Urusawa's Oddball Heist Comedy
Mujirushi celebrates French culture and the Louvre and throws in a shaggy dog comedy that references art heist movies, madcap farce, and soft-centered political commentary Urusawa is fond of lovable losers like Kumiko's dad, even as he makes Kumiko the point of view character, her sensible, no-nonsense exasperation with the whims and silliness of adults[...]
Spy x Family Vol. 2: the Undercover Family Comedy Gets Nuttier
The series is a comedy about how this fake family navigates their pretense while becoming a genuine family-of-choice despite themselves Volume 2 proves that Endo can sustain his story and his tone of chaotic farce. "Spy x Family" Vol 2 cover, Viz Media In the second volume, master spy Twilight and his fake wife Yor just barely[...]