YouTube is already the biggest force in online entertainment, attracting more than 1 billion viewers monthly. Now it wants to put a shine on one of its most popular genres – laughs – with a week-long, star-studded comedy festival beginning Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. Guests on the initial two-hour live stream include film stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and [...]
By Erin Carlson, Hollywood Reporter | Bill Hader is saying goodbye to Saturday Night Live after eight years, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. our editor recommends David Letterman Drinks Tequila, Bill Hader Dances on ‘Late Show’ (Video) Bill Hader in Talks to Star in ‘Lawless’ Comedy (Exclusive) “It was a hard decision, but it has to happen at some point,” Hader [...]
By Associated Press | Seth Meyers is moving from his “Weekend Update” desk to his own late night show on NBC. The network said Sunday that the 12-year “Saturday Night Live” cast member will replace Jimmy Fallon at the 12:35 a.m. “Late Night” show next year. Fallon is moving up an hour as Jay Leno’s replacement on the “Tonight” show. [...]
By Lisa Lampanelli (Guest Column), Hollywood Reporter | To say that I’m a bit of an edgy comedian is like saying the Colorado theatre bomber is a bit of an eccentric. I’ve made a career out of pushing boundaries onstage, and I’ve never been a stranger to controversy. In fact, I’ve been picketed by more groups than a gay Muslim [...]
By Carl Unegbu, Comedybeat | Look who just joined Twitter: Mel Brooks. “This is my first tweet – watch me with carlreiner&@JuddApatow live at 5E/2P for #comedyfest P.S. Carl made me do it. New.livestream.com/comedyfest/mel…” With that, the 86-year-old comedy legend used the occasion of Comedyfest, the weeklong collaboration between Twitter and the humor hub Comedy Central, to signal to the [...]
By Claire Zulkey, Los Angeles Times | If Jennifer Aniston’s ears were burning Saturday night, and then burning some more and then more, off and on for several minutes straight, it was probably due to one of the stranger sketches from “Saturday Night Live”: a Jennifer Aniston look-alike contest. After kicking off the bit with a falsetto rendition of “You [...]
YouTube is already the biggest force in online entertainment, attracting more than 1 billion viewers monthly. Now it wants to put a shine on one of its most popular genres – laughs – with a week-long, star-studded comedy festival beginning Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. Guests on the initial two-hour live stream include film stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and [...]
YouTube is already the biggest force in online entertainment, attracting more than 1 billion viewers monthly. Now it wants to put a shine on one of its most popular genres – laughs – with a week-long, star-studded comedy festival beginning Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. Guests on the initial two-hour live stream include film stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and [...]
By Erin Carlson, Hollywood Reporter | Bill Hader is saying goodbye to Saturday Night Live after eight years, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. our editor recommends David Letterman Drinks Tequila, Bill Hader Dances on ‘Late Show’ (Video) Bill Hader in Talks to Star in ‘Lawless’ Comedy (Exclusive) “It was a hard decision, but it has to happen at some point,” Hader [...]
By Associated Press | Seth Meyers is moving from his “Weekend Update” desk to his own late night show on NBC. The network said Sunday that the 12-year “Saturday Night Live” cast member will replace Jimmy Fallon at the 12:35 a.m. “Late Night” show next year. Fallon is moving up an hour as Jay Leno’s replacement on the “Tonight” show. [...]
By Lisa Lampanelli (Guest Column), Hollywood Reporter | To say that I’m a bit of an edgy comedian is like saying the Colorado theatre bomber is a bit of an eccentric. I’ve made a career out of pushing boundaries onstage, and I’ve never been a stranger to controversy. In fact, I’ve been picketed by more groups than a gay Muslim [...]
By Carl Unegbu, Comedybeat | Look who just joined Twitter: Mel Brooks. “This is my first tweet – watch me with carlreiner&@JuddApatow live at 5E/2P for #comedyfest P.S. Carl made me do it. New.livestream.com/comedyfest/mel…” With that, the 86-year-old comedy legend used the occasion of Comedyfest, the weeklong collaboration between Twitter and the humor hub Comedy Central, to signal to the [...]
By Claire Zulkey, Los Angeles Times | If Jennifer Aniston’s ears were burning Saturday night, and then burning some more and then more, off and on for several minutes straight, it was probably due to one of the stranger sketches from “Saturday Night Live”: a Jennifer Aniston look-alike contest. After kicking off the bit with a falsetto rendition of “You [...]
By Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times | We all knew it was coming, and now there’s a date: Jon Stewart will be absent from “The Daily Show” beginning June 10. He’ll be replaced by correspondent John Oliver for eight weeks. What’s Stewart going to be doing during that time? Directing his first feature film, titled “Rosewater” and adapted from [...]
By Hillary Busis, Inside TV | Comedy Central just scribbled another line onto Chris Hardwick’s jam-packed dance card. The 41-year-old comedian, who got his start hosting MTV’s dating show Singled Out in the mid ’90s, already produces his weekly Nerdist podcast, hosts AMC’s Walking Dead companion talk show Talking Dead, hosts a weekly Nerdist chat show on BBC America, runs [...]
By John Carucci, The Associated Press | The Tribeca Film Festival has ended on a royal note with Jerry Lewis showing up at the 30th anniversary screening of “The King of Comedy.” The 87-year-old comedian-actor walked out to thunderous applause after the screening Saturday, joining co-star Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese. Lewis answered questions about the making of [...]
By Anita George, Pastemagazine.com | In an effort to promote more of its original content, YouTube is launching its first ever themed event week, “Comedy Week,” late next month, according to The Associated Press. The seven-day event will feature the premieres of new episodes from YouTube’s most-watched channels, performances by comedians and specially curated video playlists. New content from The [...]
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