By Tim Donnelly, New York Post | Jeff Ross has slammed, dissed and humiliated some of the biggest names in entertain-ment, from Charlie Sheen to Donald Trump, in his duties as roastmaster general of the New York Friars Club and host of the Comedy Central Roast specials. The 47-year-old tours the country frequently, but his next stop brings him back [...]
By Carl Unegbu, Comedybeat | With comedy as big as it is these days there is no better time than now for anyone on the business side of the industry to make a ton of money, especially those who know the industry pretty well or should. Folks like comedian Jon Lovitz. Needless to say, when rough times hit, the gravy [...]
By Kia Makarechi, The Huffington Post | Russell Brand stopped by HuffPost Live on Tuesday and shared some thoughts on the NSA’s leaked domestic surveillance program and the self-outed whistleblower Edward Snowden. “I believe there needs to be a structural shift in how we regard leaders,” Brand told host Josh Zepps. “In old times … our chiefs would be in [...]
By Molly Driscoll, Christian Science Monitor | Not surprising: Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, James Franco, Jay Baruchel, and other raunchy comedy standbys starring in a movie together. The surprise comes when you run an eye down the cast list of the movie “This Is the End” and see the roles they’re playing. Seth Rogen: playing Seth Rogen. Jonah Hill: Playing [...]
By Kate Storey, New York Post | Comedian John Oliver runs out onstage with a big smile, waving to a packed house at Webster Hall on Tuesday night. He is taping a stand-up set for the fourth season of his Comedy Central series “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show.” While a stylist adjusts his tie and last-minute tweaks are made [...]
By Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly | Conan O’Brien may have been a writer on The Simpsons, but he’s getting animated on a different Sunday-night Fox comedy: The late-night talk show host will lend his voice to an upcoming episode of Family Guy. In the episode, which airs next season, Peter and Quagmire are frightened by a bee and accidentally scream [...]
By Tim Donnelly, New York Post | Jeff Ross has slammed, dissed and humiliated some of the biggest names in entertain-ment, from Charlie Sheen to Donald Trump, in his duties as roastmaster general of the New York Friars Club and host of the Comedy Central Roast specials. The 47-year-old tours the country frequently, but his next stop brings him back [...]
By Tim Donnelly, New York Post | Jeff Ross has slammed, dissed and humiliated some of the biggest names in entertain-ment, from Charlie Sheen to Donald Trump, in his duties as roastmaster general of the New York Friars Club and host of the Comedy Central Roast specials. The 47-year-old tours the country frequently, but his next stop brings him back [...]
By Carl Unegbu, Comedybeat | With comedy as big as it is these days there is no better time than now for anyone on the business side of the industry to make a ton of money, especially those who know the industry pretty well or should. Folks like comedian Jon Lovitz. Needless to say, when rough times hit, the gravy [...]
By Kia Makarechi, The Huffington Post | Russell Brand stopped by HuffPost Live on Tuesday and shared some thoughts on the NSA’s leaked domestic surveillance program and the self-outed whistleblower Edward Snowden. “I believe there needs to be a structural shift in how we regard leaders,” Brand told host Josh Zepps. “In old times … our chiefs would be in [...]
By Molly Driscoll, Christian Science Monitor | Not surprising: Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, James Franco, Jay Baruchel, and other raunchy comedy standbys starring in a movie together. The surprise comes when you run an eye down the cast list of the movie “This Is the End” and see the roles they’re playing. Seth Rogen: playing Seth Rogen. Jonah Hill: Playing [...]
By Kate Storey, New York Post | Comedian John Oliver runs out onstage with a big smile, waving to a packed house at Webster Hall on Tuesday night. He is taping a stand-up set for the fourth season of his Comedy Central series “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show.” While a stylist adjusts his tie and last-minute tweaks are made [...]
By Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly | Conan O’Brien may have been a writer on The Simpsons, but he’s getting animated on a different Sunday-night Fox comedy: The late-night talk show host will lend his voice to an upcoming episode of Family Guy. In the episode, which airs next season, Peter and Quagmire are frightened by a bee and accidentally scream [...]
By Michael Starr, New York Post | Question to NBC: are you sure you wanna replace Jay Leno? The “Tonight Show” host claimed a strong May sweeps victory in just-released numbers, comfortably thumping 11:35 p.m. rivals David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel in adults 18-49 — the timeslot’s key demo which is coveted by advertisers. It’s Leno’s final May sweeps, at [...]
By Larry Getlen, New York Post | He was a pioneer, drug addict, civil rights leader, violent wild man, and one of the funniest comedians of all time. Showtime’s new documentary, “Richard Pryor: Omit The Logic,” which airs Friday at 9, tells Pryor’s tale in all its tragic complexity. Jennifer Lee Pryor, the comedian’s two-time wife — she’s identified in [...]
By New York Post | US Sen. Al Franken, who wrote and performed for “Saturday Night Live” back in the day, is still raking in the bucks from the show. Franken, now a Democratic senator from Minnesota, was an original writer and performer for “SNL” from 1975 through to the mid-’90s. Best known for his “SNL” self-help character Stuart Smalley, [...]
By Bryan Alexander, USA Today | Jerry Lewis’s stance about women comedians has not mellowed over time. The 87-year-old actor said that he is bothered by women doing “broad” comedy, when asked if he liked the work of Bridesmaids actress Melissa McCarthy or Sarah Silverman. The comments came during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival Thursday. “Trying to [...]
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