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NBC was the center of a lot of intrigue and excitement last night. We’re not talking about the Olympics, we’re talking about Saturday Night Live and the two big announcements that will absolutely shake up Continue reading
Last night, comedy lost a legend. Not only did Garry Marshall gave audiences piles and piles of laughs over the years. We’ve never heard a bad word about the man and we will miss him.
Instead of going on and on about our memories of Garry, we decided to share with you some comments from the comedy world: Continue reading
Yesterday, we provided a rundown of the late night coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions. Today, another intriguing show joined in on the political chaos. Colin and Jost and Michael Che will be hosting two special episodes of Weekend Update on MSNBC on July 20 and 27 around Continue reading
This year’s Presidential conventions are the most anticipated in at least four years. For better or worse, we actually cannot remember the last time that so many people were interested in what would be happening both inside and outside of the convention sites. To break down Continue reading
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We think it’s safe to say that Bill Murray is a national treasure. Not only is he beloved for his comedic work in both television (Saturday Night Live) and film (Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, and every Wes Anderson movie to name really only a few), but he’s also at this point somewhat of a folk hero. You just never quite know where he’s going to pop up, whether it’s at the ballpark in Atlanta watching his beloved Cubs play (and dropping some hilarious quotes in the broadcast booth), at a golf course with Jordan Spieth, or just you know, at a random kickball game in New York. Part of the charm of Bill Murray is that you truly never know what he’ll do next. Continue reading
We can’t say we’ve ever really put that much thought into the way that 911 works, which means it’s the perfect segment for Last Week Tonight. John Oliver looked at the various ways that 911 maybe isn’t quite as reliable as we would like to think it is. In fact, even though Domino’s can figure out how to deliver us a pizza to our exact location, such technology is not available to 911 operators. Part of the reason for this is because our cell phone technology has changed faster than 911’s technology – they used to be able to track people by the landlines, but now with cell phones, they’re reliant on cell carriers and things are just not precise. The reason why 911 can’t catch up with that technology is because there is a lack of funding, since money intended for 911 can seemingly be diverted at any time to fund any number of other projects. Continue reading
Music icon Prince died today at the age of 57. While normally we can rely on Twitter to bring some comedy to any situation, in this case, the reactions have been ones of shock and sadness rather than humor. Prince influenced so many people and it’s clear he’ll be greatly missed. Here are just a few of the reactions that are pouring in from comedians: Continue reading
After a lot of speculation, we know who will be the first woman to appear on US paper currency. Harriett Tubman has been chosen to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. There was a lot of talk about replacing Hamilton Continue reading
Sadly, Doris Roberts has passed away on Sunday at age 90. Although her career spanned an astonishing six decades, Doris was probably best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond. She won 4 Emmy awards for her portrayal of the quintessential overbearing mother-in-law alongside Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, and the late Peter Boyle.
Doris also had a recurring role on the 1980s show Remington Steele, and appeared in other classic series like St. Elsewhere (for which she won an Emmy in 1983), All in the Family, Mary Tyler Moore, Rhoda, Barney Miller, Fantasy Land, The Love Boat, and Murder, She Wrote. Comedy movie fans will also remember her from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
Of course, condolences and commemorations are pouring in from across Hollywood, especially from those who worked with her. Continue reading
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Our favorite New Zealand folk-comedy duo is headed back out on tour this summer. Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement will be taking their Flight of the Conchords act on the road criss-crossing the United States (with a cross border stop in Vancouver) during the months of Continue reading
One of our favorite things about Last Week Tonight has been the relative absence of stories about Donald Trump. We’ve just become so fatigued with Donald Trump stories on every single news network and Donald Trump jokes on every single late night show that it was nice to have a half an hour on Sunday nights to think about other issues and to laugh at things besides the latest craziness that Donald spewed. But alas, all good things must come to an end, and last night, John Oliver and the Last Week Tonight team apparently decided that they couldn’t wait any longer to address the Trump in the room. Continue reading
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Ever since Sonny and Cher it seems like the big four networks have been trying to find the next hit variety show. Many have come and gone with varied levels of success. Today, Variety reported that NBC is going to give the platform another shot, this time with May Rudolph and Martin Short Continue reading
Netflix has added another comedy offering to their list of new series for 2016. The Characters is a brand new sketch show featuring 8 comedians in 8 episodes (that’s one per comedian) and will be available online March 11th. The comedians chosen for the project have interesting backgrounds many of which have done work that we are Continue reading
If you’re really into following which sitcom pilots have been ordered by networks, today will be like your Super Bowl. CBS ordered a pilot from the team that brought us 30 Rock. ABC meanwhile Continue reading
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After recent talk about Amy Schumer being a joke thief, the comedian and many of her friends have come out to take a stand. Everything that they have said is consistent with what we already believe. The accusations don’t have a lot of merit behind them. While we knew this to be the case we were pretty happy to see Amy take a stand and face this head on. We think she’s right and unless if she fails Continue reading
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