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Well, that’s another whirlwind weekend in Montreal for Just for Laughs. After attending the festival, it always feels like the week/weekend was a bit of a blur. We saw so many shows! We found ourselves running from one performance to the next trying to fit in as many satisfying Montreal meals as Continue reading
One thing that you can count on at Just for Laughs is that the festival schedule will include the most relevant and notable comedians that year. For that reason, it was no surprise that Hannibal Buress was scheduled to perform and when we saw his name announced, we knew that his show was one we did not want to miss. Hannibal’s last few specials have been among our favourites in recent years and Continue reading
We’anae sure that all of the This is Not Happening shows at Just for Laughs had special moments. That said, last night’s final performance was a pretty unique experience for those people who were in the audience. The topic of the night was repentance. After Ari Shaffir and his first three guests each told their stories, Steve Rannazzisi took the stage as the night’s final performer. Everyone up to that point was pretty Continue reading
It’s hard to believe that Kroll Show debuted in 2013 and is already off the air. Time really does fly. When we saw the first few episodes of Kroll Show we knew that we were seeing something unique. The bits were different than what any other sketch show was doing and we loved it. Along with Wheels, Ontario, our absolutely favorite sketches were the ones with the Too Much Tuna guys. So, when we first found out that Nick Kroll and John Mulaney were bringing Continue reading
We’ve always wanted to see Louis CK perform live. It seemed like every time that he had a show anywhere even close to us there was some reason we couldn’t go. This year, we finally got our wish and had the opportunity to see Louis in Montreal at Continue reading
Nick Thune is a revered guy on the alt comedy scene. He’s a regular at some of the hippest spots in Los Angeles, has a Comedy Central special to his name, and has appeared on several TV shows. This was his third time appearing at Off-JFL, but we’d never been able to make it to his shows before. He’s always made a strong impression on us so we were excited to finally see him perform live at Continue reading
Colin Jost and Michael Che were back last night with their second special episode of Weekend Update on MSNBC. After covering the RNC last week, they were ready to take on the Democratic Continue reading
John Oliver appeared on The Late Show last night and was giddy with excitement about Tim Kaine. Oliver couldn’t believe how much of a step dad Kaine was. Everything from bad impressions Continue reading
In case you haven’t seen it yet, here is Seth Meyers addressing the Bernie Bros that just can’t let go of the idea that he Bernie Sanders will be the next President. The extremely sarcastic monologue about the Bernie or Bust Movement is so on point that we would almost expect Continue reading
The big Christmas comedy in 2016 looks like it will be Office Christmas Party. We’re due for a new holiday classic. Whether or not this will be it remains to be seen, but the first trailer for the star-filled movie looks like it has potential. Featuring Continue reading
The Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe now has a roastmaster. Comedy Central announced today that David Spade will be the master of ceremonies on August 27th when the roast is filmed.
Spade is an interesting choice. Like Lowe, Spade is known for dating beautiful women. They went about it in different ways. Lowe Continue reading
The new season of South Park begins on September 14th. On Friday, the first promo for the 20th season of the Comedy Central series showed up online. The very nostalgic clip takes fans down memory lane. The fact that South Park will have been on the air for 20 years Continue reading
Here we are again. It is late July and Just for Laughs is underway. We’re only able to start our 2016 Just for Laughs adventure this week, but the world’s largest comedy festival has been in full swing for a few days already.
This year, we’re once again lucky enough to be covering the festival up close and in person. We plan on starting things off on Thursday and will be sticking around until Sunday. In total, our plan is to attend 14 shows. That’s a lot of shows. By the end 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
The nominations for the 68th Annual Emmy Awards have just been announced. As any dedicated television watcher knows, we’re currently in the era of Peak TV. Besides making us wish that we had more hours in the day to catch up on all the worthy programs, Peak TV also makes it far more difficult to predict the nominations for the Emmy Awards, let alone to predict the winners. We’ve got a few months before we find out who wins, but for now, we’ve collected a list of all the comedy nominees, along with our initial thoughts.
The Emmys will be given out on Sunday, September 18 on ABC in a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
The nominees are: Continue reading
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