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  1. TBS Orders a New Comedy Pilot from ‘Bored to Death’s Jonathan Ames TBS has placed an order for pilot World’s End from writer Jonathan Ames, the creator of HBO’s Bored to Death (and author of a number of […]
  2. The Simpsons Are Voting for HillaryThe Simpsons doesn’t come back for its 28th (!) season until September 25th, but that didn’t stop Al Jean and company from releasing this clip […]
  3. Eric Andre’s ‘Rapper Ninja Warrior’ Is Absolutely BrilliantHere’s a little bit of barely controlled chaos from the upcoming season of The Eric Andre Show: Rapper Ninja Warrior, where rappers must make […]
  4. Wyatt Cenac’s ‘People of Earth’ and Alia Shawkat’s ‘Search Party’ Are […]Over the weekend, TBS set the premiere dates for two of its new original comedies slated for this fall. First up is Wyatt Cenac’s People of […]
  5. John Oliver Covered the Ups and Downs of the DNCLast week’s Democratic National Convention was packed with speeches, off-stage protests, and drama galore. Catnip for John Oliver, who took a […]
  6. The ‘SNL’-Packed ‘Brother Nature’ Is Coming This Fall Brother Nature, a movie originally announced as Brother in Laws and shot back in 2014, is finally coming out this fall. Produced by Lorne […]
  7. Anna Faris Is Writing a Memoir Called ‘Unqualified’ Memoirs by famously funny ladies are all the rage these days, what with Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, and Amy Schumer all pulling in […]
  8. Colin Jost and Michael Che Talked About Working with Trump on ‘SNL’ with […]Michael Che has the best response to people mad about Trump hosting SNL last season: “People got mad at us for having Trump on the show, but […]
  9. Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Celebrated Hillary’s Nomination from 1776 […]On last night’s live post-DNC Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Broad City stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer appeared as 1776 second […]
  10. Check Out the First Trailer for Funny or Die and go90’s ‘Tween Fest’Streaming service go90 teamed up with Funny or Die to create their first big comedy series, Tween Fest, and its first trailer was just […]
  11. Kristen Wiig and Zach Galafianakis’s ‘Masterminds’ Is Finally Coming Out […]We saw the first trailer for Masterminds well over a year ago, at which point it was slated for release in the summer of 2015. Clearly, that […]
  12. ‘Ballers’ Is Very Popular and Is Coming Back for a Third Season Ballers, HBO’s sporty Entourage replacement starring Dwayne Johnson and Rob Corrdry, has just been renewed for a third season. The comedy’s […]
  13. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Jane Lynch Does ‘WTF’The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. […]
  14. Colin Jost and Michael Che Did a Live ‘Weekend Update’ From the DNC Last […]Colin Jost and Michael Che are in Philly for the DNC this week, and last night at midnight they did a special version of Weekend Update live on […]
  15. Seth Meyers Took a Closer Look at Bill Clinton’s Speech and Trump’s […]On last night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers took A Closer Look at the second night of the DNC, including speeches from Howard Dean, Meryl Streep, […]
  16. Viacom Forbid Stephen Colbert from Bringing Back ‘Stephen Colbert,’ So He […]Apparently, Viacom was not pleased that Stephen Colbert brought back “Stephen Colbert” and his famous segment “The Word” last week during their […]
  17. Netflix Renews Maria Bamford’s ‘Lady Dynamite’ For a Second Season Netflix announced today at the Television Critics Association that it has picked up Maria Bamford’s delightfully weird sitcom Lady Dynamite […]
  18. Starz Is Making an American Adaptation of ‘Peep Show’ Peep Show, one of the best and most celebrated British comedies of the past decade, is getting remade to remove all of those pesky accents. […]
  19. Colin Jost and Michael Che Talked to the Various Crazy People at the DNCThere’s nothing like a political convention to remind you that the people most invested in politics are all totally nuts. While most people […]
  20. Stephen Colbert Interviewed the Cartoon Version of Hillary ClintonOn last night’s live Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Stephen took Bill Clinton’s line about how Hillary’s opponents created a cartoon version […]
  21. Seth Meyers Has a Message for Bernie-or-Bust Die-HardsSeth Meyers debuted a new segment on Late Night last night called “Hey!” He used it as an opportunity to give some real talk to folks who […]
  22. Paul Feig’s Making a Movie About Supermodels Stranded in a Chilean […]Ghostbusters Director Paul Feig has his next project lined up: a comedy called Supermodel Snowpocalypse based on a true story of a group of […]
  23. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Is Returning to Hulu with ‘Triumph’s Summer […]Triumph’s first election special for Hulu, Triumph’s Election Special 2016, was excellent, so naturally he’s coming back for more. It was […]
  24. Because the Internet Is Bad, We Are Launching a Daily Newsletter Reading the high-quality content of a Good Website™ like this one sure is hard these days. Checking a homepage every day feels like an […]
  25. Joe Swanberg’s New Comedic Netflix Anthology Series Will Feature a Pretty […] Joe Swanberg, mumblecore king and writer/director of such movies as Drinking Buddies, Hannah Takes the Stairs, and Kissing on the Mouth, has […]
  26. The ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Season Two Trailer Is HereThe second season of Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is a mere month away, with the whole thing dropping on April 15th. Here’s the first […]
  27. John Oliver Broke Down the Messy, Complicated Fight Over Apple’s EncryptionThe fight between Apple and the US government over the encryption of iPhones is a tricky one. Making it a pretty perfect subject for a deep […]
  28. Behold, What One Has Got to Believe Is the Final ‘Community’ Gag Reel Yahoo’s foray into original streaming shows, with them producing a sixth season of Community, was pretty much a complete disaster for the […]
  29. Jenna Fischer to Play Matt Leblanc’s Wife in New CBS Pilot The Office’s Jenna Fischer has signed on to the CBS pilot I’m Not Your Friend, joining Friends’ Matt Leblanc. The show is about “a contractor […]
  30. Check Out the Trailer for Seeso’s Standup Competition, ‘New York’s […]Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Seeso series New York’s Funniest, which features some hosting duties by SNL’s Michal Che and Leslie Jones. […]
  31. Watching Chloe Grace Moretz Host the Korean Version of ‘SNL’ Is Totally […]There are a bunch of localized versions of Saturday Night Live in various countries, and there have been for a while. But generally, they […]
  32. Watch John Oliver Expose the Ghost Governments of ‘Special Districts’On last night’s This Week Tonight, John Oliver took aim at Special Districts, special local governments set up for single purposes with little […]
  33. Jimmy Kimmel Is Hosting the Emmys This Year Jimmy Kimmel announced this morning that he’ll be hosting the Emmy Awards this September 18th. He last hosted in 2011 – last year, Andy […]
  34. Read Louis CK’s 1,300-Word Rant Against Donald Trump Louis CK has been releasing episodes of his new series Horace and Pete every weekend for the past few weeks, and with those episodes have […]
  35. Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian’s ‘Trump vs. Bernie’ Is Becoming a […] Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian’s spot-on impressions of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have already spawned a successful nationwide […]
  36. Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’ Renewed by Netflix for Season 2 Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s hit Netflix comedy Master of None has, unsurprisingly, been renewed by Netflix for a second season. According to […]
  37. Adam Sandler Just Debuted ‘Chanukah Song, Part 4’Sure, Thanksgiving is tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to look forward to the imminent festival of lights. Last week in San […]
  38. Seth Meyers Wrapped Up the Complete Nightmare That Was the Republican […]On Wednesday, CNBC hosted the third Republican presidential debate. It was truly terrible! Hopefully you were watching sports instead. But poor […]
  39. Andy Richter Is Hollywood’s Top Pumpkin AgentOn last night’s Conan, Andy revealed his seasonal side gig as Hollywood’s top pumpkin agent. It’s a delightful bit of classic Conan-brand […]
  40. Sam Morril Has Seen Some Rough Comedy ClubsSam Morril is standing casually, one foot slightly in front of the other, on the stage of Boston’s Royale nightclub. He’s discussing terrorism […]
  41. Joe Biden May or May Not Show Up to the Debate and/or the ‘Late Show’ […]The first democratic presidential debate is tonight, and CNN is holding out hope that Joe Biden may make a dramatic last-minute appearance. […]
  42. Kate McKinnon Really, Really Wants to Be Best Pals with Amy SchumerHere are the newest promos for this weekend’s SNL, in which Kate McKinnon probably tries a little too hard to get on the good side of host Amy […]
  43. ‘Nathan for You’s New Billboards Are PerfectNathan for You’s new season starts next Thursday, so the promotional machine is in full swing. And naturally, Nathan Fielder isn’t just putting […]
  44. Artie Lang Has the Best Match.com Profile EverLast night, Artie Lang swung by Conan and showed off his very sexy Match.com profile photo. Yes, that is a peanut butter cup and an EpiPen […]
  45. Hasan Minhaj Looks Into Why It’s So Hard for Ex-Cons to Find WorkLast night on The Daily Show, Hasan Minhaj looked at the growing movement to remove the checkbox on job applications that tells potential […]
  46. TruTV Renews ‘Impractical Jokers’ for a Fifth SeasonTruTV has renewed their prank show Impractical Jokers for a fifth season. The comedy group the Tenderloins, who are named Sal, Joe, Murr and Q […]
  47. ‘Friends of the People’s Josh Rabinowitz and Kevin Barnett Are Creating an […]Friends of the People head writers/castmembers Josh Rabinowitz and Kevin Barnett are developing a new sitcom for NBC that they’ll be writing […]
  48. Abbi and Ilana’s Spa Day Goes About as Well as You’d ExpectHere’s the latest episode of web series Hack Into Broad City, in which our heroes have a…spa day? Well, Abbi and Ilana’s version of a spa […]
  49. David Cross’s ‘Todd Margaret’ Returns to IFC for a Third Season on January […]David Cross’s The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, now simply knowns as Todd Margaret, is coming back for a six-episode third […]
  50. Here’s the First Trailer for Season 2 of Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s […]Catastophe, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s wonderful BBC series that became an Amazon series stateside, has its second season coming to the […]
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