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  1. chat room
    The Righteous Gemstones’ Edi Patterson Gives Great Advice“Work hard, work your ass off, but get some ‘F*ck it’ in your head as soon as you can.”
  2. stand-up
    For Ramy Youssef, All Roads Lead Back to Stand-upTalking with the comedian about his Hulu series and new HBO special.
  3. chat room
    Arturo Castro on Alternatino and the Power of Blind OptimismChatting with the Broad City alum about his new Comedy Central show.
  4. documentaries
    Kulap Vilaysack Is Ready to Share Her Origin StoryTalking with Vilaysack about her deeply personal documentary, podcasting, and Bajillion Dollar Propertie$.
  5. interviews
    Anthony Jeselnik on His Netflix Special and Auditioning for ‘Weekend Update’“Comedy has changed so much with political correctness that people can’t get away with the same things they could before, except for me.”
  6. eastbound & down
    Steve Little Walks Us Through His Top 5 Eastbound & Down Episodes“Just looking at that journey, it’s really kind of insane.”
  7. catching up
    The Stars of Corporate Want to Keep You Up at NightMatt Ingebretson and Jake Weisman talk their Comedy Central show and pissing off the Catholic church.
  8. chat room
    Bill Burr Wants to Show You Just How Scary Fatherhood IsTalking with the comedian about his Netflix show, becoming a dad, and why he’ll never quit stand-up.
  9. emmy insider
    Drunk History Season 5: Derek Waters Chooses His Favorite PerformancesFeaturing Bob Odenkirk, Raven-Symoné, Kirsten Dunst, and more.
  10. vulture lists
    Sacha Baron Cohen’s 11 Best Jokes As Borat, Ali G, and MoreFrom Ali G’s interview with Donald Trump to Borat’s trip to Cambridge University.
  11. underrated
    Rob Corddry and Brian Huskey on Snuff Box and Why It’s Brilliant to Play Dumb“Right before this interview I was thinking, ‘Why don’t me and Huskey do our own show like this?’”
  12. How Broken Lizard Capitalizes on Super Troopers 2 Will Make or Break Them“You guys are the most successful sketch comedy group ever!” And we’re like “What are you talking about? Every day is a fucking struggle.”
  13. Tina Fey Talks to Jimmy Fallon About the Potential Future of ‘30 Rock’ Tiny Fey was on The Tonight Show on Thursday to promote the Mean Girls musical, and she addressed a rumor – that she started – regarding a […]
  14. Hulu Picks Up New Comedy Produced by The Lonely Island Hulu has given the green light for a straight-to-series, 10 episode order of PEN15, a new comedy series that will be executive produced by […]
  15. Leslie Jones to Star in ‘Baby Nurse,’ Lorne Michaels’ First Film at […] After 26 years of releasing his movies at Paramount Pictures, Lorne Michaels and Universal have announced a first-look production deal for […]
  16. Amy Schumer, Tina Fey Set to Host Final Two Episodes of ‘SNL’ This SeasonDays after announcing that Donald Glover would be hosting Saturday Night Live on May 5, the show announced that the two episodes after that – […]
  17. ‘At Home with Amy Sedaris’ Gets Second Season Order from truTV At Home with Amy Sedaris debuted on truTV last fall to positive reviews and so naturally the network wanted to see more of it, which is why […]
  18. Idris Elba to Star in Netflix Comedy Series ‘Turn Up Charlie’Idris Elba has made his mark as one of the industry’s most sought after choices for gritty dramas like The Wire and Luther, but his next TV […]
  19. Jim Carrey Surprises ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Co-Star Jeff Daniels on ‘Conan’ Jeff Daniels was on Conan on Tuesday to promote his new series The Looming Tower, but the focus immediately shifted – to Daniels’ surprise […]
  20. Comedy Central Orders Sketch Show from ‘Broad City’ Cast Member The Broad City comedy tree continues to grow, with Comedy Central announcing a series order for Alternatino with Arturo Castro on Tuesday […]
  21. Jason Mantzoukas Road Trip Comedy Set to Debut in November The Long Dumb Road, a comedy starring Jason Mantzoukas and Tony Revolori and directed by Hannah Fidell, has sold its North American […]
  22. Tim Meadows to Star in Spinoff of ‘The Goldbergs’ ABC has picked up a spinoff from The Goldbergs that will be set in 1990 and star Tim Meadows (Saturday Night Live), Bryan Callen (Mad TV), […]
  23. Netflix Announces ‘A Little Help with Carol Burnett’ Release Date, Guest […] Carol Burnett’s new Netflix show A Little Help with Carol Burnett is premiering all 12 half-hour episodes on May 4, the network announced on […]
  24. ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Duo Get Order for New Pilot, ‘Arranged’ Crazy Ex-Girlfriend showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna is set to take on another project with the announcement of Arranged, a pilot she has […]
  25. Donald Glover to Host, Perform as Musical Guest on ‘SNL’ Next Month Donald Glover will host Saturday Night Live on May 5, the show announced on Saturday. Glover will also be the musical guest, under his alias […]
  26. Here’s the Trailer for the New Kevin James Standup Special for NetflixKevin James: you know him, you love him, but you’ve never seen him like this. Never Don’t Give Up, premiering April 24. […]
  27. ‘Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife’ Gets Mother’s Day Premiere Date On Netflix Comedian Ali Wong’s first Netflix special Baby Cobra, which was filmed when she was seventh months pregnant with her first child, was […]
  28. ‘The Opposition’ Confronts Alex Jones, Calls Him a Crisis Actor On Thursday night’s episode of The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, Kobi Libii went to Washington, D.C. to confront Alex Jones, the […]
  29. ‘Broad City’ Announces Final Season, But Abbi and Ilana Ink New Deal with […] The upcoming fifth season of Broad City, set to begin airing in early 2019, will be the show’s final season according to Deadline. On the […]
  30. SCTV Reunion Doc for Netflix Will Be Directed by Martin Scorsese The cast of SCTV is reuniting on May 13 in Toronto for An Afternoon with SCTV, a live special in front of a studio audience, hosted by Jimmy […]
  31. Zach Woods Tells Conan About Being a ‘Nocturnal Anti-Semite’ Zach Woods went on Conan on Wednesday to promote the fifth season of Silicon Valley. One trait of his character that is revealed in a past […]
  32. Adam Sandler Films Live Comedy Special for Netflix, Paul Thomas Anderson […]Next week @elreytheatre! pic.twitter.com/UolyPcrNWE— Adam Sandler (@AdamSandler) April 4, 2018 Adam Sandler filmed a comedy special in […]
  33. Mitzi Shore, Owner of The Comedy Store, Dies at 87 Mitzi Shore, c0-founder of The Comedy Store standup club in Hollywood, has died. Shore founded The Comedy Store in 1972 with her then-husband […]
  34. Timothy Olyphant Confronts Seth Meyers On Their Friendship Timothy Olyphant could soon be filming a long-awaited Deadwood movie, and serious drama is where he’s most often found, but on Tuesday […]
  35. T.J. Miller Charged with Calling In False Bomb Threat Former Silicon Valley star T.J. Miller was arrested on Monday night and charged with calling in a false bomb threat, according to federal […]
  36. Ron Funches Is Taping a Comedy Central Standup Special in JuneRon Funches is getting set to film a new special in June, as told to Splitsider, and there’s really only one “angle” to it that we know about […]
  37. Bruce Willis Is Getting the Comedy Central Roast Treatment After years of roasting some celebrities who may have been seen as “easy targets” such as Charlie Sheen, David Hasselhoff, and Donald Trump, […]
  38. Kevin Smith Standup Special Headed to Showtime Kevin Smith nearly died of a heart attack in late February, just after finishing the first night of taping a new standup special, Kevin […]
  39. Here’s the Trailer for ‘The Honeymoon Standup Special’ with Natasha […] Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher are not the first couple in standup to get married, but they are the first married couple to share a Netflix […]
  40. ‘The Simpsons’ Defends Itself Against Apu Stereotype Accusations Comedian Hari Kondabolu has been voicing his disappointment in the harmful stereotypes he sees within The Simpsons’ character […]
  41. Chris Gethard Inspires While Seeking InspirationThe very first thing you can read on Chris Gethard’s website, therefore the first thing you’ll read when you Google his name, is a description […]
  42. Diving Deep into the Business of Comedy with Barry KatzAsk the average person on the street, “Who has had the widest reach in comedy over the last 30 years?” and you will surely get many different […]
  43. Talking ‘Guy Suavé: Homicidal Spy’ with Jay Johnston and Eric Von HoffmanEric Von Hoffman and Jay Johnston have helped create, write, and star as many characters during their time on shows like Mr. Show and W/ Bob […]
  44. Susie Essman Always Knew There Would Be More ‘Curb’When Curb Your Enthusiasm wrapped up its eighth season in 2011, the mystery of if there would be a season 9 lingered for years. Finally, to the […]
  45. Jay R. Ferguson Didn’t Expect to Do Comedy, But He’s Excelling at It AnywayIf at first you don’t recognize Jay R. Ferguson by name, you may still instantly recall him by his beard. For many it was during his days at […]
  46. 1 Movie, 3 Friends, ‘5 Doctors’Many kids grow up with dreams of having careers in entertainment, but few will ever realize those ambitions, and the number who get to do so […]
  47. Natasha Rothwell Can Do It AllIt’s perhaps not correct to say that Natasha Rothwell is “transitioning” from being a writer to an actress, because she still seems to be […]
  48. Guy Branum Remains Comfortable Having Uncomfortable ConversationsGuy Branum has seen a lot and worn many different hats in his comedy career, which dates back to the early 2000s. He’s written for and appeared […]
  49. Getting ‘Physical’ with Matt JonesFor many people, Breaking Bad and The Office would be their favorite drama and favorite comedy of the 2000s. Few can say they worked on both […]
  50. Jason Jones on ‘The Detour,’ Politics, and Making It in the StatesIn his show The Detour, Jason Jones plays the dad in a family that is constantly trying to evade capture from some authority or government […]
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