Comedy

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On PEN15, Everyone Is (Refreshingly) a Bully

 The excellent mid-season episode, “Posh,” plays like a fable about race in American middle schools. By Mallika Rao
wisdom

Digging Through the Comedy and Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

 “Be this now. You don’t have to be something. This is it. Enjoy.” By Ramsey Ess
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Judd Apatow Answers the Maria Bamford Questionnaire

 The filmmaker answers the questions that only Bamford would think to ask. By Maria Bamford and Judd Apatow
  1. last night on late night
    Now SNL Has Us Worried About the Mental Health of Ugly CakesThink Nailed It!, with added sentiency.
  2. last night on late night
    99 People in a Room Will Believe This Lady Gaga SNL Impression Is UncannyAnd the final Oscars push begins.
  3. overnights
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Don Cheadle Makes It Look EasyThe ever-versatile Cheadle pulls off his hosting debut with aplomb, but the writing doesn’t take full enough advantage of his comedic range.
  4. last night on late night
    Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer Discover Joys of Trash-Talk During SNL Victory LapLet’s see those claps!
  5. last night on late night
    SNL’s Donald Trump to the Nation: I Can Has Wallz?“Wall works. Wall makes safe.”
  7. famous friends
    David Letterman Isn’t Hip to Jimmy Fallon’s Avocado ToastA gift-giving gone wrong.
  8. last night on late night
    Colbert Knows Fox News’ Kamala Harris Weed Exposé Is Just Their Opinion, ManWay deep.
  9. in development
    Ken Jeong to Star in Kevin Kwan’s CBS Comedy PilotTitled The Emperor of Malibu.
  10. wisdom
    Digging Through the Comedy and Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling“Be this now. You don’t have to be something. This is it. Enjoy.”
  11. trailer mix
    The Long Shot Trailer: Secretary of State Charlize Theron Falls for Seth RogenIt’s a classic love story.
  14. writers
    Here’s the Writing Staff for Showtime’s Desus & MeroThe late-night series debuts next Thursday.
  15. in case you missed it
    ’80s Game-Show Host Reed Newport Crashed Conan’s Show AgainAndy Daly returned this week as the former host who is doomed to wander the Warner Bros. lot for eternity.
  16. the maria bamford questionnaire
    Judd Apatow Answers the Maria Bamford QuestionnaireThe filmmaker answers the questions that only Bamford would think to ask.
  17. movies
    Meg Ryan Is Writing Her Own Romantic Comedy“I’m aware now that romantic comedies are confections, but they have construction.”
  18. first person
    On PEN15, Everyone Is (Refreshingly) a BullyThe excellent mid-season episode, “Posh,” plays like a fable about race in American middle schools.
  19. last night on late night
    Watch Richard Kind Wheeze Through a Song From Documentary Now!’s Company EpisodeHe very quickly runs out of breath.
  20. snl
    Prepare Yourself for the Return of Alec Baldwin’s Trump on SNLYou’ve been warned.
  21. revivals
    Kenan Thompson Is Producing an All That Revival at NickelodeonA Nickelodeon classic is ready for a comeback.
  22. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Conan and ColbertTime for some funny podcast episodes!
  23. chat room
    Ken Marino on The Other Two, Internet Celebrity, and Justin Theroux’s Apartment“He texted me a picture of his real boot closet, and it wasn’t far off from the fictionalized version.”
  26. last night on late night
    Let Josh Groban Fix the Fact That It’s Valentine’s Day for YouLove is great if you make fun of it.
  27. last night on late night
    And Now, a Lost Jon Bovi Sketch With Will Forte and Jason SudeikisSeth Meyers brings a cut-for-time SNL sketch out of the vault, because it’s … Christmas?
  28. new shows
    Desus and Mero’s New Show Will Debut With Bronx Icon Alexandria Ocasio-CortezThe series debuts next Thursday on Showtime.
  29. snl
    Don Cheadle and Alex Moffat Are Fake Cops With Real Guns in This SNL PromoCheadle makes his SNL hosting debut this weekend.
  30. beefs
    Dane Cook Won’t Comment on the Louis C.K. Report, But He Will Make Karma Jokes“All I can say is that nothing Louis did to me is anywhere near what happened between him and those women.”
  31. oscars 2019
    30 Years of Comedic Performances That Deserved Oscar NominationsThe Academy has a bad habit of overlooking comedic performances. Here are 30 that deserved more attention than they got.
  32. this week in web videos
    Disney Should Make Beauty and the EastDhruv Uday Singh reimagines the ending of a Disney classic.
  33. last night on late night
    Will Forte Shares a Sneak Peek of His MacGruber TV SeriesWith some help from Jimmy Fallon as Kristen Wiig’s character.
  34. last night on late night
    Ray Romano and Charles Barkley Basically Compete at Being DadsAnd it’s a very close call.
  35. last night on late night
    Jimmy Fallon and Priyanka Chopra Jonas Do a Cool Skit 4 TeenzSuch youth, very hip.
  38. trailer mix
    Catastrophe Returns to the States for Its Final Season Next MonthMarch 15, to be exact.
  39. stand-up
    Amy Schumer’s Second Netflix Special Debuts Next MonthTitled Amy Schumer Growing.
  40. writers
    How Karen Chee Landed Her Dream Job on Late Night With Seth MeyersMeet Late Night’s newest hire.
  41. scams
    FuckJerry Reportedly Had Final Cut on Netflix’s Fyre Festival DocumentaryHmmm.
  42. renewals
    The Other Two Has Already Been Renewed at Comedy CentralChris Kelly and Sarah Schneider’s series will return for a second season.
  43. stand-up
    Aziz Ansari Reflects on Sexual-Misconduct Allegation at His NYC Pop-up Show“After a year, how I feel about it is, I hope it was a step forward. It made me think about a lot, and I hope I’ve become a better person.”
  44. last night on late night
    Adam Sandler Stops by Tonight Show to Deliver a Jimmy Fallontine’s Day Love Song“I think it’s pretty cool / you’ve had the same haircut since middle school.”
  45. prequels forever
    Black-ish Spin-Off About Young Bow Reportedly in the Works at ABCIf you have a better suggestion than Young-ish, we’d like to hear it.
  46. politics
    Sam Bee’s Not the White House Correspondents Dinner Returns in April, SnowflakesIt will air the same time as this year’s WHCD.
  47. pilots
    Chad Lives! Nasim Pedrad Will Finally Play a 14-Year-Old Persian BoyFox originally ordered the pilot, starring Pedrad as Chad, in 2016.
  50. trailer mix
    Here’s Your First Look at Comedy Central’s Upcoming Series South SideThe workplace comedy is slated to debut sometime this summer.
  51. comedy central
    Comedy Central Orders David Spade Late-Night Show and More Crank YankersPlus shows in development from Naomi Ekperigin, Matteo Lane, and Samantha Irby.
  52. tv review
    Miracle Workers Fades Into the So-So BeyondSteve Buscemi is God, but this TBS comedy doesn’t have much higher power.
  53. behind the scenes
    Why Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Tackled #MeToo With a Puppet PenisShowrunner Robert Carlock on the Mr. Frumpus story line, including that gross scene with his “little orange tube.”
  54. series orders
    Hulu Is Making a Howard the Duck Series and 3 Other Animated Marvel ShowsThey’ll all cross over in The Offenders.
  55. trailer mix
    Aidy Bryant Goes Viral in the Trailer for Hulu’s ShrillShrill heads your way next month.
  56. backstories
    PEN15’s Spice Girls Episode Was ‘Traumatic’ to Film“It opened up a well of emotion I was not prepared for.”
  57. good one podcast
    How and Why Ray Romano Writes Jokes About His KidsOn this week’s Good One podcast, Ray Romano discusses the fine art of making fun of your kids.
  58. weekend update
    SNL’s Heidi Gardner and Mikey Day Are the Worst Instagram Couple EverTheir handle is @OnceUponASnuggle.
  59. censorship
    Hasan Minhaj Thanks Saudi Arabia for Censoring Netflix’s Patriot Act“For the first time in my life, I was a bipartisan icon. Liberals and conservatives: they both embraced me like I was money from Big Pharma.”
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