An ‘SNL’ Week in Comedy- Cecily Strong joins the cast of SNL! Jason Sudeikis is officially returning, but only through December.
- President Obama is set to appear […]
ByAlex SongXia
A Promising Week in Comedy- UCB’s Neil Casey is hired as a writer at SNL! Chicago’s Aidy Bryant and Tim Robinson join the cast!
- Adam Pally and Gil Ozeri are making a […]
ByAlex SongXia
A Collegiate Week in Comedy- Jon Glaser is joining the cast of Parks and Recreation.
- Abby Elliott gets an arc on How I Met Your Mother.
- Rob Riggle is set to make […]
ByAlex SongXia
A Diller Week in Comedy- Phyllis Diller died at age 95.
- The Office will end after this season.
- Jimmy Kimmel Live is moving to 11:30.
- IFC adopted Chris […]
ByJesse David Fox
A Broader Week in Comedy- Sherman Hemsley passed away at age 74.
- Dan Harmon is in talks to do write a pilot for Fox.
- NBC is going to make things a bit […]
ByJesse David Fox
An Independent Week in Comedy- Andy Griffith passed away at age 86.
- Eastbound & Down is getting a surprise fourth season.
- Seth Meyers might step down at SNL to […]
ByJesse David Fox
A Mournful Week in Comedy- Nora Ephron passed away at age 71.
- Comedy Central ordered series from Anthony Jeselnik, Amy Schumer, and Ben Hoffman.
- The entire cast […]
ByJesse David Fox
A Staggering Week in Comedy- There might be a Bored to Death TV movie.
- MTV to turn Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer’s popular podcast into a weekly TV show.
- NBC is […]
ByJesse David Fox
A Dicey Week in Comedy- Louis C.K. and Andrew Dice Clay are going to be in the next Woody Allen film.
- Andy Samberg officially said goodbye to SNL.
- Someone is […]
ByJesse David Fox
A Fired Week in Comedy- Dan Harmon will no longer be involved Community and we looked at what that means.
- Christopher Guest is working on a television show.
- […]
ByJesse David Fox
A Sequel to a Week in Comedy- We introduced you to SNL’s new cast member Kate McKinnon.
- We guided you through the vast world of Los Angeles comedy.
- Ron Burgundy […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Sweltering Week in Comedy- We guided you through the comedy landscape of Austin, TX.
- We spoke to Aziz Ansari about his new self-released standup special.
- We […]
ByHallie Cantor
A South By Week in Comedy- We interviewed comedian and Fun Dad Pete Holmes.
- We considered the raw quality of Zach Galifianakis’ standup.
- We got serious about […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Reminiscent Week in Comedy- We have a newsletter now!
- The votes have spoken, and they have anointed “Remedial Chaos Theory” the Best Sitcom Episode ever. […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Cutthroat Week in Comedy- We determined television’s ultimate eating champion.
- It’s all come down to this. “Remedial Chaos Theory” or “Marge vs. the Monorail”?
- […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Party-Worthy Week in Comedy- The Best Sitcom Episode Ever Tournament has reached a white-hot crescendo with the FINAL FOUR. Community. Fawlty Towers. The Simpsons. […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Romantic Week in Comedy- The Elite Eight is here. Next week these eight episodes are gonna STRAIGHT UP THROW DOWN. Get ready.
- We wrote a Valentine to Annie […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Lowbrow Week in Comedy- Round One of The Best Sitcom Episode Ever Tournament is complete! Make your Round Two predictions now.
- We told you everything you didn’t […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Competitive Week in Comedy- We kicked off The Best Sitcom Episode Ever Tournament! And the tough choices started immediately: Simpsons vs. Seinfeld? Office vs. Office? […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Genuine Original Week in Comedy- Shit Comedy Websites Say: “We analyzed the Shit X Says meme 50 days later.”
- We smiled genuinely at Letterman’s most sincere moments with […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Semi-Controversial Week in Comedy- Eddie Brill was fired after his controversial quotes in the New York Times.
- We spoke to Chris Lilley about Angry Boys, Summer Heights High […]
ByHallie Cantor
An American Week in Comedy- After Stephen Colbert hypothetically beat Jon Huntsman in South Carolina, he’s making preparations to run for President.
- We unraveled the […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Forward-Looking Week in Comedy- We presented ten of the funniest unaired SNL sketches.
- We interviewed Carrie Brownstein (and then looked up the words “auspices” and […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Cheery Week in Comedy- We wrapped up The 20 Specials of Christmas with Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Bob Newhart Show, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Santa […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Louis C.K. Week in Comedy- This week, Louis C.K. released his new special on his website, which turned out to be a huge success. Plus he did a whole bunch of cool […]
ByHallie Cantor
An Increasingly Christmassy Week in Comedy-Merry holidays! The 20 specials of Christmas continued this week, with Futurama’s “Xmas Story”, Moral Orel, Father Knows Best, The Simpsons, […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Bummer Week in Comedy- Stand-up Patrice O’Neal passed away this week after suffering a stroke last month. We remembered his brilliant comedy and pre-ordered his new […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Fairly Horrifying Week in Comedy- NBC dropped Community from its midseason lineup! We despaired (can network comedies with long-term jokes even survive?), we bargained (we […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Week of Shake-Ups in Comedy- Brett Ratner wasn’t doing the Oscars, and then neither was Eddie Murphy. But Brian Grazer is, and so is Billy Crystal!
- We detailed the […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Hopeful Week in Comedy- Comic Patrice O’Neal suffered a stroke last week, and we’re thinking of him and his family.
- We covered our eyes with a colorfully knit […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Campy Week in Comedy- We remembered the very worst syndicated sitcoms of the 90’s.
- The gang at Tabernacle Lake Community Church wants to “hang ten” with your […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Wish-Fulfilling Week in Comedy- Arrested Development is coming back! We took a tour through its possible new homes, and we checked in on its recurring characters.
- In […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Memorial Week in Comedy-Louis CK paid tribute to George Carlin.
-We told you why you should watch Ronna and Bev.
-We took a look at the pilot of The New […]
ByHallie Cantor
A Hard-Working Week in Comedy-We watched the over-the-top Big Lebowski porn parody.
-We looked at the arc of George Carlin’s standup career.
-Outgoing UCB Theatre […]
ByAdam Frucci
Comedy This Week-Bridesmaids comes out today, and people seem to very much like it.
-Stephen Colbert is filing for his PAC, despite Viacom’s objections.
-A […]
ByAdam Frucci
The Comedic Week That Was-NBC’s Thursday night comedies came back! And we recapped all of ‘em.
-Ricky Gervais made jokes at the Golden Globes and some awful, boring […]
