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This Week In Comedy
May 15, 2015
This Week in Comedy: Harry Shearer May or May Not Be Leaving ‘The Simpsons’ -Harry Shearer announced that he is leaving The Simpsons after 26 seasons, but there’s still a chance he could sign on for another couple […]
By Stephanie Simon
May 8, 2015
This Week in Comedy: Amy Schumer’s ‘12 Angry Men’ Parody Blows Up the […] -We explained why 12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer was so perfect.
-Check out the list of comedians getting Comedy Central Half Hour specials […]
By Stephanie Simon
May 1, 2015
This Week in Comedy: ‘The Last Man on Earth’ Ends Season 1 -We reviewed the somewhat uneven first season of The Last Man on Earth .
-We looked into how improv helps television’s best comedy […]
By Stephanie Simon
Apr. 24, 2015
This Week in Comedy: The Next Wave 2015 -We talked to the experts and compiled our list of the best up-and-coming comics in New York, Los Angeles, and other cities.
-A dozen Native […]
By Stephanie Simon
Apr. 17, 2015
This Week in Comedy: Live Shows for the ‘Mr. Show’ Reunion Bring It Ever […] -We got exclusive photos from the secret rehearsal show of With Bob and David, the Mr. Show reunion coming to Netflix.
-With Denver’s thriving […]
By Stephanie Simon
Apr. 10, 2015
This Week in Comedy: RIP Stan Freberg -Comedy legend Stan Freberg died at age 88.
-Silicon Valley premieres Sunday on HBO, and Zach Woods talked with us about the intricacies of […]
By Stephanie Simon
Apr. 3, 2015
This Week in Comedy: The ‘Mr. Show’ Reunion Is a Go -Netflix ordered a new sketch series, With Bob and David, from Mr. Show creators Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. It tapes its live portions in LA […]
By Stephanie Simon
Mar. 27, 2015
This Week in Comedy: ‘Super Troopers 2’ Is a Go -Broken Lizard launched an Indiegogo Campaign this week to make Super Troopers 2 and it reached its $2M goal within a day.
-We got a behind […]
By Stephanie Simon
Mar. 20, 2015
This Week in Comedy: ‘Community’ Is Back -Dan Harmon spoke with us about the sixth season of Community, which debuted on Yahoo! Screen this week.
-Watch Sarah Silverman’s tribute to […]
By Stephanie Simon
Mar. 13, 2015
This Week in Comedy: RIP Sam Simon -The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon died at 59 this week. A documentary on his life, Rebel with a Cause: The Sam Simon Story, airs Sunday on […]
By Stephanie Simon
Mar. 6, 2015
This Week in Comedy: ‘The Last Man on Earth’ Is Here -We talked to Will Forte about the wonderful Last Man on Earth.
-We looked at what it’s like working at SNL in the age of instant, widespread […]
By Stephanie Simon
Feb. 27, 2015
This Week in Comedy: ‘Parks and Rec’ Says Goodbye -Parks and Recreation ended its wonderful run, and we took a look at the idealism that defined the show and how it transcended its mockumentary […]
By Stephanie Simon
Feb. 20, 2015
This Week in Comedy: RIP Harris Wittels -Harris Wittels, standup and writer/co-executive producer of Parks and Recreation, was tragically found dead at age 30.
-The stars came home […]
By Stephanie Simon
Feb. 13, 2015
This Week in Comedy: ‘SNL’ Celebrates 40 Years
-It’s an end of an era as Jon Stewart announced this week he’s leaving The Daily Show.
-The SNL 40th anniversary special added 30 more […]
By Stephanie Simon
Jan. 30, 2015
This Week in Comedy: Louis C.K. Released a New Special and the […] -What do Kristen Wig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, and Melissa McCarthy all have in common? Well, they’re reportedly your new […]
By Stephanie Simon
Jan. 23, 2015
This Week in Comedy: The Winter TV Season Gets Into Full Swing -The Birthday Boys was canceled by IFC.
-We talked to Simon Rich about his new sitcom, Man Seeking Woman.
-We delved into the newly minted […]
By Stephanie Simon
Jan. 16, 2015
This Week in Comedy: ‘Parks and Rec’ and ‘Kroll Show’ Kick Off Their Final […] -We talked with Mike Schur about his thoughts on the end of Parks and Recreation, NBC’s Thursday night comedies, and more.
-Nick Kroll spoke […]
By Stephanie Simon
Jan. 9, 2015
This Week in Comedy: ‘Mr. Show’ and ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Are Coming […] -Netflix confirmed that it’s ordered a limited eight-episode Wet Hot American Summer series.
-A Mr. Show reunion will tape in March for HBO, […]
By Stephanie Simon
Dec. 19, 2014
This Week in Comedy: A North Korean-Dictated Week in Comedy -Sony cancelled the release of The Interview after violence was threatened.
-We talked to standup Dan Soder aboutthe importance of […]
By Stephanie Simon
Dec. 12, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Reggie Watts Is Headed to ‘Late Late Show’ -Reggie Watts was named the bandleader for James Corden’s Late Late Show.
-Tom Scharpling talked with us about the new Best Show.
-We dove […]
By Stephanie Simon
Dec. 5, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Bill Burr’s Netflix Special Debuts -We talked to Bill Burr about his standup career and new Netflix special.
-We got dark and weird with Amy Sedaris and Scott Adsit from The […]
By Stephanie Simon
Nov. 21, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Some Cancellations, Some New Shows Born -CBS canceled The Millers, AMC passed on its first comedy pilot We Hate Paul Revere, and TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland will end after season […]
By Stephanie Simon
Nov. 14, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘High Maintenance’ Returns -Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair talked to us about their wonderful web series High Maintenance, which started its new season this week.
-We […]
By Stephanie Simon
Nov. 7, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Paul Scheer’s Wolfpop Arrives -Paul Scheer’s new podcast network Wolfpop launched on Tuesday.
-We spoke with Megan Amram about her new book Science…For Her!
-Kate Berlant […]
By Stephanie Simon
Oct. 31, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Something Something Spoooooky -Maria Bamford gave us a look inside her weird and wonderful world.
-Amy Poehler’s new book Yes Please came out this week and we declared it […]
By Stephanie Simon
Oct. 24, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Leslie Jones Gets Promoted at ‘SNL’ -SNL writer Leslie Jones was made a featured player.
-We spoke with Wyatt Cenac about standup, writing, and being a puppet aficionado.
-Fox […]
By Stephanie Simon
Oct. 17, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’ and ‘The Birthday Boys’ Return -We took a look at the TV networks’ comedy depth charts; we examined which network offers the most in quantity, which offer the most in […]
By Stephanie Simon
Oct. 10, 2014
This Week in Comedy: An ‘SNL’ Great Passes On -SNL alum Jan Hooks died at 57 and we paid tribute to the late star in Remember Jan Hooks.
-The Daily Show hired Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah […]
By Stephanie Simon
Oct. 3, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘SNL’ Returns, Yvette Nicole Brown Leaves ‘Community’ -We ran through the 20 greatest standup specials of all time.
-We took an inside look at Louis C.K.’s weird and wild three-hour radio show […]
By Stephanie Simon
Sept. 26, 2014
This Week in Comedy: The Return of ‘Key and Peele,’ ‘SNL,’ ‘Brooklyn […]
-Chicago comedy and theater great Sheldon Patinkin died at 79.
-We broke down the economics of internet comedy videos.
-We debated whether […]
By Stephanie Simon
Sept. 19, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘SNL’ Adds a New Announcer and Featured Player
-SNL hired Darrell Hammond as its new announcer and new featured player Pete Davidson.
-SNL’s October 11th host is Bill Hader, and Jim […]
By Stephanie Simon
Sept. 12, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘SNL’ Gets a New Weekend Update Anchor and Its First […] -Michael Che and Colin Jost will anchor SNL’s Weekend Update next season.
-SNL’s first hosts of season 40 will be Chris Pratt and Sarah […]
By Stephanie Simon
Sept. 5, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Saying Goodbye to Joan Rivers
- Legendary comedian Joan Rivers died at 81.
-We showed you the late night tributes to Joan Rivers from David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy […]
By Stephanie Simon
Aug. 29, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Summer’s End -Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman, and The Colbert Report won Emmys while Amy Poehler was snubbed for the 11th time.
-We had an inside look at the […]
By Stephanie Simon
Aug. 22, 2014
This Week in Comedy: The ‘Simpsons’ Marathon Begins -The Simpsons marathon kicked off this week on FXX and we had the full schedule.
-We looked at why The Richard Pryor Special deserves a […]
By Stephanie Simon
Aug. 15, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Losing a Legend -The world tragically lost a comedy legend in Robin Williams.
-Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien, and Seth Meyers paid tribute to Robin […]
By Stephanie Simon
Aug. 8, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘The Late Late Show’ Gets a New Host -James Corden was revealed to be the new host of The Late Late Show, and we put together a video guide to introduce you to him.
-T.J. Miller […]
By Stephanie Simon
Aug. 1, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Successes and Failures -Mike Birbiglia talked about the importance and power of jokes.
-We broke down Comedy Central’s one-season wonders.
-We highlighted memorable […]
By Stephanie Simon
July 25, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Weird Al Hits #1 and ‘The Meltdown’ Premieres -Former SNL cast member Gary Kroeger wrote about what it’s like to be hired and then fired by the show.
-Seinfeld writer Andy Cowan told us […]
By Adam Frucci
July 18, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Weird Al’s Still Got It
In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-Broadway great and 30 Rock scene stealer Elaine Stritch […]
By Emma Soren
July 11, 2014
The Week In Comedy: The 2014 Emmy Nominations In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-Here are this year’s comedy Emmy nominations.
-Homestar […]
By Zach Herwitz
July 3, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Yahoo Saves ‘Community’; ‘Drunk History’ and ‘Nathan […]
In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-Yahoo! resurrected Community at the last minute, ordering a […]
By Bradford Evans
June 27, 2014
This Week in Comedy: North Korea Declares War on Comedy In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un declares Seth Rogen and […]
By Zach Herwitz
June 20, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘Louie’ and ‘Playing House’ Wrap Up Their Seasons In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-Playing House and Louie both aired their season finales. We […]
By Emma Soren
June 13, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘The Onion’ Unveils Clickhole.com In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-We take a look inside The Onion’s new click-bait-satirizing […]
By Zach Herwitz
June 6, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘Inside Amy Schumer’s Wrapped Up […] In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-Silicon Valley and Inside Amy Schumer eached aired their […]
By Zach Herwitz
May 30, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘Community’ May Return, New Danny McBride Show […] In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-Hulu is in talks with Sony to produce a sixth season […]
By Zach Herwitz
May 23, 2014
This Week in Comedy: HBO Is Developing a Show Created by and Starring Bill […]
In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-After the SNL season 39 finale, we created a bunch of […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
May 16, 2014
This Week In Comedy: Networks Unveil Their New Fall Schedules In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-After a massive week of cancellations, the networks announced […]
By Zach Herwitz
May 9, 2014
This Week in Comedy: A Sitcom Cancellation Bloodbath In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-The major networks started putting together their fall […]
By Zach Herwitz
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