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This Week In Comedy
May 2, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Craig Ferguson Is Leaving Late Night, Michael Che […] In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-After nearly a decade behind the desk at the The Late Late […]
By Zach Herwitz
Apr. 25, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘Parks and Rec’ and ‘Archer’ End Their Seasons In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-We reviewed the latest seasons of Parks and Recreation and […]
By Zach Herwitz
Apr. 18, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘Community’ and ‘Rick and Morty’ Wrap Up Their Seasons
In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-Both of Dan Harmon’s shows, Community and Rick and Morty, […]
By Zach Herwitz
Apr. 11, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Stephen Colbert to Replace David Letterman In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-CBS quickly announced that Stephen Colbert is taking over for […]
By Emma Soren
Apr. 4, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘HIMYM’ Ends and David Letterman Announces His […]
In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-David Letterman announced that he’s retiring from late night […]
By Zach Herwitz
Mar. 28, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’, ‘Broad City’, ‘Kroll Show’, and […] In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-We reviewed the first seasons of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Broad […]
By Zach Herwitz
Mar. 21, 2014
This Week in Comedy: IFC Made a Lot of Exciting Decisions In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-IFC renewed The Birthday Boys and Comedy Bang! Bang! for […]
By Emma Soren
Mar. 14, 2014
This Week in Comedy: President Obama Visits ‘Between Two Ferns’ In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-President Barack Obama was a guest on Between Two Ferns with […]
By Zach Herwitz
Mar. 7, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Andy Daly’s New Show Debuts, ‘The Daily Show’ Adds […] -Andy Daly’s new show Review premiered on Comedy Central. We reviewed the show and interviewed Daly about it.
-The Daily Show hired comedian […]
By Bradford Evans
Feb. 28, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Remembering Harold Ramis
In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-Comedy legend Harold Ramis passed away at the age of 69. We […]
By Zach Herwitz
Feb. 21, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ Premieres
In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-Jimmy Fallon took over as host of The Tonight Show on Monday […]
By Zach Herwitz
Feb. 14, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Comedy Luminary Sid Caesar Passes Away -The legendary Sid Caesar dies at 91.
-Fred Armisen will be the bandleader for Late Night with Seth Meyers.
-NBC unveiled the full lineup for […]
By Zach Herwitz
Feb. 7, 2014
This Week in Comedy: NBC’s Late Night Transition Begins
-NBC’s 2014 late night transition has begun as Jay Leno did his final episode, ending with an emotional goodbye. We made a videolist of Jay […]
By Bradford Evans
Jan. 31, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Louis C.K. Releases His First Movie - This week Louis C.K. released his 1997 film Tomorrow Night, which we then reviewed. In other Louis news, he announced that he’ll be releasing […]
By Matt Visconage
Jan. 24, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Colin Jost Joins ‘Weekend Update’ and ‘Broad City’ […] - It was announced this week that SNL head writer Colin Jost will be replacing Seth Meyers as Weekend Update co-anchor on March 1st. Meyers’s […]
By Matt Visconage
Jan. 17, 2014
This Week in Comedy: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Were Great Hosts Again; […] - Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the Golden Globes and absolutely killed it once again.
- Louis C.K. and Zach Galifianakis are writing a […]
By Matt Visconage
Jan. 10, 2014
This Week in Comedy: ‘SNL’ Addresses Diversity Criticism with Three New […] -SNL responded to criticism over its lack of diversity by adding a black female cast member, Sasheer Zamata, and two black female writers, […]
By Matt Visconage
Dec. 20, 2013
This Week in Comedy: ‘The Best Show on WFMU’ Says Goodbye -The Best Show on WFMU ended its 13-year run, and we talked with host and professional chump-steamroller Tom Scharpling about the last days of […]
By Matt Visconage
Dec. 13, 2013
This Week in Comedy: ‘SNL’ Auditions Two Dozen Black Women for the Cast, […] -After months of diversity criticism, SNL held auditions on both coasts consisting entirely of black female performers. Lorne Michaels said […]
By Matt Visconage
Dec. 6, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Kyle Kinane vs. Pace Salsa, and Seth Meyers’s ‘Late […] -Standup Kyle Kinane had a hilarious Twitter interaction with a salsa company, but it turned out to just be a prank by comedian Randy […]
By Matt Visconage
Nov. 22, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Comedy Central Buys ‘Chris Gethard Show’, Monty […] -Comedy Central ordered a pilot of The Chris Gethard Show, and we talked to him about this exciting news.
-Monty Python announced they’re […]
By Matt Visconage
Nov. 15, 2013
This Week in Comedy: ‘Jeselnik Offensive’ and ‘Totally Biased’ Got the […] -The Jeselnik Offensive and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell were both canceled this week following low ratings.
-NBC has ordered a pilot […]
By Matt Visconage
Nov. 8, 2013
This Week in Comedy: A Movie from the ‘Workaholics’ Guys, and Damon Wayans […] -Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are producing a movie that the guys from Workaholics will write and star in.
-Damon Wayans Jr. returned to New […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
Nov. 1, 2013
This Week in Comedy: ‘The Pete Holmes Show’ Premieres, and NBC Orders 13 […] -NBC ordered 13 epsiodes of a comedy starring Ellie Kemper and co-created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. The show is tentatively […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
Oct. 25, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Three Rejected Sitcoms and a ‘Parks and Rec’ Hiatus -Sarah Silverman released Susan 313, the pilot she made for NBC in 2012 that they didn’t pick up.
-We looked at two more rejected pilots, the […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
Oct. 18, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Are Hosting the Next Two […] -Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host the Golden Globes for the next two years.
-Kenan Thompson gave a quote about SNL’s lack of diversity, and […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
Oct. 11, 2013
This Week in Comedy: A Whole Lot of Ron Burgundy and Amy Poehler -Will Ferrell made SEVENTY Dodge ads as Ron Burgundy. Seriously, seventy.
-Adult Swim has two pilots premiering this month: Tim & Eric’s […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
Oct. 4, 2013
This Week in Comedy: New Shows from John Mulaney and James Adomian -Fox orders John Mulaney’s pilot, Mulaney, to series after NBC passed on it. Elliott Gould, from the original pilot, won’t be returning, but […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
Sept. 27, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Fall TV Season Continues -It was the second week of fall TV season, with the premieres of South Park, Parks and Recreation, The Michael J. Fox Show, The Crazy Ones, and […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
Sept. 20, 2013
This Week in Comedy: The Fall TV Season Begins and ‘SNL’ Makes More Changes -Brooks Wheelan is SNL’s newest cast member, the sixth addition this season. Cecily Strong will join Seth Meyers behind the Update desk this […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
Sept. 6, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Franco Got Roasted, FXX Debuted, and ‘Futurama’ Ended -Sarah Silverman wrote a touching obituary for her dog, Duck.
-Andy Samberg did an amazing job at Comedy Central’s Roast of James Franco. We […]
By Jessye Mc Garry
Aug. 30, 2013
This Week in Comedy: The Dave Chappelle Incident and David Letterman’s […] -Dave Chappelle walked off stage after dealing with a bad audience during a stop on the Funny or Die tour in Hartford, Connecticut.
-David […]
By Bradford Evans
Aug. 23, 2013
This Week in Comedy: ‘SNL’ Hires a Bunch of People -Saturday Night Live is close to hiring five new featured players: Beck Bennett, John Milhiser, Kyle Mooney, Noël Wells, and Michael Patrick […]
By Nick Pearl
Aug. 16, 2013
This Week in Comedy: John Oliver’s Final ‘Daily Show’ as Host and Tina […] -John Oliver hosted his final Daily Show (for now). In honor of this, we listed our favorite moments from the Brit’s time as interim-host. Jon […]
By Nick Pearl
Aug. 9, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Donald Glover’s New Show and a Pee-Wee Herman Movie […] -Now that he’s leaving Community midway through the season, Donald Glover’s next project is writing, producing, and starring in a new comedy […]
By Nick Pearl
Aug. 2, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Two Leave ‘Parks and Rec,’ and ‘The Simpsons’ Nears […] -Rashida Jones and Robe Lowe are both leaving Parks and Recreation. Showrunner Mike Schur explained the decision was creative, not financial, […]
By Nick Pearl
July 26, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Jason Sudeikis Leaves ‘SNL’, and Bob and David on Tour -Jason Sudeikis announced his departure from Saturday Night Live. To commemorate his decade-long tenure as a writer and performer on the show, […]
By Nick Pearl
July 19, 2013
A Week of Crossovers: Woody Allen and Louis C.K., ‘The Simpsons’ and […] -Woody Allen and Louis C.K. want to make a buddy movie together, and The Simpsons and Family Guy are set to go face to face too, in a crossover […]
By Bradford Evans
June 28, 2013
This Week in Comedy: UCB’s Del Close Marathon, Talking to Amy Schumer, and […] -We talked to Fred Armisen about leaving SNL and diving back into Portlandia.
-We talked to Amy Schumer about her Comedy Central show, Inside […]
By Nick Pearl
June 21, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Dave Chappelle is Back On Tour, Bob and David Are […] -Funny or Die announced The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival live tour featuring Dave Chappelle, Flight of the Conchords, Hannibal […]
By Nick Pearl
June 14, 2013
This Week in Comedy: The Lonely Island’s New Album, and John Oliver’s […] -The Lonely Island released their third album, entitled The Wack Album, and we talked to them about it.
-John Oliver took over as summer […]
By Nick Pearl
June 7, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Jon Stewart Leaves ‘The Daily Show’ for a Hiatus, and […] -Jon Stewart hosted his last Daily Show for three months while he goes off to direct a movie and lets John Oliver take over.
-Adam Scott did […]
By Bradford Evans
May 31, 2013
This Week in Comedy: ‘Arrested Development’ Returns and Another Twitter […] -Arrested Development’s long-awaited fourth season debuted on Netflix. We reviewed the first two episodes in-depth, reviewed the season as a […]
By Jenny Nelson
May 24, 2013
This Week in Comedy: ‘Arrested Development,’ ‘Arrested Development,’ […] -To prepare for this Sunday’s Netflix debut of the new Arrested Development season, we contributed to the internet’s Arrested Development […]
By Jenny Nelson
May 17, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, and Maybe Jason Sudeikis […] -Bill Hader is leaving SNL after eight years, and we made a videolist of his best sketches. Fred Armisen is leaving, too (and Jason Sudeikis […]
By Jenny Nelson
May 10, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Networks Announce Their New Sitcoms, and New Albums […] -NBC, CBS, and Fox announced their new fall sitcoms. Andy Samberg and Mike Schur’s Fox cop show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, is the most promising of […]
By Jenny Nelson
May 3, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Marc Maron Is Everywhere and Chris Hardwick’s New […] -Chris Hardwick signed on to host a new Comedy Central late night show with Tom Lennon and Ben Garant as showrunners.
-HBO renewed Veep for a […]
By Jenny Nelson
Apr. 26, 2013
This Week in Comedy: A Big Week for ‘Nathan for You’s Nathan Fielder -Comedy Central renewed Nathan For You for a second season, following Nathan Fielder’s Twitter prank that went viral and destroyed parent-child […]
By Jenny Nelson
Apr. 19, 2013
This Week in Comedy: Patton Oswalt, A ‘Simpsons’ Writers Roundtable, and […] -Patton Oswalt, Amy Poehler, Craig Ferguson, and Jon Stewart all delivered poignant responses to the tragedy in Boston.
-Speaking of Patton […]
By Jenny Nelson
Apr. 12, 2013
This Week in Comedy: RIP Jonathan Winters and Mickey Rose -Improvisational force of nature Jonathan Winters passed away at 87, and we collected goodbyes from four generations of comedians.
-Mickey […]
By Jenny Nelson
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