comedy

Stand-up comedian and actor Bill Burr got a little awkward in his promo for Saturday Night Live, airing this Saturday, October 10. The episode marks Burr’s debut as a host for the long-running show. NBC‘s SNL released two versions of the spot with Burr and cast member Kenan Thompson. A third video focuses on former […]

Dan Levy, creator of the TV show Schitt’s Creek, called out India’s Comedy Central channel for censorship in a tweet Tuesday. The actor and writer noted that the station removed a scene from the sitcom where two men kiss. He also clarified in a follow-up message that the moment was not omitted on Comedy Central […]

According to multiple reports, Tosh.0 will officially conclude its run on Comedy Central following the end of its upcoming 12th season, which is set to premiere on September 15. However, ViacomCBS and series creator, producer and host Daniel Tosh are said to be shopping the program to other networks and digital platforms. As reported by […]

Tributes from around the world have been paid to Robin Williams on what would have been his 69th birthday. In particular, the author of his biography, Robin, David Itzkoff reflected on the actor, 7 News reported. Itzkoff described Williams as polite, soft-spoken, and gentle. This is in stark contrast to the characters Williams’ portrayed in […]

Dave Chappelle has surprised comedy fans with a new stand-up special. On Thursday night, Netflix released 8:46, Chappelle’s new half-hour special, on its YouTube channel for free. The comedian discusses George Floyd’s death in the special, which was filmed on June 6 in front of a socially-distanced crowd wearing face masks. In the special, Chappelle […]

During a recent interview, comedian and Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson opened up to CBS This Morning co-host Tony Dokoupil about his past struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts as well as the loss of his father. Davidson’s father passed away when he was only 7 years old. Davidson is preparing for the release […]

Comedian Kevin Hart admits that quarantine is the first time he’s ever been truly present during his wife’s pregnancy. Hart has two children from a previous relationship and one child with his current wife Eniko Parrish. However, this is the first time he’s been around for the entire pregnancy and been able to see all […]

Ellen DeGeneres’ mother Elizabeth DeGeneres, who goes by Betty, turned 90 years old on May 20. As a result, Ellen gave her a haircut in quarantine. She recorded the process and then shared the comical video to Instagram on May 21. In the clip, Betty sat in a chair in the bathroom with a towel […]

In a candid interview that aired on Sunday, May 17, Tiffany Haddish opened up about what her life was like before making it as a comedian. Haddish was homeless and living in her car before she met fellow comedian Kevin Hart, who helped her get on her feet and accomplish her goals, according to Complex. […]

YouTube’s 23-year-old comedic sensation David Dobrik is becoming increasingly famous in recent months for his chaotic and crazy four-minute and twenty-second vlogs. As Dobrik grows in popularity, he continues to give back to fans and the community every chance he gets. Most recently, Dobrik paid a visit to a superfan’s dad’s home in a touching […]

A woman named Tabitha Garcia recently pulled out her phone and began recording her daughter, Taylor, after picking her up from school. She ended up recording a hilarious video that has since gone viral on Instagram. Taylor, a second grader, told her mother in great detail about how her very special pink pencil she earned […]

Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes earlier this month for the fifth time. His performance was certainly scathing and he wasn’t afraid to offend anyone, not even those who were sitting in the star-studded audience. While some of his remarks may have been deemed controversial, he made no apologies. Viewers seem to have liked this […]

David Dobrik and Tana Mongeau are both big-name YouTubers with a massive fan base. Dobrik is currently single while Mongeau is reportedly in an open marriage with fellow celebrity YouTuber Jake Paul. Despite Mongeau supposedly being off the market, some publications stirred up rumors that she might be secretly dating Dobrik. He shut that rumor […]

Comedian David Dobrik was already ruling YouTube with his iconic and hilarious four-minute and 20-second vlogs. Now he’s put out a new smartphone app and found even more incredible success. Dobrik released the app, which is called David’s Disposable, on December 23. Since then, it has secured more than 1 million downloads and has become […]

In the new Netflix docuseries entitled Don’t F**k This Up, Kevin Hart and his wife, Eniko Parrish, discuss some dark parts of their history, including his infidelity and various controversies. One of the most tension-filled moments of the series thus far was when Parrish detailed the pain she felt when discovering her husband had been […]

Peloton recently released a holiday advertisement for their new exercise bike. The commercial went viral but for all the wrong reasons, with some people even dubbing it sexist. Now, the company has responded to what has been said about their advertisement in the news and on social media, according to Today. The advertisement in question […]

Jason Nash has become a millionaire off YouTube, boasting 2.4 million subscribers. But before he met fellow YouTube sensation David Dobrik and became one of the platform’s elite, he was an assistant for Saturday Night Live, answering phones and struggling to make ends meet with dreams of being a stand up comedian. Nash is opening […]

Fans of game shows similar to Cash Cab can rejoice, as Netflix recently snagged the first four seasons of the TV series from TruTV, Billy on the Street. According to fan site What’s On Netflix, the history of Billy on the Street is a bit difficult to follow. The series dates back to 2011 and […]

As those who follow Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart on Instagram know, the duo have a bit of a strange relationship. While Kevin and Dwayne are friends and frequently co-star in films together, at a distance they appear to have an ongoing social media beef. Some of the best Instagram posts from their ongoing “feud” […]

Johnny Galecki, best known for his role as Leonard Hofstadter in The Big Bang Theory, posted a video on Instagram containing a brief clip from the final moments of the show’s Season 12 finale, scoring over 750,000 views — and counting — in just 15 hours. The actor thanked the Television Academy for posting some […]

One of the most important figures in the history of stand-up comedy is returning to the stage after a multi-decade layoff. Eddie Murphy, who performed stand-up comedy in addition to his sketch work on Saturday Night Live and later performed the legendary concert films Delirious and Eddie Murphy: Raw, is making a comedy comeback, per […]

Actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani took to his Twitter account yesterday to apologize for bailing on Conan O’Brien with less than 30 minutes notice before the taping of the episode he was slated to make an appearance on. “I’m so sorry Conan,” the 41-year-old actor penned in his tweet as he responded to O’Brien’s tweet […]

Even the best of us make social media snafus every once in a while, as demonstrated on Monday night by Chrissy Teigen. The model, cookbook writer, Lip Sync Battle co-host and Twitter queen tweeted about her new show, Bring the Funny. Teigen meant to share a clip of the upcoming NBC comedy competition but instead […]

Bart Simpson may have been a symbol of rebellious, incalcitrant youth for many Gen-Xers and older millennials during their own childhood years, but now the prank-loving boy is set to become an esports legend. According to reporting from Kotaku, the mischievous and lovable Bart Simpson is hanging up his slingshot and skateboard in favor of […]

Amy Schumer isn’t turning over a new leaf — or saying goodbye to the dirty jokes that made her famous — any time soon, per E! News. The 37-year-old stand-up comedian is returning to her roots in a new comedy special on Netflix, titled Growing. In the special, the star discusses her new married life […]

When Idris Elba isn’t being named People’s Sexiest Man Alive, or is rumored to play James Bond, he also earns a living as a real-life DJ. Along with his acting, Elba is such an accomplished DJ that he recently revealed, that he even DJ’d at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, as reported by The […]

One of the most successful television comedies will be coming to an end in 2019, with HBO airing the last season of its political comedy, Veep. After six seasons of comedy gold, the satirical show will be concluding its critically acclaimed run with the seventh season. Veep chronicles the political life of Selina Meyer (Julia […]

While it may seem like late-night television is flooded with talk shows, one amusing program has been missing since early October, Conan. The series, hosted by Conan O’Brien, took a little hiatus to readjust its format, but will be back on TBS starting Tuesday, January 22, with brand-new episodes. As the Inquisitr reported in mid-December, […]

Before the controversy regarding Kevin Hart hosting the Oscars spiraled out of control, leading the comedian to back out of the gig, he was already planning out some material for his monologue. Hart explained during his appearance on Michelle Collins’ SiriusXM radio show that he had come up with some “phenomenal bits” that will unfortunately […]

It’s been 50 years since an estimated 400,000 people gathered together in Bethel, New York, to attend the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair where they listened to music and pushed peace. That’s the hope for this year’s celebratory event, too, said organizer Michael Lang who also helped create the first Woodstock. According to National […]

Comedian Kathy Griffin recently opened up about the emotional struggle she has been going through since her mother, Maggie Griffin, was diagnosed with dementia. Maggie won the hearts of many viewers when she became a regular on Kathy’s Bravo reality series, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, according to CNN. Known for her brash […]

Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish planned on closing out 2018 by performing a hilarious stand-up comedy show at the sold-out James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. However, the act she wound up delivering was less than stellar. “Her set wasn’t connecting with the audience, and she clearly knew it. At one point, as some […]

Comedian Louis C.K.’s career was derailed in the fall of 2017 after he admitted to several instances of sexual misconduct, which had been rumored for years in the comedy community. This led to the cancellation of the release of his movie, I Love You Daddy, and Netflix and FX Networks to cut ties with the […]

Everyone who’s ever seen a comedian perform has heard “take my wife, please!” jokes, and even more frontiers in how comics joke about their wives, husbands, and other significant others. A recent lawsuit in England raised the question of whether comedians who make such jokes could be facing legal liability, although the suit has now […]

The Fox animated television series Family Guy has paid homage to Carrie Fisher, two years after the actor’s death. Fisher, who died in 2016 at age 60, did have ties to the show, voicing a semi-recurring character named Angela who served as Peter Griffin’s boss at the brewery he worked at. It was through her […]

Add Brooklyn Nine-Nine to such iconic fan-favorite shows as Star Trek and Family Guy, series that were snatched back from cancellation. Fox may be done with the Andy Samberg-led cop comedy, but NBC is happy to give Brooklyn Nine-Nine a home. Just be prepared for some aspects of the show to look a little different […]

Norm Macdonald opened up to TMZ in a recent interview, talking about how he feels his comedy is no longer as funny as it should be due to the steps he has to take to make sure he doesn’t offend politically correct audiences. Speaking to a TMZ reporter on Friday at the Los Angeles International […]

Comedian Ron White has canceled several of his upcoming comedy shows after being hospitalized with an infection. Per a report by TMZ, the 61-year-old comedian experienced swelling in his neck which made it hard for him to breathe and move. Consequently, he had to call off a show which was scheduled on Thursday, October 25, […]

Late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel has teamed up with Caesars Entertainment to open up his own comedy club in the city where he grew up, Las Vegas. The simply named Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club will open in the spring of 2019 at the LINQ Promenade right on the Vegas strip near the High Roller observation […]

Emmy-Award-winning comedy Modern Family is heading into its 10th season, and the show will be tackling a rather sensitive issue this year — death. The series about the various members of one very close-knit California clan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009, stars Ed O’Neill, Sofia Vergara, Rico Rodriguez, Jeremy Maguire, Jesse Tyler […]

Netflix is preparing to deliver another crop of movies on its viewers tomorrow. September 1 is set to be the premiere date of a number of movies for the mammoth streaming platform, followed by a large number of others, which will be dropping every few days as the month rolls on. Such an exhaustive list […]

Michael Ian Black faced backlash on Twitter after he defended Louis CK for making a return to stand-up comedy, nine months after the disgraced comedian was ousted in the Me Too movement. Louis CK surprised an audience at the Comedy Cellar with a brief 15-minute set. In his tweet, Black said, “Will take heat for […]

During Sunday’s latest episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver expressed his disbelief toward the recent comments President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani made on NBC’s Meet the Press over the weekend. According to The Daily Beast, Oliver mocked Giuliani’s wordplay and claimed that President Trump is going to “wind up behind bars.” Referring to […]

When Will & Grace returned to NBC last fall after an 11-year absence, the show’s legions of fans couldn’t get enough of Will (Eric McCormack), Grace (Debra Messing), Karen (Megan Mullally), and Jack’s (Sean Hayes) crazy hijinks during the 16-episode season. Even before the revived series began airing new episodes, the peacock network was so […]

Constance Wu was not always aware of the lack of Asian representation in Hollywood, reports Yahoo!. During her appearance at BUILD on Tuesday, she opened up about believing that the reason she wasn’t getting chosen for roles was because of her looks or talent, and not because of her ethnicity. Wu thanked her upbringing and […]

During a brief interview with Variety during the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual grants banquet on Thursday, actress, producer, and screenwriter Lena Waithe discussed her new haircut and the significance behind her decision to cut off her hair. Waithe, who starred in the Netflix series Master of None, said that she had been wanting to […]

Singer Ariana Grande has hired fiance Pete Davidson to teach her this surprising skill, and she’s planning to use it on her fans during her upcoming tour to celebrate her new album Sweetener. According to a post by Radar Online, Grande is allegedly looking to Davidson to teach her stand-up comedy as a more effective […]

According to Variety, comedian Kathy Griffin performed a sold out show at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, where she told jokes and discussed the fallout she faced over her headless Trump photos, and a fight she once had with Ellen DeGeneres. Griffin, who was fired by CNN and Squatty Potty last year for posting a […]

In 1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, better known as the Coen Brothers, released The Big Lebowski, which starred Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, to name only a few members of the film’s impressive cast. Initially a snoozer in terms of box office results, The Big Lebowski […]

According to Variety, Showtime is countering the accusations that Sacha Baron Cohen pretended to be a veteran living with disabilities for his new show Who Is America? The network refuted the accusation that one of Cohen’s characters, Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., Ph.D., claimed to have served in the military. These accusations come from former Governor […]