Comedy Central’s Diwali holiday movie, Hot Mess Holiday, joins the network’s “31 Day” holiday extravaganza. Slated to premiere on Saturday, December 11 at 7PM followed by an immediate encore. According to Comedy Central’s plot synopsis, the story follows an overachieving young finance exec who is unceremoniously dumped by her cheating fiancé during the Diwali holidays. Her free-spirited bestie is determined to help her get lit. Along with their outrageous crew, they embark on a wild holiday adventure to party across Chicago, but when they come into possession of a multi-million dollar diamond ..read more

Will Bill Cosby continue to perform stand up? According to his publicist, Andrew Wyatt, Cosby has “been talking to a number of promoters and comedy club owners”. Cosby, 83 years, was freed recently after serving more than two years out of his three to ten year sentence at a Pennsylvania state prison after a dozens of women accused him of rape and sexual assault. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that a “non-prosecution agreement” the actor struck with a previous prosecutor should have prevented him from being charged in a case that stemmed from a 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Const ..read more

The future of American late night comedy is uncertain. Combination of media fragmentation, emergence of streaming services and ongoing Covid pandemic is impacting how, what and when we consume content. Anyone in interested in late night comedy can check out Bill Carter’s produced CNN documentary, “The Story of Late Night” to understand the origin and evolvement of late night comedy on TV. This six-part series is a a historical deep dive into the origins of the genre that still resonates today as well as a love letter to the medium. With that history lesson in mind, it makes for interesting ..read more

Donald Trump is still banned from social media platforms and Americans, if not the whole world, are enjoying a much needed respite from 24/7 Trump news coverage. How do we know they’ve tuned out of the news? American news media have seen its TV viewership and online traffic plummet. During President Biden’s first 100 days in office, weekly full-day CNN and MSNBC cable ratings have been trending downward according TV industry’s audience metric currency gatekeeper, Nielsen. So, America is now auditioning new personalities or topics that could serve as an agitator of profitable controversy. Ente ..read more

Master impressionist, Dana Carvey, has launched his very own podcast called Fantastic. Most people may remember Carvey as an SNL cast member that also included Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Kevin Nealon and Dennis Miller. He joined the cast in 1986 and stayed on until 1993. His body of work on SNL is legendary with killer impressions of George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot and original characters like the Church Lady, Garth Algar (Wayne’s World), Hans (Hans & Franz) and Grumpy Old Man (Weekend update segment.) His seemingly freestyle routines may mislead aspiring comedians into believing its so ef ..read more

In pre-Covid days, many of us would get together for the Superbowl. It’s one of the biggest events right after the holidays. This year is different because many of us are going to watch this game alone. No socializing or drinking or eating fun snacks. Coming to the rescue is Bill Burr. Maybe it won’t be as bad. Listen to him break down Superbowl parties for Conan. Enjoy! Hashtags: #theweeknd #theweekend #pepsihalftime #fanduelpmssupershowat4 #puppybowl #Brady #runitback #whodeynation #nygiants #nflmemes #mahomes #billbelichick #madden #superbowlchamps #nflseason #probowl #aaronrodgers #footb ..read more

Longtime iconic CNN host, Larry King, passed away at 87. King hosted “Larry King Live” on CNN for over 25 years, interviewing presidential candidates, celebrities, athletes, and everyday people. After conducting over 30,000 interviews in more than 6,000 shows, he retired in 2010. Throughout his life, King battled a number of health problems and suffered many heart attacks. In 1987, he underwent quintuple bypass surgery, inspiring him to establish the Larry King Cardiac Foundation to provide assistance to those without insurance. In an era filled with star newsmen, King was a giant – among the ..read more

Chris Rock’s 2018 Netflix stand-up special, Tamborine, is getting extended is said to include never-before-seen jokes, interviews, and behind the scenes footage that was not in the original special. This new release will clock in at over 90 minutes. The new version of the special, titled Chris Rock: Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut, makes its Netflix debut on Tuesday, January 12. Rock first revealed the news of the special on Twitter and Instagram on December 23, and today Netflix announced the premiere date. Rock inked a two-special deal with Netflix back in 2016 for a reported $40 ..read more

Sequel of the 1988 comedy is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021. Check out the trailer! Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall return to a new Zamunda-to-New York City adventure. Coming 2 America sees Prince Akeem (Murphy), now set to become king, discovering he has a son he never knew about, a street-savvy Queens native named Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler). Honoring his father’s dying wish to groom his son as a newly crowned prince, Akeem must return to America. Nearly all the characters (played mostly by Murphy and Hall) will return and many actors from the 1988 movie. They include J ..read more

Jim Carrey tweeted just before the final live 2020 SNL telecast hosted by Kristen Wiig announcing that he is retiring his role as President Elect Biden. “Though my term was only meant to be 6 weeks, I was thrilled to be elected as your SNL President…comedy’s highest call of duty,” Carrey tweeted. “I would love to go forward knowing that Biden was the victor because I nailed that s***. But I am just one in a long line of proud, fighting SNL Bidens!” Carrey played Biden for six episodes leading up to the 2020 presidential election and first episode after the election. Carrey was a surprising cho ..read more