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After Jon Stewart announced his retirement from his longtime position of host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, rumors surrounding his replacement started bopping up. The show's correspondents were all factored into replacing the iconic host, but most of the seasoned stars of the show ended up taking other jobs elsewhere. This week, though, we learned that the latest editions to The Daily Show's staff, South African comedian Trevor Noah has officially been named as Stewart's replacement when he leaves the show later in 2015. Read More »
Get ready for it - the official Comedy Central Roast of pop megastar Justin Bieber airs on Monday evening (March 30) at 10 p.m. EST! Read More »
Just like an 18-year-old boy, Jon Stewart claims Fox News is "j*rking" itself off. On last week's Daily Show, the comedian showed a clip of Fox correspondent Megyn Kelly noting several times the network got a story right. To that, Stewart congratulated them, saying that the truth is Fox did get a story right, and that is not only news but also a "cause for celebration." Read More »
Justin Bieber's Comedy Central roast is coming up tomorrow, March 30. And while we're all uber excited, we can't help but wonder what the comedian's have in store for the singer-turned-"bad boy." Sure, we've read a couple of things online but we can only hope that there's more fire where that all came from. But where to turn for the good material? Yes, the roasters have an ample amount of material to choose from, given Bieber's past antics; but for the dirt? The real make-your-teeth-cringe type stuff? Well, it seems Bieber's ex Selena Gomez may have slipped a jab or two to comedian Jeff Ross. Read More »
Looks like Seth MacFarlane is getting ready to try his hand at another television show. And believe it or not, this one is not animated. Created by Bored to Death creator Jonathan Ames and executive produced by MacFarlane himself, the mind behind Family Guy is introducing Blunt Talk starring the one and only Patrick Stewart. The series will air on Starz and lead Stewart as a drunken talk show host who gives advice on how Americans should live their lives. Read More »
During Nickelodeon's 2015 Kids' Choice Awards, host Nick Jonas tried his hand at topical humor with a One Direction joke. Following Zayn Malik's exit from the band to pursue a solo career, Jonas attempted to make light of the situation when he teased, "It was a tough week. A lot of girls are struggling after One Direction became two directions." The former Jonas Brothers front man continued, "What's next? 4th Harmony? 3 Seconds of Summer? No, no. The Jonas Brother?" Probably a harmless joke from one former boy band member to another, but Malik's fans seem to suspect Jonas was dissing Malik and his fans, or predicting the ultimate demise of teen pop groups. Read More »
Jason Alexander's George Costanza character on Seinfeld might have been a small representation of the iconic series' creator Larry David, but now the famed actor is actually being LD. It's being reported that Alexander will replace David in his Broadway play Fish in the Dark, stepping into the role of Norman Drexel this coming June 9. The New York Times is reporting that David is leaving in the beginning of June following "tepid reviews" from a number of outlets. Of course, he's not leaving because of the reviews; in fact, we're not so sure he cares. The Curb Your Enthusiasm star-creator planned to leave the show on June 7 all along. Read More »
Ever since the "leaked test footage" of the recently announced 2016 Deadpool movie project hit the Internet last summer, fans have been dying to see what the iconic Marvel Comics antihero would look like on the big screen. Though the test footage showed a good look at the character, it was star Ryan Reynolds performing motion-capture, and therefore the character was all CGI. In a new photo posted to Twitter, Reynolds answered our questions and addressed our concerns in one of the coolest, funniest images used to promote a film. Read More »
Netflix is bringing back one of the greatest 1980s television cartoons, with an updated version of Inspector Gadget! Premiering this week, March 27, 2015, on the popular streaming service, you get to explore 26 episodes in the premiere season, packed with new stories and returning characters like Penny, Quimby, the dog Brain and the evil Dr. Claw! Check out a great new trailer for this new series below! Read More »
Jerry Seinfeld is back with another Single Shot episode from his famed web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Accompanied by the likes of his Seinfeld co-creator – and Fish in the Dark and Curb Your Enthusiasm star-creator – Larry David, Kevin Hart, Chris Rock, Colin Quinn, and more, Seinfeld and his comedic friends talk about one thing and one thing only: chicken. Read More »
It's being reported that Empire's very own Taraji P. Henson – who plays Cookie Lyon on the famed Terrence Howard-led FOX series – will host Saturday Night Live in April. Before her debut performance, however, Birdman star Michael Keaton will step to the iconic NBC stage for the third time on April 4. The announcements come after Empire rounded out its very first season, which needless to say was an absolute hit, and after Birdman received numerous Academy Awards, including the win for Best Picture. Though, of course, it's hard to forget that whole putting-away-the-acceptance-speech-when-you-didn't-win thing that Keaton did, or did not, do. Read More »
