From the director of the Austin Powers movies, HBO continues with its political satire, "The Brink." In the renewed Season 2 of "The Brink," with World War III looming over their heads, are Walter Larson (Tim Robbins) and Rafiq Massoud (Aasif Mandvi), and Alex Talbot (Jack Black) still around to save the day? Read More »
Longtime Bill Cosby fans David Letterman and Jerry Seinfeld have chosen to take their names, and comments praising the comedian, out of his 2014 biography Cosby: His Life and Times. The yank isn't too shocking considering Cosby's rape and sexual assault allegations, yet it seems the duo aren't the only ones whose names are being pulled. The book's publisher, Simon and Schuster, are pulling all the celeb blurbs from the books appearing on Amazon, according to the Associated Press. Read More »
Critics had a field day when it came to Trevor Noah being announced as the replacement to The Daily Show's Jon Stewart. When it was released to the public that the then-unknown South African comic would take the seat Stewart has sat in since 1999 – maybe not literally – it seemed backlash instantly followed. But if you ask Noah himself, it looks like he wasn't the least bit surprised. Read More »
Flex and Shanice star Flex Alexander is heading back to where it all began. The OWN series star is returning to stand-up comedy, something he began over 20 years ago while working as a hip-hop dancer – long before he met and married the love of his life, R&B singer Shanice. Read More »
Comedian Norm Macdonald appears to have some rather questionable opinions on current Late Night host Seth Meyers. The comments come after hearing the latter disagreed with the way he told Eddie Murphy's refusal to portray Bill Cosby during the famed 40th anniversary episode of Saturday Night Live. When asked what he thinks about Late Night with Seth Meyers, MacDonald admitted, "It's not something I would do." Read More »
President Barack Obama made his finale appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Tuesday night. During the in-depth interview, the two discussed an array of topics, including the recent Iran deal – which had CBS News Major Garrett rather upset – as well as veterans, the current healthcare system, and yes, Donald Trump. But first, Obama issued an executive order that states Jon Stewart cannot leave The Daily Show. Read More »
Amy Schumer never shies away from a joke and apparently, Anne Hathaway can take it. Hathaway good-naturedly tweeted Schumer after being the butt of an Oscar joke in the new movie, Trainwreck. Read More »
Comedian, writer, director and producer Judd Apatow has been a very outgoing in interviews and on Twitter with his belief that Bill Cosby is guilty of all the rape charges pinned against him. And on Monday night, the Trainwreck director was able to take out his frustrations on Dr. Huxtable on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Largely through a hilarious, and rather impressive, impression. Read More »
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart spent the majority of last night's episode discussing Republican candidate Donald Trump and his amazing ability to separate himself from nearly everyone in his own party—especially after comments claiming that veteran Senator John McCain is not a war hero. The phenomenon is something correspondent Jordan Klepper attributes to Trump being the first-possible "openly a$$hole president." Read More »
The upcoming action stoner comedy American Ultra has a release date set for next month and looks like one of the funniest movies of 2015. Starring Jesse Eisenberg as a sleeper agent for the government that's been living as a slacker that just likes to smoke weed with his girlfriend, Kristen Stewart, the action and comedy start when he's "activated" and starts kicking butt! Watch these two get high and deal with the life-threatening dangers in this funny action flick's latest trailer below! Read More »
Comedian Tig Notaro is gearing up for the release of her new HBO comedy special Boyish Girl Interrupted. To help her, the network decided to call on the likes of Jack Black, Sarah Silverman, Kate Micucci, Margaret Cho, Reggie Watts, and many more, to boost her confidence... even though she's "not a fan of any of those people," so she says. Read More »
One of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live, George Coe, has died at the age of 86. The actor reportedly battled a long illness and passed away this Saturday at his home in Santa Monica, California. After word of his death spread, celebs and fans alike took to Twitter to share their condolences. Read More »
A while back, actor Adam Sandler found himself in some hot water when he offended a group of Native Americans on the set of his new film The Ridiculous Six. The group reportedly felt Sandler's film was offensive in how he spoke of their culture, so they decided to walk off the set of the film. Now, however, the comedian is coming forth stating that it was all a misunderstanding. Read More »