Amy Schumer's talent and new movie, Trainwreck, has been getting a lot of buzz in regards to her GQ spread with famous droids C3-PO and R2-D2 and the autobiographical content in the hit movie. However, when promoting Trainwreck in Australia, Schumer was interviewed by Jane Hall and Matt Tilley of KIIS 101.1, a popular radio station in the outback. Schumer maintained her poise and charisma when Tilley brought up inappropriate subject matter about his deceased mother, misinterpreting Schumer's film's message and story, and insulting Schumer by assuming that the word "skanky" isn't used in America. Read More »
Comedian Jimmy Pardo is showing off his hosting chops yet again and taking the lead as the master of ceremonies for the new Science Channel series Race to Escape. Pardo, the longtime host of the oh-so-popular podcast Never Not Funny, brings his quick-witted humor to this puzzle-based game show. The series, which kicks off Saturday, July 25 at 10 p.m., pins two teams of three against one another, with both teams being locked in two separate, but identical, rooms. Together, each team must work together to get out in under an hour. How so? They must find the clues hidden within the room. Read More »
Comedian Wyatt Cenac recently made an appearance on Marc Maron's WTF podcast and admitted that he and Daily Show host Jon Stewart had a little bit of a rocky relationship while he was at the show. When asked if he and Stewart got along during his four and a half years as a correspondent on the Comedy Central hit, Cenac responded, "Nah." Read More »
Coming off the heels of his WTF podcast episode with President Barack Obama, comedian Marc Maron is gearing up to release his first stand-up special in just about 20 years. Marc Maron: More Later will air on Epix this coming December 4. 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 »
Talk about doing weird things when we're nervous, Charlize Theron apparently says inappropriate things and in this case, she said something a bit off and let's face it (because it's Theron) quite funny and cute to President Obama! 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 »
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 »