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Who said CONAN host Conan O'Brien couldn't do chin-ups? All he needs is a little motivation, a challenge... and comedian Kevin Hart. To celebrate the fifth anniversary of her Let's Move! campaign – which aims at helping children live healthy lifestyles and fight childhood obesity – First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama decided to create the #GimmeFive challenge. Much like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, this contest has a person challenge another to do five somethings (chin-ups, jumping jacks – something that makes them move.) When (and if) they complete it, that person is then required to pass on the challenge. Which is exactly what O'Brien did after accepting Obama's chin-up challenge. Of course, he did have some help... Read More »
Are you a fan of science? How about comedian Jimmy Pardo? How about Pardo's podcast Never Not Funny? How about CONAN? Well, if you answered yes to them all, we've got great news for you: the famed comedian is gearing up to host a new game show for the Science Channel titled Race to Escape. Much like the now-famed Escape the Room and others like it, which locks a group of people in a room and gives them an hour to get out using several clues inside the room, Pardo's new Science series will pin two teams of strangers against one another. All of whom are trapped in a room and forced to try and get out using hidden clues. Read More »
While the world was busy bashing Jon Stewart's soon-to-be Daily Show replacement Trevor Noah, the current host of the Comedy Central vehicle was busy trying to figure out the right words for viewers and non-viewers alike. And on last night's episode, he seemed to figure it out. Stewart kicked off the episode immediately detailing the "kerfuffle on Twitter" that Noah found himself in the middle of, largely due to some "offensive" and "sexist" tweets he dished out to the public in the past. Read More »
Comedian Tig Notaro is hitting the road, folks. Well… she already did alongside stand up Jon Dore, but the special is now airing on Showtime. Well… it will air on Showtime this coming April 17. Set as a documentary called Knock Knock, It’s Tig Notaro, the Showtime special follows the two comedians as they perform in fans’ homes and backyards. Notaro, of course, is the host of the popular podcast Professor Blastoff, and made headlines some time ago when she was diagnosed with cancer and released her oh, so personal special Tig Notaro LIVE – which detailed exactly what she was going through during her trying time. Read More »
Following word that comedian Ricky Gervais and actor Eric Bana were teaming up for a comedy film title Special Correspondents, it's now being reported that the film will be picked up by the fine folks over at Netflix. The online streaming service is of course no stranger to Gervais, as they are the home for his latest series Derek, which aired its finale special back in Dec. 2014. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Special Correspondents will premiere sometime next year on Netflix. The film follows Gervais as a radio journalist who goes so far as to fake the news stories he reports. Read More »
Netflix is stepping up their game in the comedy department, readers. After releasing the uber successful Tina Fey, Robert Carlock-led Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – starring the one and only Ellie Kemper – word has it that the streaming service has hired Unviersal's VP of Comedy Andrew Weil to oversee their comedy just under Jane Wiseman. Deadline is reporting on the new Netflix hire, stating that Weil was a mere 27-years-old when he was brought aboard Uni TV. He came to the team back in 2011 and help fine-tune Fox's hit Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Before that, he was a main go-to over at BermanBraun. Read More »
If you checked into Saturday Night Live this past weekend with host Michael Keaton then you undoubtedly saw a randomly bizarre parody video for the Church of Neurotology. But if you caught HBO's Going Clear documentary, which details the happenings within L. Ron Hubbard's famed Church of Scientology, then you know it wasn't so random. In the parody video, the iconic sketch show mocked Scientology's oh, so cheesy jingle and accompanying video from decades ago, which was featured in the HBO doc. Read More »
If you've watched each and every variation of Conan O'Brien over the years, including Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and finally, CONAN, then you know exactly who Brian Stack is. If not by name, then undoubtedly by face and talent. The longtime writer has been with the famed comedian for 18 years, starting way back when Late Night was getting off the ground at NBC. And now, it's being reported that Stack is leaving O'Brien and heading back to New York to work on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Stack announced his Team Coco departure earlier today on Twitter, with his TBS co-worker, and fellow CONAN writer, Andrés du Bouchet, confirming later on Twitter that he's heading to The Late Show. Read More »
Arguably one of the most recognizable faces on FOX's former series MADtv, actress Stephnie Weir now finds herself a familiar face on the new FX series The Comedians. The show, which premieres on April 9, stars Billy Crystal and Josh Gad - playing heightened versions of themselves - as a pair of famous comics who are forced together by the network to work on The Billy & Josh Show. Weir plays the role of Kristen Laybourne, the producer behind the show within the show. Weir recently talked with MStars News about the new series, what it was like working with the likes of Billy Crystal, Josh Gad, Ben Wexler and Larry Charles, and how working on a show somewhat about show business turned out to be "delightful." Read More »
