After comedian Hannibal Buress had some not-so-great (but apparently truthful) things to say about legendary comic Bill Cosby, the world has pretty much turned against the famed Cosby Show star. Last week, when his people decided to create a Meme contest on Twitter, it backfired tremendously with those around the Twittersphere making memes calling the comedian a rapist and mocking the allegations – and not in his favor. Now, it seems one of his rape victims, Barbara Bowman, is speaking out. Not just against Cosby, but against us all. Read More »
Comedian Marc Maron has been in New York as of late to promote his New York Comedy Festival appearance. In doing so, he stopped by Huffington Post’s HuffPost Live to chat up the spot, his IFC series Maron, his podcast WTF with Marc Maron and then some – like that whole situation between current CONAN host Conan O’Brien and the former Tonight Show host Jay Leno. And in fact, he just found the whole situation a bit awkward. Read More »
After months of refurbishing comedian Jerrod Carmichael’s deal, it looks like NBC is FINALLY ready to move forward on a multi-camera series inspired by the comic’s material. Carmichael, who appeared in the Seth Rogen-Zac Efron led film Neighbors earlier this year, will reportedly create and star in the series with Neighbors’ director Nick Stoller writing the script. Read More »
In Last Laugh, MStarsNews talks to our favorite comedians or funny people about some of the last experiences they've had over the years. For this installment, we welcome in comedian Cameron Esposito! Read More »
Comedian and daytime TV talk-show host, Ellen DeGeneres, recently went on a trip to Europe with wife, Portia de Rossi. According to Vogue, DeGeneres has been putting the finishing touches on her new lifestyle-and-clothing collection, entitled, E.D., which she developed with investor J. Christopher Burch. Read More »
After he was done telling HuffPost Live about the time he and Norm MacDonald nearly killed each other at SNL, former Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac stopped by TBS’ CONAN to promote his new stand up tour. Unfortunately, there are a couple of things that are preventing him from selling tickets – some guys named Dave Chappelle and Paul McCartney. Read More »
It seems comedian Bill Burr is having a hell of a year! The stand up was announced as the lead in an FX series being created by writers of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and now Deadline reports that he’s to lend his voice to the new animated series F is for Family, ordered by Netflix. The six-episode comedy will be produced by actor Vince Vaughn and his Wild West Television production company alongside Gaumont International Television. Other names involved in the series include Laura Dern and Justin Long. Read More »
It seems not everyone is in love with legendary comedian Bill Cosby. Standup Hannibal Buress recently did a set in Philadelphia and called out the famed Cosby Show lead for his various sexual assault charges, according to the Daily Beast. Read More »
Comedian Dane Cook is prepping to release his new stand up special on Showtime, Troublemaker, which premieres this coming Friday, Oct. 17 at 10 p.m. Before kicking it off, the famed comedian sat down with Variety to do a little Q&A about the special, keeping himself authentic – perhaps subtly hinting at past feuds and beefs he’s had with some fellow comedians in the past regarding him “stealing” material – and moving into the directing profession … specifically with this new special. Read More »
Following the unfortunate death of the legendary Saturday Night Live player Jan Hooks, the Twitter world has been blowing up with many sharing their condolences and offering some kind words and memories of the late comedic actress. Personalities such as Seth Meyers, Billy Eichner, Kevin Nealon, Patton Oswalt, Judd Apatow, Dane Cook and Cheri Oteri are just some of the many. Read More »
It’s crazy to think it’s been three years since the culmination of comedian David Cross’ IFC series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. Earlier today, it was announced that the Arrested Development star would return yet again to the series for a six-episode season in 2015. Read More »
It’s been reported that comedian Bill Burr is getting his own series on FX. Deadline claims that the famed comedian, who has appeared off the stage in shows such as Breaking Bad and New Girl, will star in a comedy pilot created by It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia writers John Chernin and Dave Chernin. Read More »
Looks like Tracy Morgan still has a long way to recovery. The comedian was spotted Wednesday afternoon sitting in his wheelchair going into a New York City hospital . According to TMZ Morgan may not be walking anytime soon. Read More »