What's happening in the comedy world these days... Comedy Central has a seventh summer of free comedy shows planned in the parks of New York City. Rain or shine. On June 26, 2013, Gabriel Iglesias hosts "Comedy Central Stars Under The Stars" in Central Park (near Fifth Avenue at 69th Street), with p... [Read More]

Hope all of the comedians who are fathers enjoyed their Father's Day on Sunday. Jim Gaffigan got to wake up on Sunday to see himself, his wife and his five children on the TV as CBS Sunday Morning profiled him. Roll the clip! But wait. There's more. Gaffigan also found himself in Wisconsin over the... [Read More]

IFC announced yesterday that it'll keep Fred Armisen plenty busy for his first two years post-SNL, renewing his pre-taped sketch comedy series with Carrie Brownstein -- Portlandia -- for seasons four and five. The additional 10-episode seasons will air in early 2014 and 2015. “Portlandia ... [Read More]

And the winner of the first new sitcom to join the ranks of the new FXX programming lineup is...Chozen. FXX, which debuts in September as a younger, hipper offshoot of FX, ordered the animated comedy to series on Thursday. Chozen comes from Grant Dek... [Read More]

Julian McCullough is a very funny man. He has hosted MTV2′s Guy Code and TBS’s Very Funny News, and co-hosted Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings. He also interviewed many of the acts at this year’s South By Southwest, in a very entertaining fashion. He is quite adept at gaugin... [Read More]

Was recreating the opening credits to Simon & Simon the "greatest event in television history"? No. No, it was not. Don't take my word for it. That's just one of the lines handed to Jeff Probst as he once again hosts a new special event for Adult... [Read More]

As we’ve previously reported, FX will launch their brand new network, FXX on September 2nd. With the network split, new content is necessary and that’s where this story begins. Today the network announced that Brand X With Russel Brand is cancelled. However, they aren’t getting out... [Read More]

Maria Bamford is portraying her mother in a webseries again, but this time it's not so much to help herself as much as it is to help you understand Bamford or anything else you might have on your mind. "Ask My Mom" debuted last week on My Damn Channe... [Read More]

Kumail Nanjiani’s Microsoft Word thinks his name should be spelled “Camel”. Born in Pakistan, he moved to Iowa at age 18, and his Pakistani heritage is explored in his one man show Unpronounceable. Since he started doing stand-up during his senior year of college, he has become a s... [Read More]

If Betty White's hosting gig on Saturday Night Live seems too distant of a memory for you already, then just wait another couple of weeks. Hot in Cleveland returns for the second half of its fourth season on TV Land with a special LIVE episode on Wed... [Read More]