Indie-comedy’s favorite son, Wes Anderson, debuted his newest dramedy The Grand Budapest Hotel to record numbers this weekend. Anderson’s eighth film earned a weekend gross of $800,000 after premiering at just four theaters in New York and Los Angeles. With an average of over $200,00 per... [Read More]

IFC’s hit comedy series Maron will finally return for eager viewers for a second season in May– and with a line-up of stellar guest stars. Marc Maron’s semi-autobiographical show about a comedian with new-found success hosting a podcast out of his garage creates and sabotages his p... [Read More]

You may remember last October when the sad news broke of the passing of Marcia Wallace, the voice behind Simpsons regular Edna Krabappel. Wallace had been battling breast cancer since 1985 and had sadly lost the battle after 28 years. Soon after, The Simpsons quickly paid a subtle tribute to Wallace... [Read More]

Last Saturday during Lena Dunham’s turn as host, Saturday Night Live announced that the hilarious Louis C.K. will be returning to host the show on March 29th. This will be C.K.’s second go around, having hosted the show back in 2012. His first stint made for a great episode with sketches... [Read More]

by Bradford Evans A bunch of new info on the second season of Marc Maron's IFC show Maron surfaced today. Entertainment Weekly reports that the 13-episode season will debut on Thursday, May 8th at 10pm and here's a massive list of guest stars for the season: Michael Ian Black, Bill Burr, Wyatt Cenac... [Read More]

The decision to align the bulk of comedy programming from the second (Music-heavy) extended weekend to the first (Interactive-oriented) weekend has already proven to be an overwhelmingly correct decision. Comedians don’t have to compete with raucous music showcases blaring away next door to a ... [Read More]

by Bradford Evans Community creator Dan Harmon did an interview with Rolling Stone out today, and in it, he mentioned that he and Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz are working on a mysterious new project together. Here's what Harmon said, although he deliberately didn't give a lot of detail... [Read More]

On 3rd Ave. and Fairfax in Los Angeles, there is a meeting place for residents and tourists alike called the Farmers Market.  Here, comedian and actor Fred Stoller sits for an interview with AmericasComedy.com.  He enjoys the market because the passing crowds of shoppers and sense of commu... [Read More]

by Megh Wright On Friday, Welsh standup Jenny Collier tweeted out a screenshot of an email regarding a comedy gig she had booked in the Surrey town of Haslemere, England. The email — which didn't include the sender's address — read: Hi Jenny I'm really sorry but the venue have decided th... [Read More]

by Splitsider Sponsors We've all experienced that sour-then-sweet taste of Sour Patch Kids, which can now be found in the form of chewing gum. In order to celebrate the launch of Sour Patch Kids Gum, the pranksters behind the candy set up a series of clever surprises at a seemingly normal convenienc... [Read More]