TV Comedy Sketch Featuring Swastika Slammed For ‘Authorising Antisemitic Hate’ – HuffPost Australia

TV Comedy Sketch Featuring Swastika Slammed For ‘Authorising Antisemitic Hate’  HuffPost Australia

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Trailer Drops For ‘World’s First Hijabi Comedy Series’ Halal Gurls – HuffPost Australia

Trailer Drops For ‘World’s First Hijabi Comedy Series’ Halal Gurls  HuffPost AustraliaThe ABC show follows three Muslim Australian women in their 20s living in multicultural Western Sydney.

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7 indie web series that outperform their budgets

We all know someone who “has” a web series (and has likely asked us to contribute to their Indiegogo to fund it). While companies like YouTube and Comedy Central are committing big money producing their own digital content, there is something very special about independent web series. The lighting might be all wrong and the sound might be awkward, but the jokes and performances are there. The struggle to present

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Don Cheadle wore a pro-trans shirt on SNL; Queer Twitter rejoices

People are praising Saturday Night Live host Don Cheadle for standing up in defense of trans youth. Cheadle hosted SNL in what was a bounceback episode for the Saturday night sketch series. When he introduced musical guest Gary Clark Jr., the Black Monday star sported a shirt saying, “Protect trans kids” in all caps. The silent but powerful message was a reminder that trans children, as well as much of

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Late-Night Comedy On President Donald Trump’s State Of The Union Address – HuffPost

Late-Night Comedy On President Donald Trump’s State Of The Union Address  HuffPostPresident Donald Trump’s seemingly endless State of the Union address gave these late-night hosts lots of *content* to work with.

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Kenan Thompson’s new NBC gig casts shadow over SNL future

Kenan Thompson wants comedians to ‘bring it’ on his new NBC comedy competition show Bring The Funny. A $250,000 prize package awaits the winner, but what does the future hold for the Saturday Night Live star? Industry insiders have speculated for some time that Thompson may leave SNL as a full-time cast member in pursuit of a big-time TV or movie career. Bring The Funny is the second prime-time show to land Thompson

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NBC Orders ‘Bring the Funny’ Comedy Competition – TVLine

NBC Orders ‘Bring the Funny’ Comedy Competition  TVLineNBC Orders Comedy Competition Series With Jeff Foxworthy Among Judges  VarietyNBC Orders ‘Bring The Funny’ Comedy Competition Series With Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen, Jeff Fo…

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The Daily Show is all over Trump’s State of the Union address

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will provide immediate coverage for the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 5, after Trump provides the game plan for his third year in office. The show’s social media accounts will also live tweet President Trump’s broadcast. This will be the eighth time Trevor Noah’s Daily Show has broadcasted live. Last year, Noah and his crack team of fake news correspondents

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End Of Government Shutdown Is Horribly Timed For Comedy Shows – HuffPost

End Of Government Shutdown Is Horribly Timed For Comedy Shows  HuffPostStephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and James Corden may have more to say next week.

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End Of Government Shutdown Is Horribly Timed For Comedy Shows – HuffPost

End Of Government Shutdown Is Horribly Timed For Comedy Shows  HuffPostThe end of the partial government shutdown was poorly timed for the late night talk shows, which have made the political impasse part of their commentary for …

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