Tonight at 11PM Eastern, Showtime will premiere the second season of the interesting series, Inside Comedy. The television show is a comedy documentary from the two comedic super powers Steve Carell and David Steinberg (Curb Your Enthusiasm). The hosts reveal motivations, inspirations and idols of s...
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Nominations came out last night for the 55th annual Grammy Awards, to be handed out Feb. 10, 2013, on CBS.
In the Best Comedy Album category, we have:
Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon [Warner Bros. Records/LoudMouth Entertainment]
Cho Dependent (L...
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If you watched Saturday Night Live last weekend, then you saw Kate McKinnon impersonate Ellen DeGeneres in a sketch making light of the silliness that is daytime's popular talk show, Ellen. If you didn't see SNL on TV, then you missed out, because NB...
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In case you missed it Tuesday because you were watching post-tropical storm Sandy coverage on TV, or because you didn't have enough electricity to watch a TV -- Ellen DeGeneres received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, 2012 edition, in a cere...
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What a week for Nina Conti.
Conti, a British comedian, actress and ventriloquist, found success for herself on multiple fronts here in American TV land during the past week. First, Conti appeared on Ellen, and had Ellen DeGeneres in stitches as she m...
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Some of the nation's top comedians hailed Ellen DeGeneres as a trailblazer Monday night as she received the highest U.S. humor prize.
The Kennedy Center is awarding DeGeneres the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The show will be broadcast Oct. 30 on Public Broadcasting Service stations.
"Thanks to everyone at PBS. I am so happy to be part of your farewell season," DeGeneres joked in accepting the prize and taking a jab at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's plans to stop fu...
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Ellen DeGeneres is to receive a prestigious comedy honor. The 54-year-old talk show host will receive the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a special tribute show on October 22, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today, with the organisation hailing her as a 'miracle worker'.
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If you think women aren’t funny, just try narrowing down a list of the five most influential women comedians. It’s not only a challenge, it’s nearly impossible, leaving you with this horridly incomplete feeling. Women have had a prominent role ...
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After an intense bidding war, Ellen DeGeneres’ comedy went to ABC. The half-hour multi-camera show that is currently titled The Smart One will star DeGeneres’s wife Portia De Rossi, making them not only partners in life, but also in busin...
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